Based on material previously published as Beginner's Guide to Silk Ribbon Embroidery in 1998 and Silk Ribbon Embroidery: Designs & Techniques in 2002, this useful handbook provides all the techniques you need to create beautiful silk ribbon embroideries. Based on just three basic stitches and gathering techniques, learn how to stitch over thirty-five different flowers, including roses, geraniums, irises, pansies, sweet peas and more, and there are over fifteen more detailed projects to take your newly developed skills even further, all with templates and full instructions provided. As well as stitching, this book covers painting and stencilling backgrounds on to the fabric; painting the ribbons themselves; and how to mount and frame your finished pieces. A beautifully presented, highly comprehensive and inspiring book for anyone interested in silk ribbon embroidery.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Materials and equipment
Embroidering with silk ribbons
Ribbon stitch
Wild rose
Iris
Canterbury bell
Martagon lily
Rudbeckia
French knots
Spray of roses
Bells of Ireland
Primula candelabra
Honeysuckle
Blossom
Blackberries
Straight stitch
Geranium
Fully open rose
Wheat
Narcissus
Buttercup
Aster
Morning glory
Monarda
Begonia
Delphinium
Gathering techniques
Scabious
Poppy
Anemone
Pansy
Aquilegia
Sweet pea
Catkins
Fuchsia
Two-tone roses
Larkspur
Lazy daisy stitch
Bleeding heart
Irises
Rosebud
Broom, bluebells and red-hot pokers
Bows
Using threads
Leaves
Projects
Spring flowers
Bouquet of roses
Country garden
Poppies and wheat
Fuchsia sampler
Laburnum arches
Stencilling a background
Painting a background
Country scene
Pansies
Water lilies and bullrushes
Magnolia
Flower containers
Textured pot
Vase
Cut-glass bowl
Basket
Painting ribbons
Delphiniums and asters
Sweet peas
Californian poppies
Single rose
Spray of chrysanthemums
Polyanthus and daffodils
Mounting and framing
Index
About Ann Cox
First and foremost, Ann Cox is a silk ribbon embroidery designer who runs her own company selling silk ribbons and kits. She teaches at colleges of further education, takes classes in her own studio and gives talks to clubs and guilds. She is also a professional cake decorator, a very keen gardener and is interested in many other crafts, especially those relating to flowers. Ann lives with her husband, Ashley, in a small viallage near Southampton in Hampshire. Ann has her own website : http://www.anncoxsilkribbons.co.uk/
