Monday, November 10, 2008

Ruffled Ribbon

If there is one thing you can be certain to find on my layouts, it is ribbon! I just love the stuff! I never get sick of using it and I can assure you that I can never have enough of it! ;) To me, it is the perfect touch to any project, adding texture, dimension and color.
I am always trying to come up with different ways of using it. On one of my latest pages, I hand-sewed the ribbon to give it added dimension, with a bit of a romantic edge. Here is how I did it...

First, I weaved thread through the center of the ribbon using large, spaced stitches. Make sure to knot the end of the thread.




When I reached the end, I pulled the ribbon towards the knotted end of the thread to give it the gathered, ruffeled look.
Next, I knotted the other end of the thread to finish it off.



Voila! It is complete!



This technique is so simple and so easy to do! Be sure to give it a try! :)

Gina :)

9 comments:

  1. This is great. I have soooooo much ribbon and am always trying to figure out some way to use it. TFS!

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  2. You are very welcome! It is really so easy!!!

    btw...next time, can someone remind me to polish my nails and use some hand cream? Geesh! *sigh*

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  3. Love that idea! Can't wait to try it out!

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  4. Now that's a cool one! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. This is fantastic and just the thing I needed to finish a project I'm working on.

    Thanks so much for the tutorial, I was wondering how you did that.

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  6. thanks for sharing this with us !

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  7. Thats an excellent way to add dimension to your layouts will be using thatmyself. Thank you for sharing.

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  8. nice simple technique just what i like x

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  9. What a wonderful technique with the ribbon! Love the look!

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