Making Silk Ribbon Roses: The Movie

Coco Frank Studio demonstrates making ribbon roses with a Colonial knot and running stitches.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1389009942414877

It's pretty easy if you are familiar with Colonial knots, just a little fiddly.  Looks just like a rose when you are done!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright February 8, 2026 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ribbed Spider Web Roses

The Wool and the Floss posted a video tutorial on their Instagram on creating ribbed spider web roses.  If you prefer written instructions, they posted a step-by-step guide in the description, too.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_oDANNvjZ8/

They appear to be using silk ribbons from Tilli Thomas and Treenway Silks, by the way, but I prefer silk ribbon from River Silks whenever possible because of the huge color range and their durability.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright September 8, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Twisted Ribbon Roses: Ruth's Movie

Ruth of Bedecked and Beadazzled demonstrates how to make a twisted silk ribbon embroidery rose in this fascinating video.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Ufxnct1Lt/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright May 23, 2024 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

American Beauty Rose (Yellow)

Jan Sprague of the Stitchlady's Adventures blog is starting on a new charted design, Debbie Rowley's "American Beauty."  Jan's rose will be in shades of yellow.  I'll update this article as Jan works her design.

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/02/25/a-new-adventure-begins/

The only place I found this chart for sale online is at Stitchers' Paradise...

https://www.stitchers-paradise.com/Canvas_Embroidery/CEDebBeesDesigns.html

...but you can also buy it from Debbie's online store.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/product/american-beauty-needlepoint/

Here is Debbie Rowley's website in case you are curious about her work.

https://debbeesdesigns.com/

UPDATES:  Jan starts at the top.  She's listed the overdyes she and the designer chose to substitute for the original reds here.

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/03/01/yellow-american-rosethe-beginning/

Jan showed a good image of the chart and her current progress.  I find charted designs very hard so I sympathize with Jan's problems keeping track of what she's doing.

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/american-rose-yellow/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/american-rose-coming-along/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/04/16/my-yellow-rose-progress/

We've all been here, Jan.

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/05/01/american-rose-slow-progress/

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/more-progress-2/

And it's done!  HURRAH!

https://stitchlady.wordpress.com/2023/06/08/my-yellow-rose-finished-%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f%e2%80%bc%ef%b8%8f/

Looks great, too.  Another challenge met beautifully.  Here is what it looks like framed.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NeedlepointNation/permalink/6450966398313797/

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright February 25, 2023 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

English Rose

This is the time of year when roses start to open, so I thought you'd enjoy Janice Holden's free English Rose chart.

https://janiceholdendesigns.com/english-rose-motif-stitch-graph/

It really is a pretty pattern and perfect for a small box lid.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com

and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright April 28, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

How to Create Tiny Snapdragons From Silk Ribbon UPDATED

BeStitched has a lovely short video on how to make tiny flower petals using silk ribbon. They look like tiny snapdragon petals but are very easy to do. You can also add a bead in the dimple you create by going through the ribbon loop with the ribbon (this will make sense when you see the video), although she doesn't talk about that.  You'll just use a beading needle and a thread that matches the color of your silk ribbon.  Come up from the back in the middle of the dimple, slide on a bead, then go down again where you came up.  Easy!
https://vimeo.com/148802681?inf_contact_key=05416fb76f58a0561e84169e0f35871c

UPDATE:  If you like silk ribbon roses, you'll enjoy this tutorial on using spider webs stitch.
https://www.needlepoint-for-fun.com/how-to-do-the-spider-web-needlepoint-stitch.htm

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright September 30, 2019 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.