Velvet Accordion-Pocket Book
7. To emboss the velvet ribbon: Heat the iron to the cotton setting. Very lightly mist the back of the entire piece of velvet ribbon. Lay your stamp with the rubber side facing up and lay your velvet face down on the ... [... more]
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Shoebox: Ribbon Pens
Irene sent us a photograph (Figure A) along with several samples of the ballpoint pens that she had covered with woven 1/8-inch wide ribbon strips (Figure B). She had originally wrapped the pens with embroidery floss ... [... more]
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Ribbon Floral Centerpiece
1. The tea rose is made in two parts—a folded rose center and rolled corner petals. For the folded rose center use 18 inches of 1-1/2-inch wide ribbon. Fold the ribbon down and then across once (Figure A). Glue a 10 ... [... more]
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Velvet Flower Accessories
The biggest tip of all: I am not a perfectionist by any means; however, after buying expensive velvet and taking the time to emboss it I want my finished sewn projects to be nice. I have basted, pinned and the fabric ... [... more]
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Ribbon Photo Album
2. Print a fabric print using a cotton printer sheet and a photo from your computer. A suitable size is 5-1/2" x 3-3/4". Optional idea: use a pre-made fabric print. Place a piece of batting under the print and fold ... [... more]
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Ribbon Rose Pin
1. To make a silk coil rose, fold the piece of satin silk ribbon in half, with wrong sides together (Figure A). The top of the rose is the long fold you have just made. Fold down the right side of the ribbon, and ... [... more]
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Ribbon Flower Topiary
1. To make eight light pink flat double rosettes: Use 7 inches of Blushing Bride or Cherry Blossom bias silk ribbon. Fold the ribbon up by two-thirds and sew a U-gather stitch pattern. Gather the ribbon until it ... [... more]
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Ribbonwork Tray
1. Make pansies referring to the instructions in either of the books. Make a large pansy for the center of the tray. The pansy is made in two parts--the back petals and the front petals. Use 10 inches of the wild ... [... more]
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Coiled Fabric Baskets
A frequent guest to the show, Barbara Burnett of Design Originals, provides a clever way of using up leftover scraps of cloth or ribbon. Barbara weaves strips of these materials and coils them into a decorative yet ... [... more]
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Fiber Lace Squares
5. Take the entire square to the sewing machine and, starting at one corner, stitch over 1 inch, then make a right turn and stitch a straight line to the ribbon on the opposite side. Make a left turn and stitch about ... [... more]
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Ribbon Flower Arrangements
9. To make the tulip leaf: Make a wide tulip leaf using 18 inches of olive green ombre ribbon and 10 inches of 22-gauge wire. Fold the ribbon in half and stitch the top of the ribbon (at the fold end) in a tall ... [... more]
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Nightlight Lampshade
This is a great way to recycle odd items you have at home. Other embellishments can be used, like 4-1/2-inch wired ribbon, which can be pleated and then glued to the front of the lampshade (figure E). They make ... [... more]
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