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Blog > silk ribbon embroidery

A Very Beautiful place

  Good morning stitching world :-))   I hope you are having a good week so far. How time flies, don't you think?   Today I have a spectacular version of A Beautiful Place to inspire you ♥   This exquisite Box Full of Lessons 9 is now discontinued as the license has expired, but for those who were fortunate enough to have already purchased the panel, these tips will help....    ...

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Knitted bag with silk ribbon embroidery

  Hello stitching world ♫♬♪♫ Hope you are well and looking forward to the weekend.    To inspire you this weekend....   A hand-knitted African mohair and wool handbag with silk ribbon roses...   Click on the image to enlarge     This is one of the projects that I will be teaching in next year in New Zealand at Koala Conventions   In this workshop, I will teach you how...

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Girl Reaching

  Hello stitching world :) Today I have a happy scene to brighten up your day... ...the popular Girl Reachingdesign.   This design has been discontinued as the license has expired, but for those who are fortunate enough to have bought the panel beforehand, this picture will guide you.   Click on the image to enlarge       Don’t you think she is gorgeous?   I will tell...

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Ribbon embroidery from Kristina in Sweden

  ♥ Good morning everyone — it’s another beautiful sunny day in Cape Town. Colder in the mornings and at night, but the glorious sunshine makes up for it. To brighten up your day I have something special to show you by Kristina Nilsson of C R E A T I V E  E M B R O I D E R Y  O F  S W E D E N...

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Picture-perfect silk ribbon embroidery

  ◕‿◕  Good morning everyone — it’s a beautiful sunny day in Cape Town ♥   To brighten up your week I will show you picture-perfect Poppies in silk ribbon by the multi-talented: Valentina Razenkova from Saint Petersburg, Russia.    Valentina sent me this landscape masterpiece to share with you … do have a look at the background!   Click on the image to enlarge        ...

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Ribbon embroidery from Nakhodka

Bright and cheerful...   ◕‿◕ Good morning to you... I have more beautiful designs to brighten up your weekend!   By Valentina Ilkova from Nakhodka Russia. Don’t you just love her colours?   Click on the images to enlarge     Valentina Ilkova lives in Russia, in the small town of Nakhodka. She teaches silk ribbon embroidery and wrote to me: “I am happy to watch all the embroidery on your...

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Silk ribbon embroidery by Irina

  Hello  :-)) Hope your Tuesday is a good one – to make it even better, I have some lovely pieces to show you by Irina Podolyak (Ирина Подоляк ) from Moscow.   Click on the image to enlarge       Irina teaches silk ribbon embroidery and other kinds of embroidery as well. She is a member of the International Art Fund, a master of embroidery. Irina took part...

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A Beautiful new kit for you

  G’Day, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪   Oh but I have a beauty for you today! A Beautiful Place by the talented teacher and friend: Annamaria Kelly, from Fourways in Johannesburg, South Africa. Click on image to enlarge This beauty is now packed into kit form especially for you and... it is eligible for the International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition! The idea with the kit is to follow Annamaria’s notes and...

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Wicker Chair and Cosmos

  ◕‿◕ Good morning to you…  I think you will  love this gorgeous masterpiece by Rabia Motala from Ridgeway in Johannesburg — a wicker chair in a garden of Cosmos, Roses and Delphiniums...   Don't you wish you were sitting in this lovely garden?   Click on the image to enlarge     .... and the good news is that we now pack this beautiful project in kit form for...

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Red Poppies from Larissa

  Hello stitching word — I hope your week has started out well :))))   To brighten up your day, I have some lovely Red Poppies to show you by Larissa Boychencko from Khmelnytsky in the Ukraine.   Click on the image to enlarge     Larissa wrote to me: “I like needlecraft, crochet, knitting—anything I can use to make things with my own hands. I own a small...

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