Silk Ribbon Embroidery
Use silk
ribbon embroidery for more than jewelry this Christmas, use it to
decorate your package wrapping, jewelry boxes, scarves, and for display
boxes.
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One of the
most beautiful vintage inspired projects is silk ribbon embroidery.
It's a rewarding craft that yields beautiful results.
The project
above was made from a purchased kit that included everything I
needed to finish the project. I use it to decorate a small
jewelry box.
I purchase the kit to see if I was going to enjoy this type
of embroidery and I loved it! Other embroidery projects I've
made decorate photo books, small gift baskets with
ribbon and bookmarks.
Go to
any craft store for the accessories you need to create pins, magnetics,
hair clips, pendants and more for your jewelry painting art. To easily
learn how to make the stitches, go to my Silk
Ribbon Embroidery Video Page.
For ribbon
embroidery jewelry ideas, look
through photographs,
magazines,
Internet photos, etc.
To search the web, use the search box below. It's
easy, just enter the word or name you wish to find and the results will
appear on your screen right on my website. Use words that
describe the kind of scene, animal or design you're looking for.
Have fun with
this beautiful craft
that may look difficult, but it's quite easy once you have all your
supplies
ready to go. Here's what you will need to begin.
Items Needed:
- Silk
Ribbon in various colors and Widths
- Large
embroidery needle
- Seed
beads in desired colors
- Needed
accessories
- Small
patches of gross-grain fabric
- Small
piece of matching lace
- 6"
of 1/16" wide trim to fit around border
- Batting
or stuffing
- Quick
glue
- Needed
accessories for pin, pendant, picture
Silk Ribbon Embroidery
Jewelry and Art Tips:
- I
wet the ribbon slightly when making roses such as the red rose below.
It makes it easier to work with. It dries quickly
and keeps it's body.
- Watch the videos I've chosen below to
learn how to hold the needle and work with the ribbon when using for
embroidery.
- Create
your own designs easily by lightly drawing your design on the fabric
you'll be using with a pencil. Embroider on the fabric
only, not the batting. You will use that when finishing the
piece.
Framing
Your Embroidery Jewelry Piece:
- You
will need a finding (used to frame your work) such as the one at left
that is hollow in the center. You will need this to border
your project. These can be found at any craft or jewelry
making store.
- When
you have finished your embroidery, center the frame over your piece and
carefully cut any excess edges.
Next,
cut a piece of batting to fit the cut piece and place onto the backside
of
embroidery.
- Cut
the lace in the same way and glue the edges with the quick glue over
the backside of the frame edge to hold in the batting and for
a
clean finish.
- Glue the
trim around the joined
edges in a way for it to show from the front as shown in the hear pin
above. Wire edged ribbon can also be used.
- Let
dry and glue on accessory.
For video
Instructions that will help you easily make the basic stitches visit
the Silk
Ribbon Embroidery Video page.
Silk Flower and Leaf Glued
To A Pendant
I also use
silk ribbon to make
roses by pulling a thread on one and until the total length is
gathered.
I then sew the gathers together to create a point at one end,
the rose on
the other as shown in the photo at left.
I added
a little touch of green ribbon for the leaves.
Easily
create piece like the one above by combining collage art jewelry with
silk ribbon embroidery or roses for a unique look such as the Christmas
pendant.
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Make
a matching pair of earrings by making two roses from the ribbon and
gluding them to a base. Use pearl drops or leave as is. The
roses were made the same as for the red Christmas pendant above.
Use the videos below for making flowers and leaves for your
silk ribbon embroidery jewelry.
Go To >> Silk
Ribbon Video Instructions
Vintage look collage art jewelry can be easily made
from old jewelry and scraps from your sewing basket.
Recycle your
old jewelry to make beautiful art pieces for decorating
packages, pictures, boxes, wall art, cards, and more. It even make
great jewelry pieces.
With
many possible uses, you may want to make a few pieces for Christmas or
other occasions. Get my free instructions.
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