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The Embroidered Bicycle by Shirleen Man from Johannesburg

The Bicycle by Shirleen Man from Johannesburg . Hi everybody, I want to show you a lovely piece by Shirleen Man from Johannesburg. Shirleen has been a Dicraft customer for many years now and she sent me this lovely Bicycle design that she had made. Don’t you just love it? . . I asked her to tell me a little more about her embroidery journey and Shirleen...

Learn How to Make Irises

Hello everyone … today I thought I would show you how to make Irises. These are beautiful Irises by Anna Dunaevskaya. . . ... and this is a short tutorial on how to make one of the most popular flowers for ribbon embroidery! I also wrote some notes for you on a black and white diagram of Anna’s beautiful design. This should help you to see how she made her...

How to make Berries and Fruit with Silk Ribbon by Di van Niekerk

Hi, Hello from a sunny Cape Town! I wrote a tutorial about how to make an orange tree. If you look at my New Beginnings sampler below, you will see I used fruit and berries here too. . . In the bird panel, I used the technique to make the pink berries... . . and for the Erica in this panel, I used the same technique too... . . For...

Divine hoop by Alica Andrus from San Diego

Hello everyone I have a simply divine piece to share with you today. It’s a rendition of our bestseller ‘Tea in the garden’ by Alice Andrus from San Diego, California. Alice has been ordering panels from us for years and has entered her embroidery panels into the San Diego County Fair and won many ribbons. This featured hoop received first prize! . I asked Alice to share with us...

A gorgeous embroidered quilt by Debbie Lee James from Kentucky, USA.

Happy Friday everyone! 💓I have a gorgeous quilt to show you by Debbie Lee James from Kentucky, USA. . . . I asked Debbie to tell us a bit about herself and her embroidery journey, here’s her reply: “Good day Di!I currently live in Corbin Ky. I love to create texture and dimension in my projects. Your book Ribbon embroidery and stumpwork caught my eye in a fabric...

Introducing Our Enchanting Seasonal Silk Ribbon Collections

Designed to capture the essence of each season and add a touch of elegance to your creative endeavours. Crafted with the finest materials and inspired by the unique characteristics of each season, our ribbons are the perfect choice for infusing your projects with the spirit of the seasons.

Marguerite Daisies in Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Silk Ribbon Daisies See how these daisies are almost life-like in their appearance, raised up off the surface of the design? An as promised I will show you how these daisies are made… . . How to make Three-Dimensional Daisies in Silk Ribbon Hi, good day from a sunny Cape Town A few weeks ago, I promised to show you how to make silk ribbon daisies with a...

Ophelia- a Beautiful Embroidery by Christine Chan via Dicraft.com

Hi, hello! I’m back from hiking amongst the wildflowers on the West Coast not far out of Cape Town and having caught up with the backlog, I want to show you a gorgeous classic piece of artwork, embroidered by the talented Christine Chan from Arcadia in Los Angeles County. Ophelia is a 1894 oil on canvas painting by the English painter John William Waterhouse and the embroidery...

How to make Oranges and Berries with Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Hi, hello! I promised to show you how to make an orange tree and at the same time, I will show you how to make Forget-Me-Nots or simple daisies. See the RES design below, the second panel on the far right? . . For my RES book, I show how to make an orange tree in a woven basket and in my New Beginnings design, I show you how...

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