Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Tutorial: Ribbon Roses

I need to describe a technique for an upcoming project, so I thought I would post a tutorial on Ribbon Roses. These are super fun to make, and I've posted a couple projects in the past with these.


Lots of photos, so let's get to it.

Make sure you have a threaded needle nearby. Starting in the middle of a 15” piece of Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, fold to create a right angle.


Using compass coordinates, fold the east leg over the center.


Then fold the south leg over the center.


Continue with the west leg, then north.


Repeat to fold the entire length of ribbon to yield a nice, folded stack.


Grab the ribbon by the base and hold firmly between the thumb and finger.


Pull one of the legs to fold ribbon into a rose. Without letting go, hand stitch the base to hold rose firmly together.


Fold 2” of Pear Pizzazz seam binding to create a couple leaves and stitch by hand or sewing machine. The leaves and rose can now be stitched to your project.


These look really great on a 3-D project. They can be a little challenging to attach to a card. I usually punch a hole in my card, slip the ribbon ends through, and secure on the back with tape.

You can try different ribbons for different looks. The top two samples use 5/8" satin ribbon and 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. Below you can see a few more samples, clockwise from the top, 3/8" taffeta ribbon, 5/8" satin ribbon, 1/8" taffeta ribbon, and 5/8" grosgrain ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!

5 comments:

Rita W said...

LOL You lost me at threaded needle. I guess I need to get over my fear of sewing, especially for smaller things like this. :) Those are some gorgeous flowers!

Cindy Major said...

Thanks for the great tutorial! I'll have to give those a try!

Cindy

Cindy said...

This is soooo cool! Thanks for sharing the ribbon rose trick.

Kay Hahn Casler said...

Wow! that is great Heidi! Thank you so much! Hope to see you in May.

Jen Timko said...

Ok, I can do that!! Thanks for the pics!