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Thursday, 2 June 2016

Silk ribbon embroidery

Earlier in May I posted about a silk ribbon embroidery class that we took at White Peak Embroidery in Darley Dale, the Peak District.  Well, I actually finished it, not only the same year I started it, but the same month!!

I added the grape hyacinths to the right of the blue flowers.  The pattern showed 5, each made of a one-wrap French knot.  Five was tiny so I added quite a few more.

I then added the hollyhocks.  I'm not so pleased with them.  I didn't leave enough room, they're not tall enough and the lower petals are too long. Unfortunately, silk ribbon embroidery doesn't like being unpicked, so they've stayed!

It has now joined my gallery wall of embroidery hoops next to my computer.  I did take a photo of that, but alas, my computer has stolen it!

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15 comments:

  1. Kerryp772 June 2016 at 08:27

    That's pretty wendy. It's great for a first try at the embroidery. Hope to see a picture of your hoop wall with all your work.

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  2. Rachel2 June 2016 at 09:39

    You need to speak very seriously to that computer of yours - I should love to see this with all its friends!

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  3. Christine B2 June 2016 at 11:22

    This is a really pretty addition to your embroidery hoop art! Love the look of silk ribbon embroidery and your stitches are lovely. Christine x

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  4. D1-D22 June 2016 at 14:20

    Very nice! You make me want to work on my own ribbon embroidery piece. Hopefully I'll have time this weekend to work on it :)

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  5. Renee2 June 2016 at 17:02

    What a beautiful silk ribbon embroidery piece! Lovely!

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  6. Magpie Sue2 June 2016 at 17:35

    For a first time effort you've done very well with your silk ribbon embroidery. You'll only get better if you keep it up! I love the idea of a gallery of stitchery hoops; hope you can get your computer to cough up those pictures sooner rather than later!

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  7. Sandra :)2 June 2016 at 19:47

    Ribbon embroidery is awesome - yours is very pretty! Try to get your computer to behave so we can see the embroidery hoop gallery, lol!

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  8. Jane3 June 2016 at 06:27

    that's pretty, I love the look of ribbon embriodery

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  9. margaret3 June 2016 at 06:37

    silk ribbon is so pretty and yours has worked beautifully

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  10. Sarah in Stitches3 June 2016 at 09:16

    This is so pretty! Great job :D

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  11. Kokopelli3 June 2016 at 10:03

    So lovely! Seen that before, but never tried my hand before.

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  12. Pam @Threading My Way3 June 2016 at 13:19

    Beautiful.

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  13. Sheryl4 June 2016 at 10:16

    Lovely piece Wendy, you must do more of this.

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  14. Joy from Days Filled With Joy5 June 2016 at 07:37

    So pretty, well done! I need to finish mine... :) xxx

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  15. CraftafterCraft9 June 2016 at 18:47

    I think it's beautiful. I especially like the hyacinth.

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