Little Flowers in silk and organza ribbon

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Little flowers in silk and organza ribbon Di van Niekerk & Marina Zherdeva Marina Zherdeva Marina Zherdeva learnt knitting, cross-stitch embroidery and needle painting from her mother and greatgrandmother even before starting school. Later she added sewing and dress design to her skills. Completing a PhD and MBA, looking after her family and coping with intense work pressure meant that her hobbies were put aside for a many years. When she saw magniﬁcent pieces of silk ribbon embroidery in 2010 she fell in love with this needlecraft and saw that as an opportunity to immerse herself in her beloved handcrafts again. Marina is self-taught in this needlecraft and is enthusiastic about mixing techniques. Her efforts are aimed at making silk ribbon embroidery popular in Russia. She started a noncommercial educational project and an on-line collection of magniﬁcent pieces of silk-ribbon embroidery with needlecrafters from all over the world (www.ribbon-art.net). Her own collection of embroidery is presented in detail on her own website www.ribbonart.ru. This collaboration with Di van Niekerk is her ﬁrst book. Other embroidery books by Metz Press: “The earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Little flowers in silk and organza ribbon by Di van Niekerk and Marina Zherdeva SEARCH PRESS This book is dedicated to all the embroiderers, wherever they arein the world. Thank youforyour support andencouragement. We hope youwill enjoy the projects.

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Publié par	Search Press
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781800932401
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	256 Mo

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Little flowers in silk and organza ribbon

Di van Niekerk & Marina Zherdeva

Marina Zherdeva

Marina Zherdeva learnt knitting, cross-stitch embroidery and needle painting from her mother and great-grandmother even before starting school. Later she added sewing and dress design to her skills. Completing a PhD and MBA, looking after her family and coping with intense work pressure meant that her hobbies were put aside for a many years.

When she saw magniﬁcent pieces of silk ribbon embroidery in 2010 she fell in love with this needlecraft and saw that as an opportunity to immerse herself in her beloved handcrafts again.

Marina is self-taught in this needlecraft and is enthusiastic about mixing techniques. Her efforts are aimed at making silk ribbon embroidery popular in Russia. She started a non-commercial educational project and an on-line collection of magniﬁcent pieces of silk-ribbon embroidery with needlecrafters from all over the world (www.ribbon-art.net). Her own collection of embroidery is presented in detail on her own website www.ribbonart.ru.

This collaboration with Di van Niekerk is her ﬁrst book.

Other embroidery books by Metz Press:

“The earth laughs in flowers.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Little flowers in silk and organza ribbon

by Di van Niekerk and Marina Zherdeva

SEARCH PRESS

This book is dedicated to all the embroiderers, wherever they arein the world.

Thank youforyour support andencouragement. We hope youwillenjoythe projects.

Patterns for Double Roses and Blue Violets, Strawberry Blossoms, Ring of Daisies and Wild Roses and Pink Blossoms are © 2014 Sonie Ames Designs, Utah, USA. Pattern for Rose Wreath © 2014 Di van Niekerk and Verde, Cape Town, South Africa. All the other patterns in this book are © 2014 Marina Zherdeva, Moscow, Russia.

Buyers of the book are allowed to reproduce the designs for personal use without permission from the publisher or author. Copying for any commercial purposes whatsoever is not allowed under any circumstances.

Every effort has been made by the author and the publisher to ensure that the information and instructions in this publication are correct. The results cannot be guaranteed and no warranties are given. No liability can be accepted for any injury, loss or damage suffered.

First published in Great Britain in 2014 Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 3DR

Originally published in South Africa in 2014 by Metz Press, 1 Cameronians Ave, Welgemoed 7530, South Africa

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owners.

Suppliers If you have difﬁculty in obtaining any of the materials and equip-ment mentioned in this book, then please visit the Search Press website for details of suppliers: www.searchpress.com

Templates Extra copies of the templates are available to download free from the Bookmarked Hub: www.bookmarkedhub.com

Publisher Wilsia Metz Design and layout Claudine Henchie Proofreader Hazel Blomkamp, Thea Grobbelaar Illustrations Wendy Britnell Photographers Marina Zherdeva & Di van Niekerk Reproduction Color/Fuzion Print production Andrew de Kock Printed and bound by Tien Wah Press, Singapore

ISBN 978-1-78221-104-4 Ebook ISBN 978-1-80093-240-1

Bookmarked The templates are available to download from the Bookmarked Hub: www.bookmarkedhub.com. Search for this book by title or ISBN: the ﬁles can be found under ‘Book Extras’.

Contents

Preface

Getting started

Tracing designs onto fabric About fabric and backing fabric About hoops Keeping your work clean Stretching fabrics in a hoop Material requirements What else do I need? Handy ruler (cm/inch)

9 10 11 11 11 13 16 17

Ribbon techniques

Threading ribbon Starting and ending off Working with ribbon Storing ribbon Making holes in your fabric Securing and shaping stitches Working with two needles Ribbon stitch Double ribbon stitch

109

19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23

More interesting techniques

Long twisted stems Stems from wire Free-standing ribbon tails Loose leaves and petals Making 3D ribbon ﬂowers Little creatures

121

25 26 27 27 30 43

The flowers

Narcissus Poppies Chamomiles Rose wreath Strawberry blossoms Ring of daisies Double roses and blue violets Wild roses and pink blossoms Stitches

139

47 55 65 75 93 109 121 139 155

Preface

In 2012 I was fortunate enough to travel from Cape Town, in South Africa, to faraway Russia. In Moscow I viewed Marina Zherdeva’s remarkable creations and it made perfect sense that we write a book together to introduce Marina’s incredible talent to all embroiderers, no matter where they are in this world. My dream was to create a book that would combine the style and techniques from two different, but equally creative countries, on two diverse continents, and to share it with the world of embroidery. This book is the culmination of that dream and we hope that it will bring you many hours of joy – the same joy that Marina and I experienced whilst creating these designs for you. Enjoy yourself and happy stitching!

Di van Niekerk

Silk ribbon embroidery appeared in Russia just a few years ago and this wonderful needlecraft enchants more and more Russian women with its beauty and magniﬁcence. Meeting Di van Niekerk in the fall of 2012 was a remarkable event in my life and it’s a great pleasure to be a part of this unique international embroidery project – writing a book as a co-author with the most creative and talented embroiderer, a world famous and reputable author, a charming lady and my dear friend. Presenting our projects we would like to show you how easy and rewarding silk ribbon embroidery really is; how simple it is to combine different techniques in one ﬂower project with glorious results. You will soon learn how good this kind of embroidery is for the soul ... try it and soon you will love this glamorous needlework forever!

Marina Zherdeva

Getting started

Tracing designs onto fabric

HInt:Patterns are included with every project. Use a black pen with a ﬁne point to trace the patterns onto a sheet of tracing paper or a sheet of white paper. This way, you won’t be tracing directly from the book which could leave unsightly pen marks. You could also make a photocopy on a copier: in colour for the Rose Wreath and in black and white for the other projects.

Depending on the project, you will use a water-soluble pen (lines disappear when drops of water are placed on them – we will explain how in the projects) or a sharp 2B pencil – every project will guide you. Place the fabric on top of the tracing paper and pin or tape in place. Trace the design as neatly as possible. Work on a light box (or glass table with a light underneath it) to make the tracing more visible if using a darker fabric. When tracing with a pencil, keep sharpening it to ensure ﬁne lines. The pencil does not wash out and the ﬁne lines will be covered with stitches. Draw softly and use a ruler for the straight lines. 1 Draw 2 mm ( ∕16inch) inside the leaves and ﬂowers on the design. This prevents pencil lines from showing once embroidered. You could also mark the position of small petals and ﬂowers with little dots.

GETTING STARTED

Fabric and backing fabric

Background fabric A luxurious, soft, medium-weight fabric with a relatively high thread count is a good choice for this kind of embroidery. Select from white to ivory to the very palest shades for silk fabric. Choose a white or natural colour for linen and cotton. The fabric should complement the design, be strong enough to hold the stitches, and the pattern should be visible through the fabric for tracing.

Choose Dupion silk, pure linen, silk-satin and silky voile, cotton and linen blends or pure cotton fabric. It’s up to you. Choose the fabric and shade that you like best. Note:If using a soft, sheer fabric like silk organza, voile or chiffon, place it over a similar shade of silk-satin fabric which will act as a support. A backing layer will be added too. See Backing fabric in the next section.

HInt:When using Dupion silk, it is best to wet the fabric before you start and to iron it dry with an iron set on steam and an appropriate temperature. This wet processing prevents shrinkage and visible traces of water on the surface when removing outlines from water-soluble marking pens. Silk shrinks by 5–10%, so make sure the initial size of the fabric is big enough to ﬁt in the 25 cm hoop, plus allow for the shrinkage. Remember that silk is a delicate natural ﬁbre and the fabric requires careful treatment. Please try to avoid creasing; minor bruising of the fabric is eliminated by ironing with steam. Note:The background fabric should be large enough to ﬁt easily in your hoop. For a 25 cm (10 inch) hoop, you could use a 35 cm (14 inch) background block. For Dupion silk use a slightly larger block to allow for shrinkage.

Backing fabric

Note:This is an optional step and it is possible not to use a backing layer at all. Before you start to embroider, an additional layer of fabric could be added behind your background fabric/embroidery panel. The backing fabric acts as a stabiliser and it will be easier to end off threads and ribbons at the back of your work. A soft white or cream to pale grey organza or chiffon is a good choice. You could also use soft muslin or any silky fabric. Ensure that the backing fabric is the same size as the background block.

Hoops

Hoops are essential when working with fabric and ribbons as they keep a drum-tight tension and allow you to regulate it during work. Use a round or a square wooden hoop. A quilting hoop (which is a bit thicker than the embroidery hoop) is a good choice if you have one. The thicker hoop will hold the fabric layers and the stitches more securely. To make the tension tighter and to prevent the fabric from sliding, wrap the inner circle with strips of cotton or linen fabric and secure with sewing thread.

Allow for a relatively large border of the fabric around the embroidered area (10 or 15 cm/4 or 6 inches) when choosing a hoop from your collection. Choose a hoop that is larger than the design you will be embroidering to keep the completed stitches intact. A 25 cm (10 inch) hoop is a good choice. For smaller stumpwork shapes, use a 10 cm (4 inch) hoop or a 15 cm (6 inch) hoop.

Keeping your work clean To keep your work clean, use an additional layer of cotton or thin linen to protect the space around your embroidery area whilst working. The dust cover layer should be the same size as your embroidery panel, but it has a “window”

cut-out, equal in size to your embroidery design shape. Place your embroidery panel on a ﬂat surface, lay the dust cover fabric on top, and cut a window the size of your design. With running stitch, tack the two layers together along the “window’s” edge. Another option is to place the dust cover with the “window” on top of the layers (without basting or tacking) before inserting them into the hoop. See Rose Wreathon page 78 for more information and pictures.

HInt:Work with clean hands. Clean hands are vital when working with silk ribbons. Your completed embroidery will look perfect if the fabric and ribbons are absolutely clean, without traces of dirt, paint or cream. Keep your embroidery clean; avoid even touching the embroidered elements.

Stretching fabrics in a hoop Lay the inner circle of the hoop on a ﬂat surface and, with backing fabric at the bottom, place all the layers on top of the ring. Place the outer ring over the inner one and tighten it halfway. Stretch the fabrics taut as a drum. Pull gently when you stretch, smoothing out every layer. Don’t distort the fabric – a gentle, even tension is required. Check that every layer, especially the backing fabric, is crease free and tighten the wing nut. Roll up the corners of the fabric and pin or tack them out of the way.

HInt:Remember to tighten the layers in the hoop, every now and then, so that the background does not pucker; pull all the layers gently along the edge and tighten the wing nut.

GETTING STARTED

Material requirements

What ribbons and threads do I use?

We have listed the requirements with each project. As a rule, most of these items are easily obtainable from your local needlecraft store. If you are having trouble locating any of the requirements, please feel free to contact us at di@dicraft.com or marina.zherdeva@gmail.com and we will happily assist you with your query.

About the ribbons and threads

Pure silk ribbons were used for the designs in this book. Choose silk taffeta ribbons for their crisp, smooth, lustrous ﬁbre and the ﬂowers and leaves will appear almost lifelike, with petals as soft as they are in nature. Try to use the hand-painted ribbons with a variation in colour. Light and dark areas on the ribbon will help to form the shadows and the highlights. We used my own range of ribbons in this book and the codes are listed with each project in case you need them. These ribbons are available from needlecraft stores worldwide and you will ﬁnd the details on our website www.dicraft.com under the “my stockists” button.

Note:The ribbon looks quite coarse in the photographs, which are of such high quality that the camera has picked up the ﬁbres in the silk. The ribbon is actually as smooth as silk.

Organza ribbon was also used for some of the projects. This ribbon is available from stockists worldwide. Please feel free to use ribbons of your own choice. As long as the ribbon is a ﬁne, crisp, smooth taffeta silk and the organza not too rough a weave, the designs will turn out well.

The threads we have used are mainly DMC (or Maxi Mouline equivalent) and Rajmahal Art Silk. But do feel free to use whatever brand you prefer and try to pick a similar colour to match the design.

HInts on usIng thread:Separate the strands and work with only one strand, unless suggested otherwise.

To start:make a knot at the long end or use a waste knot which will be cut away afterwards as follows: start with a waste knot 7.5 cm (3 inches) away from the shape. Once the shape is complete, cut the knot and pull the thread to the back. Insert the thread into a needle and end off by running it under the stitches at the back.

GETTING STARTED