Silk Ribbon 2mm (SR02)

Base Thread: Au Ver a Soie® Ruban de Soie
⇒brand dyed by BIZ
Material: 100% Silk

Packaging: Snap Spool on paper pin
Length:
3m / 3.3yd
Care instructions
Color chart

Flower Thread
Manufacturer

House of Textile Arts e. K.
Bahnhofstrasse 5
59964 Medebach
Contact person
Bärbel Ingeborg Zimber
Contact details
PHONE: +49 171 9571 273
eMail: Contact

Recommended needles: Tapestry/Chenille needle 20 or 22, Wool Darner 18, Embroidery needle 1

Recommended working thread length: 25cm / 10in

  • Filament silk
  • woven
  • = real selvedge
  • do not fray as quickly during processing as cut ribbons
  • more expensive than
  • cut ribbons (knitting material)
  • “cut ribbons (knitted material)”Replacement” ribbons made of polyester
  • are difficult to pull through fabrics
  • do not form soft, flowing shapes
  • Ribbons are processed very sparingly
  • Flat starting node
  • anchoring thread is only finished off over approx. 1cm
  • are never stretched over long distances
  • Rules for choosing the needle
  • Ribbon must be easy to thread
  • There must still be some free space in the eye of the needle
  • Needle is twisted through the fabric, not pulled
  • As soon as the eye comes out of the fabric
  • Touch the eye and ribbon together
  • Turn carefully and pull at the same time
  • Always keep the ribbon stretched as vertically as possible under/over the fabric
  • Ribbon embroidery should be worked in an embroidery hoop for a good result

TIP

In the free Class "anchoring threads of embroidery thread in hand embroidery" of the Academy for Textile Design you can find the special features of anchoring threads of Silk Ribbon and much more.
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Popular techniques and stitches for 4mm Silk Ribbon

Needlepoint
  • CrossStitch
  • Tapestry embroidery
  • Needlepoint
  • Parisian Stitch
  • Hungarian Stitch
  • all other stitches...
Leinwandstickerei
  • Ribbon Embroidery
  • Knot Stitches
  • Surface Work
  • Satin Stitch Embroidery
  • Feather Stitch
  • Fly Stitch
  • ZigZagging
  • Stumpwork
Other Textile Techniques
  • Braided ribbons
  • Bobbin Lace
  • Temari
  • Kumihimo
  • Needlepoint Lace
  • Knitting
  • Tassels
  • Weaving
  • Twisted buttons
  • Posamenten buttons
  • Machine: Bobbinwork

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