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Lovely ribbon embroidery from Sri Lanka

♬❤♬ Hi stitching world, I want to show you some gorgeous pieces by Pradeepa Sandamali from Sri Lanka. Don’t you just love her ribbon embroidery? Pradeepa is 31 years old and she looks after the home. She has a degree in art but, most of all, she loves embroidery. She first came upon ribbon embroidery when she was in her 20’s. She saw a landscape...

Colour Chart - Di van Niekerk's ribbons

If you would like to download and save the Ribbon Chart for easy reference to the colours and codes, here is the chart which has 5 pages of swatches. Please, let us know if you have any questions by emailing info@dicraft.com Thank you! Di van Niekerk’s Silk and Organza ribbons Di van Niekerk, the author of fourteen embroidery books, has her own dazzling range of hand-painted pure silk and...

A free design for your collection

This pretty Rose design is perfect for ribbon embroidery… to make for your own home or for someone special or use it for small projects such as on a lid of a jewellery box or for a journal cover, make a little handbag or purse… use in a quilt and for anything else you may think of! Enjoy yourself! Click here to download and save...

African Sunshine - Noordhoek Beach via Chapmans Peak

I have another stunning photograph filled with African Sunshine to warm up all the cold embroiderers in the North. This is a photo that Linda Rose took on our hike up to Chapman’s Peak. It was a beautiful hike and this is what we saw… Click on the image to enlarge. Have a good day today!

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE STARS KIT

These beautiful quotes printed on fabric, ready to embroider with thread or ribbon, make a great gift for you to embroider for that someone special or why not gift the panel to an embroiderer friend! The design is printed on pure cotton or linen cloth – ready to embroider and it’s now available in kit form. The size of the image is approximately 14 x 15 cm (5 ½” x...

THE LOVE OF A FAMILY Kit

These beautiful quotes printed on fabric, ready to embroider with thread or ribbon, make a great gift for you to embroider for that someone special or why not gift the panel to an embroiderer friend! The design is printed on pure cotton or linen cloth – ready to embroider and it's now available in kit form. The size of the image is approximately 14 x 15 cm (5 ½” x...

DMC MOULINÉ ÉTOILE COLLECTOR'S TIN

Back in Stock! MOULINÉ-ÉTOILE-COLLECTORS-TIN A beautiful collector's piece at a special price, while stocks last. Premium Embroidery Thread with a Twinkle Effect (Six-strand, 8m skeins x 35 skeins in a beautiful tin) Size of the tin is 35 x 20 x 1.3 cm This exclusive tin includes 35 colours of Mouliné Étoile thread. The ultimate gift for any crafter, the beautiful tin contains...

Ribbon Pack for Purple Rain by Karen Nell

This beautiful piece, titled Purple Rain by Karen Nell from Lyndhurst in Johannesburg, was one of the winners in the 2018 International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition. Click on the image to enlarge You are welcome to download Karen's notes here. Thank you, Karen, for your kindness. We have packed a ribbon kit for Karen’s version of Purple Rain and it is now available at a special price. This is what...

Ribbon Pack for Purple Rain by Kitty Wong

This beautiful piece, titled Purple Rain by Kitty Wong from Hong Kong, was one of the winners in the 2018 International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition. Click on the image to enlarge You are welcome to download Kitty's notes here. Thank you, Kitty, for your kindness. We have packed a ribbon kit for Kitty's version of Purple Rain and it is now available at a...

How to embroider a landscape in ribbon embroidery – Chapter 5

♥ If you like, you can purchase the complete kit for all six chapters here or you can purchase individual packs for the chapters below. It is however easier to purchase the complete kit as you will save on the courier fee. How to embroider a landscape in ribbon embroidery – Chapter 5 This is Chapter 5 of the Pink Delight project, a project that I have been teaching online. If you are seeing...

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