Basic stitches used in ribbon embroidery. How to make simple, French and colonial knots in ribbon embroidery

If you want to learn something new, make things with your own hands that your loved ones, friends and acquaintances will admire, try embroidering with satin ribbons.
This type of needlework makes it possible to realize any “flower” fantasies and create a real exclusive.

First, a few words about this type of needlework. The work done using this technique turns out voluminous and bright. Patterns that seem complex at first glance are quite easy to create.

Ribbon embroidery can be used both for interior decoration and for creating individual items. For example, I decorate thought pillows, clothes, and gift boxes with embroidery.

And on the wall of our living room hang several of my works (we call them paintings), also embroidered with ribbons. To work you need a set:

For embroidery, you will need the kit necessary to create any embroidery: base fabric, threads (and in our case they will be replaced by ribbons), needles and hoops.
Textile. For embroidery, it is better to take fabric that has a mesh pattern: canvas, tablecloth, linen. The main thing is that the fabric is so strong that it holds the stitches, and so elastic that the thread passes through it easily.
You can also embroider on fabrics such as silk, velvet, denim- these embroideries will turn out to be more exquisite. Before you start embroidering, the fabric must be pulled tightly onto the hoop. Ribbons.
Fabric and sewing accessories stores have a large assortment satin ribbons. In ribbon embroidery, ribbons with a width of 4 mm and wider are used. The main thing to consider when choosing ribbons is their color palette and that they fit into the eye of the needle. Needles.
Different needles are used for embroidery: thin - for light fabrics and thick - for dense ones. When sewing with silk ribbon, sharp needles are used, because they must fit freely into the fabric without forming unsightly puffs.
The eye of the needle should be elongated so that the ribbon can be easily threaded and it will slide along it without twisting.
In this way, possible ruptures can be avoided. For ribbons with a width of 7,9,12 mm, needles No. 18-22 are selected; for ribbons of 3 mm, No. 24 is recommended.

Before you start embroidering, you need to secure the ribbon with a knot at the end. To do this, twist the tip of the tape in a position perpendicular to the tip of the needle.
Pierce the end of the tape with a needle, then pass the needle through the tape, as is done in sewing when using a short basting stitch.
Pull the needle and the silk ribbon itself forms a knot at the end. Basic types of stitches
Many types of stitches are used in different types embroidery: for example, stem stitch, needle stitch, satin stitch and some others. But there are types of stitches that are used only in ribbon embroidery. Here are some:

Chain stitch - or chain stitch

Half-loop stitch with attachment.

Pull the needle and ribbon upward to the left, make a loop, holding it with the thumb of your left hand. Insert the needle to the right, next to the puncture

Pull the needle from the wrong side into the center of the finished half-loop. Secure the half-loop with a small attachment, throwing the ribbon over the resulting loop, and at the same time bring the needle from the wrong side up to the right, starting the next stitch.

This elegant seam is usually used to trim the edges. The seam can be embroidered both vertically and horizontally. Made with ribbon, it resembles the silhouette of a butterfly or fly

Knot stitch.

Pull the needle and ribbon, pulling it with your other hand, onto the front side of the work. Thread the needle twice with ribbon

Continuing to hold the ribbon, distribute the turns so that they do not overlap each other. Then stick the needle into the fabric, preferably in the same place where it came out. Hold the tape with your fingers all the time so that no knots form on it when pulling it through.

Pull the needle and ribbon through the pre-made curls. When embroidering, fasten each knot separately. In this case, there is no need to pull the needle inside out, which reduces the consumption of braid

Ribbon embroidery - main types of seams

Ribbon embroidery can be used to create any compositions and ornaments that can be used to decorate various products- from a regular postcard to beautiful pillows embroidered with ribbons that will suit any - even the most sophisticated interior

Here is an example of such a postcard. Well, why not a masterpiece? It’s not a shame to give such a postcard even on the most special occasions. special days Of your life. Such a gift will be more expensive than any other!
Well, you and I will continue our training and consider today the following types seams used in ribbon embroidery. So...

Extended stitch seam

Bring the needle to the right side of the work, making an elongated (vertical) stitch, and return to the inside out. Then bring the needle up to the left and stick it into the fabric at the bottom right. This is the beginning of the leaf

Pull the needle out of the fabric on the right and reinsert it lower in the center, exactly under the extended stitch. Continue stitching, working your way down and placing stitches left and right.
Using another vertical, elongated stitch, make the petiole of the leaf. Using two needles, you can take ribbons different colors. In this way, leaves of different shades are obtained.

Stitch "extended stitch with attachments"

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side of the work and make an elongated stitch in a horizontal or vertical direction to the length you need.

Pull the ribbon inside out, making sure it adheres well to the fabric. Return to the right side and, placing stitches at a certain distance, secure the seam with staples.

The attachments you see in these photos are done very loosely so you can see how they are done. When finished, pull the tape inside out and secure it.
This stitch can be used to border a piece of work or to finish initials. You can take braid in two different colors: one for the base, the other for attachments

Loop seam

Pull the needle to the front side, pulling the ribbon taut. Helping yourself with your thumb, make a loop and pull the needle to the wrong side

Return to the front side again, pulling the needle out from the base of the previous loop without pulling the ribbon. This is how chain-linked loops are formed. The eyelet stitch is well suited for embroidering flower cups.

Loop stitch in a circle

Pull the needle over your face, stick it near the point where it came out, and pull it out inside out. The result is a loop. To make the loop round, insert a pencil into it

Pull the needle back onto your face and continue embroidering. When the first loop is ready, secure it with a pin.
Continue moving in a circle and securing all the loops with pins. After making five petals, secure the ribbon. Then fill in the center of the flower using a knot or bead stitch.

Now you can remove the pins and your flower is ready. If you like, add a few leaves

To get lovely voluminous flowers, it is better to use a ribbon with a width of 7 to 9 mm.

Ribbon embroidery - main types of seams

Ribbon embroidery - pretty exciting activity, and the techniques used in this type of needlework combine many techniques used in other types of embroidery. Apparently this is why there are so many different types of seams in this type of embroidery.
In previous posts, we have already examined almost half of the types of seams that are used when embroidering with ribbons..
Let's continue our training in this wonderful type of needlework. Today, we will look at ribbon embroidery techniques using the following types of seams:

Seam "forward needle".

To do this, pull the needle through and make a short stitch. Perform the same stitch on the wrong side, and then again on the front side.

If you embroider with ribbon, then in order for it not to lose its softness, hold it index finger right and large - left hand, making sure that it remains flat

Once you have filled the area you want with this stitch, go back and stitch the empty spaces between the stitches. The “forward needle” seam is very good for sewing contours different figures, into which you can then enter words or sentences. It is often used in cross stitch.

A regular seam with a stitch gives depth to the embroidery, but it can also be used as a flooring, embroidering for example - stems

Loop stitch with top attachment

To make this type of seam, pull the needle through and insert it a little further, forming a loop near the tip of the needle.

Pull the ribbon a little, reinsert the needle into the loop and attach it to the fabric with a light stitch




Pull the needle out again at the base of the stitch and make a petal again. Continue doing the rest of the petals (usually at least five). Finally, secure the ribbon to the wrong side.

Stem seam

Pull the needle through and, moving from bottom to top, make a stitch, while the needle should be slightly tilted and the tape should fit well to the fabric. Then, bring the needle to the wrong side

Bring the needle back to the front side in the middle of the previous stitch, and maintaining the angle of the needle, continue embroidering.
The flatter the tape, the straighter this seam will be.
Sometimes, to fill the free embroidered space with small stitches, it is better to use floss threads

The stem stitch is perhaps one of the main embroidery stitches. It is used to create flooring, a base for other seams, and also to trim the contours of embroidery.
Tip: To make the embroidery look more voluminous, you need to insert the needle into the fabric at a slight angle

Pull stitch seam

Pull the needle to the front side of the work. Helping yourself with your other hand, pass the ribbon, holding it against the fabric so that it does not get tangled, to the wrong side.
Fill the entire design with embroidery

This is one of the most ancient seams used in both sewing and embroidery.

Extended Curl Stitch

Pull the needle through. Helping yourself with your index finger, press the tape against the fabric and pull it towards you. Having selected the size required for a particular petal, insert the needle in the center of the ribbon.

After piercing the ribbon and fabric, pull the needle out to the wrong side. Pull the tape very carefully and slowly until an indentation is formed. This way a petal is formed.

If you rush, you will end up with a poor quality stitch. To create an airy stitch, tighten the tape gradually until a small curl forms at its end.

Twisted extended stitch seam

Pull the needle to the front side of the work, measure desired length and twist the tape. Pull the needle and ribbon to the wrong side

Continue in this manner without pulling the tape too tight.
This stitch is usually used to embroider flower stems or abstract, imaginative patterns.

When embroidering with ribbons, as well as in other types of embroidery, it is very often necessary to fill large areas, which are background in relation to the main composition.

In other cases, it is necessary to trim the edges of the design in order to make it more expressive or more voluminous...

Twisted knot stitch

To make this seam, pull the needle to the right side of the work. Helping yourself with your other hand, pull and twist the tape.
Wind the ribbon around the tip of the needle, just like in a knotted seam.

All this is best done with the help of special seams, the implementation of which we will discuss in this post. Today, we will look at the following types of seams used in ribbon embroidery:

Stick the needle into the fabric, adjusting the tension of the tape with your left hand so that while pulling the needle through the fabric, other knots do not form that will be difficult to untangle. Then reinsert the needle into the fabric from the inside out.

This stitch can be called a "pistle" stitch, because it is perfect for embroidering the pistils of flowers, but it can be used to create abstract patterns. Usually the stitch length is determined by the length of the pistil of the flower being embroidered

In the embroidery on the right, the fuchsia pistils, so as not to weigh down the air cup, are made with floss threads in two folds.

Half-loop stitch with zigzag attachment

Bring the ribbon over the top of the work and make a long half-loop stitch.
Pull a needle and ribbon through the fabric in the center of the half-loop, make an attachment and tighten the ribbon

Continue embroidering in this manner, alternately placing the half-looplets on the left and then on the right. If you want, you can reduce the length of individual half-loops. As a result, you will receive the form that is required.
This light and elegant seam fills the free space

Cross stitch

Having secured the ribbon, pull the needle and ribbon to the front side of the work and make a diagonal stitch from left to right. Holding the tape on the fabric, return to the wrong side.

Continue making bias stitches. Again, bring the needle to the right side and continue stitching diagonally from right to left, covering the stitches already made.

The cross stitch is one of the oldest stitches in embroidery. It is the basis of traditional embroidery in many countries. The edges and contours of the design are sewn with this seam, and empty spaces in the embroidery are also filled with it.

Mesh seam

Pull the needle and ribbon to the right side of the fabric and make several flat stitches of the length you need. Having filled a certain area, pull the needle inside out and secure the ribbon.

Pull a needle with a ribbon of a different color through and pass it under the stitches to create a mesh.
Moving the needle horizontally, pass it once under and once over the vertical stitch.

Return to the front side and continue working until you have a braided stitch secured to the fabric.
This stitch is usually used to embroider baskets, fences and house facades. This is a very easy stitch. It is often called "flooring".

It fills large patterns and the background of embroidery.
The shine of the silk ribbon decorates the embroidery, so you can add the simplest stitches to different places work.

When embroidering with ribbons, the most common element of embroidery is perhaps flowers in various interpretations. And among all the other flowers - a rose, which in real life, perhaps, can be considered the queen of the flower kingdom.
In this post we will touch on some stitch techniques that can be used to create almost any flower or floral arrangement. And of course, we will definitely embroider our queen - a rose. And you will get the first pleasure from the finished and finished embroidery element you have embroidered, especially such a beautiful one...

Zigzag basting seam

Perhaps this is the most popular of all the stitches found in ribbon embroidery. Let's start right away with its implementation, but where it can be used, I will explain to you as the story progresses.
Draw a zigzag on the tape with a pencil. Along the drawn lines, baste with a thread matching the color of the tape using a needle-forward stitch.
To form unique petals, pull our ribbon together with a basted thread.

Make a ring out of the resulting corrugated ribbon and sew its edges with light stitches.
Here we have the first, simplest flower in terms of technique. Using exactly the same stitches, attach it to the fabric.

In the center of the resulting flower, use a “knot” stitch to make stamens and pistils. Add twigs and leaves to our flower. And now you have a small flower arrangement of one flower emerging.

Basting (a variant of the “forward needle” seam) is the basis of any sewing. And in embroidery, basting can be used to draw lines and contours. It can also serve as a covering for other seams. At the same time, as we see, it is done very easily: the needle is stuck into the fabric at the same distance, either from the face or from the inside.

Eyelet stitch

Pull the ribbon to the front side, holding it so that it does not curl, with your index and thumb. Return to the wrong side of the work.

Straighten the resulting loop with a needle. Pull the needle through and continue to “scatter” loops of the same size across the fabric

Basic stitches and seams

For work, it is better to use a tape no longer than 50 cm, which will help prevent it from curling. Moreover, you should ensure that the tape lies front side up and was straightened. The length of the stitch should always be greater than the width of the ribbon, otherwise it will turn out ugly.

Ribbons can be combined with embroidery with threads, when securing which, as a rule, a knot is not made, since it does not linger in the fabric. However, it is possible to fasten the threads in a looped manner by folding them in half and threading the two ends into the eye of a needle. Then make a small stitch and pull out the thread, leaving a small loop on the surface. Thread through this loop working thread and tighten it - now it is secured.

In another method, a small stitch is placed on the wrong side of the fabric and the thread is pulled out, leaving a small tail. It is then attached to the fabric using a cross stitch.

It is very easy to insert the ribbon into the needle if you cut its tip at an angle of 45°. To prevent the tape from jumping out of the needle, it is usually secured in the following way: the inserted tip is pierced with a needle and the entire tape is pulled through it. A loop will form and the tape will no longer slip off the needle.

The ribbon can be secured to the fabric with a flat knot. For this purpose, its tip is folded 2 or 3 times, covering the cut, and pierced with a needle in the middle. Then they pull the ribbon through this tip and tighten it - the flat knot, which is not visible on the embroidery, is ready (Fig. 1).

Instead of a knot, you can leave it with wrong side fabric, a small end of the ribbon and weave it into other stitches, thus securing it.

After work, the tape must be secured with a small loop on the wrong side of the fabric. After which the tape is passed under the last stitches of the embroidery, tightened and cut off. Sometimes it is secured by sewing it to the fabric with small stitches.

Straight stitch

This stitch is the simplest and is used in any embroidery. Its length and tape tension can be any depending on the pattern.

So, bring the tape to the front side, having first secured it on the back. Straighten it and make a puncture in the fabric, stepping back the required distance from the exit point of the tape. Pull it out (Fig. 2).

Twisted straight stitch

Fasten the ribbon on the wrong side and pull it to the front side, then twist it clockwise into a spiral, step back to the desired length and, supporting the spiral with the fingers of your left hand, make a stitch, bringing the ribbon to the wrong side (Fig. 3).

This stitch is used when embroidering stems, twigs and fancy plant patterns; it can also be used to embroider chrysanthemum petals.

Japanese Ribbon Stitch

Pull the ribbon out to the front side, having first secured it on the back side, straighten it and make a stitch of the desired length. Then press the tape with the finger of your left hand, pierce it exactly in the middle and pull the tape through the puncture to the wrong side (Fig. 4).

This is one of the basic stitches in ribbon embroidery and is used when making flower petals and leaves.

Japanese Ribbon Offset Stitch

This stitch is a variation of the Japanese ribbon stitch, but when performing it, the ribbon puncture should be shifted to the left or right. The second needle can be used to give the ribbon the required form(Fig. 5).

To prevent the tape from getting tangled during operation, it should always be supported with your free left hand.

This stitch is often used when embroidering tulip or rose petals.

Half loop with attachment

Pull the ribbon to the front side and make a half-loop. For this purpose, you can perform a simple stitch without pulling on the tape, which should sag a little. Bring the needle with the ribbon in the middle of the resulting half-loop and make a small attachment, stepping over the ribbon, tighten the stitch (Fig. 6).

This stitch is used when embroidering buds and sepals.

Loop with attachment

Fasten the ribbon to the wrong side, bring it out and form a loop. To do this, fold it back and make a puncture near the exit point of the tape. Pull the needle and ribbon in the middle of the resulting loop and make a small attachment on top of it (Fig. 7).

Loop with eye

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side, having first secured it to the back. Then make a puncture at the same point where the tape comes out, straighten it. Carefully straighten the resulting loop with a needle. Do the other stitches in exactly the same way. Then use a ribbon of a different color to make a puncture in the center of the loop and perform a French knot, pressing the loop with the index finger of your left hand. If the loops are made with a narrow ribbon, French knots can be made with floss threads. This stitch is often used to fill the centers of large flowers or to “scatter” individual stitches near the branches in the form of small flowers (Fig. 8).

Loops in a circle

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side and make a puncture at the starting point of the stitch, pull the needle to the wrong side. Insert a peg or pencil into the resulting loop. Bring the needle and ribbon back to the front side next to the 1st stitch and make the 2nd stitch. Remove the peg from the first one and secure it with a pin. Then make the remaining loops according to the same pattern, placing them in a circle. Sew a bead or make a French knot in the center of the resulting flower (Fig. 9).

Extended stitch seam

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side and make a vertical elongated stitch. Then go back to the beginning of the stitch and stitch up and slightly to the left. Return again to the beginning of the 1st stitch and puncture upward and slightly to the right - the beginning of the leaf is ready. Then make a pierce with a needle in the middle under the vertical stitch and make 1 more stitch up and to the left. Make the next stitch on the other side, pointing it to the right. Then step back a little and sew 2 more stitches to the left and to the right. Then make a vertical stitch and 2 more side stitches to the left and right. Make a vertical stitch exactly in the middle of the seam - this is the petiole of the leaf (Fig. 10).

Typically, branches with leaves are made with this stitch, and it can be embroidered with 2 ribbons of different colors at once, so that the leaves turn out to be different shades.

Extended stitch with attachments seam

Fasten the ribbon to the wrong side and pull it over your face. Place a stitch of the required length in the desired direction, straightening the tape. Then return to the front side of the stitch and place the attachments on top of the tape (you can do it with a tape of a different color) at an equal distance from each other. Then secure the tape on the wrong side (Fig. 11).

Slip stitch

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side and make several straight stitches, the distance between which should be no less than the width of the ribbon used. Attach the tape to the wrong side of the work. Then pull a ribbon of a contrasting or the same color to the right side near the 1st stitch and pass the needle and ribbon under the 1st stitch from left to right. There is no need to pierce the fabric. Repeat this action with the remaining stitches and secure the tape on the wrong side (Fig. 12).

French knot

Fasten the tape to the wrong side of the work and bring it out. With your left hand, pull the straightened ribbon and, holding the needle parallel to the fabric, wrap the ribbon around it several times counterclockwise. Then make a puncture near where the tape comes out, moving all the turns towards the fabric. Tighten the knot (Fig. 13).

The French knot is often used when embroidering tiny roses or as the end of a stamen in the middle of a flower.

Colonial Knot

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side. Straighten the tape and press it onto the fabric. Hold the needle at a slight angle to the material. Pass it under the ribbon near the beginning of the stitch, wrap the ribbon around the point of the needle from bottom to top and tighten the loop slightly. Make a pierce on the wrong side near the point where the ribbon comes out and tighten the knot, pulling the ribbon out to the wrong side. At the same time, hold it with the finger of your left hand (Fig. 14).

Ribbon embroidery is volumetric embroidery, so don’t tighten all the stitches, otherwise you won’t be able to create volume.

The colonial knot can be used in the same way as the French knot to decorate the center of flowers.

Slip stitch with colonial knot

Bring the needle and ribbon to the front side and make a colonial knot at a distance of 5 cm from this point. Then pierce the tape with a needle near the knot and make small stitches to the point where the tape comes out. Make a puncture near the starting point of the stitch and pull the tape to the wrong side, sliding it towards the fabric and at the same time securing the knot - on the front side you will get petals with a knot in the center (Fig. 15).

Chain stitch

Pull the needle and ribbon to the front side. Make a pierce near the starting point of the stitch, folding the tape back. On the wrong side, without pulling the ribbon out completely, make a stitch of the required length, bringing the needle out in the middle of the loop formed. Make the remaining loops in exactly the same way (Fig. 16).

This stitch is used to embroider twigs and stems of plants.

Stem seam

Bring the needle and ribbon to the front side and stitch in the desired direction. Pull the needle and ribbon to the wrong side, holding the ribbon with the finger of your left hand, make a puncture in the middle of the 1st stitch and perform the 2nd stitch in the same way as the 1st.

During the puncture, tilt the needle slightly and keep the tape straight, since only in this case the seam will be neat and voluminous (Fig. 17).

This seam is one of the main ones. Most often they are used to make stems, and it can also serve as a basis for other seams.

Zigzag basting seam

Draw a zigzag on the tape. Use small stitches to sew a “forward needle” seam along the marked line using threads of the same color and tighten the tape by pulling the thread. Fold the corrugated ribbon into a ring and sew the short sides together to create a flower. In its middle you can make a French knot or sew a bead. Sew the finished flower to the base (Fig. 18).

“Twisted basting” seam

Make a few stitches with a needle-forward stitch, puncture to the wrong side and return to the beginning of the seam. Pull the needle and ribbon to the right side and wrap the seam “forward needle” with oblique stitches without touching the fabric. The stitches will turn out to be printed (Fig. 19).

With this stitch you can embroider flower petals, leaves, and twigs.

Seam "tightened in the center of the basting"

Tie the ends of 2 ribbons. Using a thread of the same color, place a seam “forward with the needle” in the middle of the ribbons using small stitches. Pull the thread to create folds. Sew the sides of the ribbons together to form a circle. Sew the finished flowers to the fabric. Decorate the middle with a French knot or bead (Fig. 20).

For this flower, you can take 2 ribbons of different colors and different widths, and the narrower one must be placed on the wider one so that their edges coincide.

Half loops with zigzag attachment

At the top of the motif, pull out the needle and ribbon and make a half-loop. Make an attachment in the middle. Make the next half-loop with right side from the 1st, 3rd - on the left side of the previous one. Make half-loops on one side or the other alternately, and the length of the stitch can be gradually increased or decreased (Fig. 21).

In ribbon embroidery, there is no fear in doing a stitch incorrectly, because you can always put a new one on top of it - the correct one.

This seam is used when making branches and is also called “herringbone”.

Mesh seam

Bring the needle and ribbon to the right side and make a few vertical simple stitches. Fasten the ribbon to the wrong side.

Then bring the needle with the ribbon (a different color is possible) to the front side and stretch the horizontal stitches under and above the vertical stitches so that you get a mesh. To do this, you need to pass the needle and ribbon over the vertical stitch, then under it and again over it.

Make the next horizontal stitch in reverse order: first pass the ribbon under the vertical stitch, then over it and again under the ribbon. Fill all the required space with such a grid (Fig. 22).

This stitch is used when embroidering baskets, fences, and the center of sunflowers.

Rococo knot with loop stitch

Bring the needle and ribbon to the front side at the beginning of the stitch, fold back the ribbon and make a puncture where the ribbon comes out. Make a stitch on the wrong side. Place the ribbon from left to right under the point of the needle and make several turns around the needle, tightening the ribbon each time. Then pull the ribbon together with the needle, holding the knot with your thumb so that you get a tight knot. Bring the needle and ribbon to the wrong side and secure it (Fig. 23).

This seam is usually used to sew flower buds.

Twisted loop stitch

Bring the needle and ribbon to the front side, form a loop counterclockwise and make a puncture to the left of the ribbon exit point. Place a stitch on the wrong side and bring the needle and ribbon through the middle of the loop. Pull the ribbon so that the loop wraps around it. Then make an attachment in the middle and secure the tape on the wrong side (Fig. 24).

Capture seam

Place a ribbon stitch - the bud is ready. Pull the ribbon of a different color to the front side. Make a puncture near its exit point and pull the needle and ribbon to the wrong side, leaving a small loop.

Then bring the needle and ribbon to the front side from the other side of the bud, thread it through the loop and carefully tighten. Lastly, place a straight stitch down and secure the tape on the wrong side (Fig. 25).

Ribbon bud

This stitch is used when embroidering flower buds.

Make a bud by bringing the needle to the front side, twisting the ribbon and making a loop with an attachment. Fasten the ribbon to the wrong side. Then embroider the petals. To do this, from the top right of the bud, pull the ribbon more light shade and place a stitch over the bud diagonally down to its left side. Bring the needle and ribbon to the left side above the bud and place the 2nd diagonal stitch down over the bud.

At the next stage of work, complete the sepals. To do this, use green ribbon to lay 2 Japanese ribbon stitches, starting each at the base of the bud. Using green floss threads, make 2 straight stitches over the bud from its base from the edges of the sepals and 1 to the middle of the flower.

Then, from the top of the bud, make 2 stitches different lengths(Fig. 26).

Stuffed bud

Sew a large bead to the fabric with a few stitches. Pull a needle with a green ribbon 0.7 cm wide to the front side at a distance of 4 mm from the bead and, covering the bead with it, lay a Japanese ribbon stitch. Then bring the needle and ribbon out at the starting point of the 1st stitch and place the 2nd Japanese ribbon stitch on the left side of the bead. Make the next similar stitch on the right side of the bead. Fasten the ribbon to the wrong side.

Very often they combine 2 different stitches. For example, to make a pistil and stamen, an elongated twisted stitch and a French knot are used.

Using a 0.4 cm wide ribbon, place a Japanese ribbon stitch on the left side of the bead in the same way as the previous ones. Then make the same stitch on the other side of the bead. Under the bead on both sides, perform Japanese ribbon stitches (Fig. 27).

Cretan stitch

Apply the outline of the design to the fabric, bring the needle and ribbon to the front side at the beginning of it and stitch along the outline without tightening the ribbon. Then make a puncture on the wrong side a little to the right and bring the needle out, pointing it at the center of the motif. The tape should be under the point of the needle. Then make a pierce on the other side of the motif, bringing the needle out in the middle of the pattern in the same way. Perform the remaining stitches according to the same pattern, making punctures alternately on the right and then on the left side. Moreover, the tape should always be under the needle (Fig. 28).

This stitch is often used to fill leaves.

Herringbone stitch

Draw the outlines of the pattern onto the fabric, bring out the needle and ribbon, stepping back slightly from the beginning to the middle of the pattern, and lay a stitch towards its beginning. Then pull the needle and ribbon to the other side of the pattern outline and make a 2nd stitch, directing it from the middle to the edge. Then bring the needle and ribbon below and to the left of the end point of the previous stitch and make the remaining stitches according to the same pattern as the first 2 (Fig. 29).

Leaves and large flower petals are often embroidered with this stitch. Nazarova Valentina Ivanovna