Easy Ribbon Embroidery Design Stitches

Ribbon embroidery was introduced in the 18th-century to beautify royal ball gowns. Delicate and beautiful  silk ribbon embroidery can turn your simple piece into a rich occasional piece. Ribbon motif is not only for dresses but you can use it to enhance other items such as pillow covers, household linens, jackets, photo frames, bags and purses.

Ribbon embroidery is largely done in floral and leafy motifs. A craft lover who loves traditional art and patterns can easily learn this lovely embroidery. You can create various floral arrangements and design patterns with easy basic stitches.  

Some of the basic simple stitches that you can use in ribbon embroidery are straight stitch, lazy-daisy stitch, stem stitch and French knot stitch. Using these simple stitches only, you can make a large variety of designs and patterns.

lazy-daisy

Straight stitch

French knot

Stem stitch