Ribbon flower tutorial

It to the bottom. I let the pinch end of the clip stick out from the flower a little bit so I wasn’t crushing the flower when I opened the clip. There you have it! A super cute Loopy Ribbon Flower! I was in a solid kind of mood when I got the supplies for this tutorial, but think of all the fun ribbon combinations you could do. Swiss Dots, Stripes, Zebra, Swiss Fun, etc. Have fun creating your Loopy Ribbon Flowers!Until next time,BryndeThank you Brynde! You are one talented lady, and I LOVE you sharing you amazing skills for creating wonderful ribbon creations! Brynde is apart of our FABulous Ribbon Retreat team, and she is one incredible lady! 🙂This ribbon flower is FABulous! I love this flower and how cute would it be in your little ladies hair for her 1st day of school! I love how flirty and fun you can make this flower with multiple colors of ribbon or keep it simple with one solid color. Whichever you choose, it is absolutely adorable!Happy Flower Making & Happy Creating!This entry was posted in Hair Accessories & Flowers. Bookmark the permalink. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

Hello folks!!If you have seen my last post about kanzashi artist Sakae (HERE), you would know why this post now. I became so obsessed seeing all the varieties of kanzashi ribbon flowers on the Internet and I could already imagine them as headbands n hair clips for my daughter. 😀 so wasting no time I pulled out few ribbons and tried these beautiful looking flowers and I realised that the procedure was simple but there were definitely some tips to be shared to get them right ( I made 4 kanzashi ribbon flowers in one go and only my fourth one came out nearly perfect). This tutorial can be found everywhere on the Internet but please do read the tips and tricks section to avoid following a trial and error method to get the kanzashi ribbon flower right.Materials required to make kanzashi ribbon flower :Satin ribbon minimum (1 inch)Hot glueLighter/candleEmbellishments like buttons/kundan/beadsStep by step tutorial to make kanzashi ribbon flower :Take your ribbon and fold its across the width to get a triangle and with that as a template cut it out into square pieces. The number of pieces you need will depend on the width of the ribbon : wider ribbon=lesser squares. For one inch ribbon that I have used, I needed near to 10 squares per flower.Fold the square into a triangle first and bring together the corners on the hypotenuse to the third corner like in below photo.Now, fold this shape again along the newly formed corner and the gathered corner like in photo.Cut out the gathered edges so that when you stick the petals together, it naturally tends to get into a circle. The more you chop out the smaller will be your kanzashi ribbon flower and the lesser petals you will need per flower. Since I was using one inch ribbon, the flower became too small when I cut out a major part hence for the last three flowers I kept it to minimal.Be sure to secure the cut edges using a lighte or candle flame.Your petal for the kanzashi flower is ready except that the flower will have a valley in the middle when you put your petals together. I mean you can see that the surface of the petal and bottom form a triangle so what we need to do is to cut the bottom parallel to the surface like in below photo. The more you cut the more tighter/thinner your petal will look so cut according to that. In my case, since it was a one inch ribbon, even though I cut out small portion only my petals became too thin n long after I sealed it with a lighter.Now that your petals are ready, all you need to do is to apply hot glue on the sides of each petals and glue them together to form a ring of petals which will resemble a flower in any case.Put your favourite bead/button/anything at the center and also you could hide the mess

Published: July 18, 2013Hello again, I’m back with another tutorial! Today I’ll be showing you how to make Loopy Ribbon Flowers. The supplies I used are listed below.3/8″ Ribbon (I used solid grosgrain in Aquamarine, Raspberry Rose, Yellow Gold, & Offray Royal Orchid)NeedleThreadScissorsGlue GunGems (I used the Classic Starlight)Alligator ClipsLighterOk, lets get started!Pick 3 colors of ribbon and cut 8 strips of each color. I cut mine at 3″, 2.5″, 2″. With a lighter, or your preferred method, heat seal all ribbon ends. Get your needle and thread ready. Be sure to tie a couple knots in the end so it doesn’t slip through your ribbon. 1. Start with the longest piece of ribbon, and slip one end over the needle. Don’t take the needle all the way through.2. Do the same to all 3 pieces of ribbon, going from longest to shortest.3. Then start looping the ribbon and put the other end over the needle.4. Do this with all 3 ribbons. At this point you can slide the set of 3 loops down the thread and off your needle. (I kept a couple on the needle at a time in this tutorial.) Repeat the process and finish looping all the ribbons. Your petals will be a little scrunched to the end of the thread. Spread the petals out just a bit to make it look like a flower. After the last loop, be sure to tie off your ribbon. I just made a stitch through the last ribbon on the needle,then tied it off. Dab a little glue and connect the two ends of flower petals. Glue your gem to the center. At this point your flower is done!You can glue a hair clip on the bottom if you wish. I lined a double prong alligator clip and attached

‘A well-made rosette of two-toned double faced ribbon gives just the right touch at the waistline of the simple but smartly cut evening frocks so much in the vogue.’ (Ruth Wyeth Spears, 1920s)Ribbon rosettes were popular dress accessories in the 1920s – they were usually worn at the shoulder or waist. A while ago I made a ribbon rosette for my 1920s turquoise taffeta robe de style and the dress looks much more finished with the rosette.For this new ribbon rosette I used original 1920s instruction. The 1920s ribbon rosette is really easy and fast to make!You’ll need:satin or silk ribbon – I used white and cream-colored ribbonbuckram -> my tutorial for DIY buckramneedle and threadoptional: safety pinAttaching the loops with running stitchesThe following instructions are the original 1920s instructions for the ribbon rosette written by Ruth Wyeth Spears:“The rosette, to be exactly correct, should have a flat flower-like appearance. This flower effect is accented by knotting the loops of ribbon and arranging them so that there is a contrast of color in each loop. Long streamers of the same ribbon also knotted at the ends add much grace and charm.I used a long piece of ribbon instead of cutting it between each loopTo make the rosette, double belt and streamers shown here you will need fifteen yards of half-inch two-toned ribbon. Cut a foundation piece of buckram one and three quarters inches in diameter.Cut the ribbon for the outside loops about eight inches long. Knot in the center as at A. Then bring the ends together as at B and sew to the buckram.I used white ribbon for the outside and cream-colored ribbon for the inside of the flowerThe loops for the inside rows are cut an inch shorter than those on the outside, and are sewn to the buckram in the same manner until the center is reached.” (1920s Ribbon Rosette by Ruth Wyeth Spears)DIY Buckram backingStitch three or four small stitches and cut off the thread.I stitched a safety pin to the buckram backing so that I can wear the ribbon flower with different 1920s dresses.The finished