Making Pretty Rosettes the Easy Way UPDATED

Want to learn to make pretty silk ribbon rosettes?  Needlepoint.com has a great short video that shows you how.  It's easy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8CW-ho01Tg

UPDATE:  I highly recommend River Silks' silk ribbons.  You can pierce the ribbon with your needle multiple times and the ribbon won't split.  It holds up well when going through rough needlepoint canvas and comes in many colors and three widths.  Great stuff!

http://riversilks.com

UPDATE #2:  BeStitched's video has been taken down but this Sharon B tutorial is the same technique.  

https://pintangle.com/2008/11/29/how-to-stitch-a-silk-ribbon-farago-rose/

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Drizzling

No, it is not raining in Chilly Hollow. I'm watching Rachel's drizzle stitch video.
http://ladysrepositorymuseum.blogspot.com/2014/12/whatever-thy-hand-findeth-to-do.html

See the green hill the lion is sitting on?  That's the 17th Century version of drizzle stitch.  These days the stitch we call drizzle stitch is a sort of cast on bullion but in Queen Elizabeth I's day, this was drizzle stitch.  For comparison purposes, here is what we call drizzle stitch in the 21st Century.  In both cases I suspect the right thread is key, so you may have to experiment a bit to find just what works for your canvas.
http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/drizzle.html

http://www.needlenthread.com/2007/10/drizzle-stitch-video-tutorial.html

So pick your century and drizzle!  LOL

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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