
How to embroider with ribbons - Step by step
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The great art of embroidery with ribbons
The art of ribbon embroidery is an art that can be perfected and improved every day. The procedure is performed on fabric. Embroidered works are used to embellish the fabrics in cushions, covers, clothes, bags, rugs, tablecloths, towels, blouses, dresses, pictures and other things.
The application of the art of embroidery with ribbons is infinite and allows the embroiderers a lot of creativity, so that they can innovate in the stitches and in the work, since they are made with stitches equal to traditional hand embroidery (with thread). But, in this case the tape replaces the thread. If you like to innovate, you can combine the tape and the thread.
Ideas to embroider with ribbons:
Necessary materials for embroidery
Tape: The special ribbon for this ribbon embroidery technique is called ribbon. There are strips of various sizes: 1/8, ¼, ½ mm or wider depending on the work you are going to do. One of the characteristics of the ribbon is that it has a uniform shine on both sides. But, ordinary butter tape can have one shiny side and the other dull, or both shiny sides.
Note that this is important: when the ribbon only has a shiny or satin side, care must be taken when embroidering to prevent the ribbon from flipping over.
Needles: To work on embroidery with ribbons, the round point needle is the most suitable for this type of embroidery because it has a large hole for the ribbon to pass through. There are them with the numbers: 18, 20, 22 and 24. In addition, the ordinary needle with a fine point is also used to embroider with thread and make the finish, as well as the pins that are used to hold the ribbons.
Screen: We can embroider with ribbons on all types of fabric, but there is a more suitable fabric for embroidery with ribbon. It is recommended to embroider on quadrillé (fresh fabric), linen and preferably on open-weave cotton fabric. If we are doing the embroideries in silk and taffeta, we must be careful with the thickness of the needle so that it does not pierce the fabric.
In fact, on checkered cloth the endpapers are better embroidered. You can buy it in the market, under the names of STAMINA; AIDA or PANAMA. If you are embroidering endpapers, remember that the checkered fabric has to be unraveled first to be able to insert the chosen ribbon into that space. Some of the stitches used are: fantasy stitches, the cable, straight taping, square (herringbone stitch) and shell.
Frame: choose a screw frame so that you can stretch the fabric well. In the market there are the numbers: 4, 6 and 8 depending on the size of the drawing you want to embroider. If you are going to use AIDA fabric, you do not need a frame to embroider it, because it is a very tight type of fabric. It is preferable to use the hoop on softer fabrics such as linen. Important: the hoop must not remain taut on the fabric for a long time to avoid leaving marks on the fabric.
Tracing paper for dressmaking: it is a chalk-based paper, it does not stain fabrics and you can buy it in the colors you want.
Pencil
Embroidery thread
Sewing thread
Scissors
Drawings
Embroidered with ribbons step by step:
Tips
- If the ribbon of your embroidery wrinkles, you must iron it before starting and continuing the work.
- You can hand wash at home and at the dry cleaner.
- Once the work is finished, you should never iron on top, because the project would be ruined.
- We must always cut the tape diagonally.
Procedure
Start by transferring the design to the fabric, tracing it with the carbon paper.
Place the hoop and make sure that there are no wrinkles in the fabric (in the area where you are going to embroider the designs)
Cut the end of the ribbon at an angle.
How to thread the needle
- Start by threading the needle and pricking on the short side of the ribbon, in the center, very close to the edge.
- Run the tape to the eye of the needle.
- Pull the ribbon until it rests in the eye of the needle and is tight: tie a knot at the other end of the ribbon.
- Fold the edge of the ribbon and prick with the needle.
- Thread the folded ribbon through the needle.
- Pass the doubled tape, through the entire tape until it reaches the end.
To start the embroideries with ribbons
Mira this article the 14 best points for embroidery with ribbons.
In the fantastic embroideries with ribbons, you can use the following stitches: Straight stitch, Loose stitch, Profile or stem stitch, Quiet stitch (daisy variant), Leaf stitch (fly variant), Satin or full stitch, Long and short stitch ( Full Variant), Backstitch (Back Stitch), Rose Stitch (Straight Variant), Chain Stitch, French Knot Stitch, Feather Stitch (Fly Variant), Fly Stitch, Stem Stitch (Chatting), Quilt Stitch Yukiko Leaf (Wide Stem), Ripple Stitch (Buttonhole Stitch), Daisy Stitch, Daisy Variation, Japanese Stitch, Backstitch, Carnation (or Curly Ribbon), Wrapped Bar (worm), Star Base Rose, Fern Stitch .
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