C Figure D Figure E Figure F Ribbon expert and designer Wendy Grande explains how to make ribbon from strips of silk cloth and how to create beautiful appliqui flowers that can be stitched on everything from quilts to vests. Silk fabric Yellow silk ribbon Tapestry needle Scissors Avery. To start the strips, make small cuts with scissors along the edge of the fabric the desired width of the strips. Pull each strip, and tear along the length of the fabric. Use a tapestry needle with a large eye to thread the strips through.
Heavy fabric is the best material for appliqui.
Any light material with a backing is also suitable. Stick five Avery. Thread a tapestry needle with a strip of silk. Go down through the fabric at the top of one of the dots. Go down through the fabric at the top of an adjacent dot and back up through the center.