For those of you who have used this stitch before will know how EASY and VERSATILE this stitch can be. When working Lazy Daisy Stitch in ribbon it is known as Detached Chain.
Firstly the Lazy Daisy in Thread:
The length of the petal is determined by the distance the needle is taken through.
Loop the thread around the needle and pull it through.
You now have a link, forming your first petal.
Take the needle through to the back, just below the loop. This anchors the petal down.
For the next step come back up close to the first and repeat. Loop the thread around the needle and pull it through.
Continue in this manner till you have a full circle and completed flower.
The thread is brought through from the back of the material and re-inserted as close to this point as possible ( Without catching the needle through the thread ).
Detached Chain in Silk Ribbon
Detached Chain Stitch is done in much the same way.
It is best if you only use between 2 and 4 mm ribbons in this stitch.
The wider ones are not suitable to shape the petals, unless you require
a full flower where the petals are prominent.
The material may be held in an Embroidery Hoop or free in the hand.
If using a hoop the stitching will be in stabbing up and down manner.
It is too difficult to take the needle across. Your fingers will soon testify to this.
When using the ribbon I personally prefer the ribbon to be flattened out and smooth.
This gives a fuller petal. Whereas if you leave it with a twist that is what you get in the petal. Take your finger into the loop before pulling it through and straighten out the ribbon. Take it a little slower than if you were working with thread, and you will have more control over the shaping of the petal.
Lazy Daisy Corsage
This is a great project for a beginner with 1 very simple stitch to complete the flowers.
(as you can see from the photo above, the flower will take on a denser petal if you take the time to flatten out the ribbon with each stitch).
Stitches Used: Stem Stitch, Lazy Daisy Stitch, Detached Chain Stitch.
Equipment needed: 15 cm Embroidery Hoop
Chenille Needle -No 20
Crewel Needle – No 8
Ribbons : Variegated 3.5 - 4 mm. Ribbon for Daisy
Green 3.5 - 4 mm. Green for Lazy Daisy Leaf
Ribbon for bow
Cottons: Green embroidery thread for stems and fern.
Instructions:
Transfer design onto material of choice with water erasable pen.
This can be done using a light box or placing the pattern and material
up to a window. Allow enough material to be able to insert in the embroidery hoop.
Cut a piece of wadding larger than your hoop and tack this onto the embroidery area.
This is needed to stitch the ends of ribbon down and also helps while embroidering.
It is best that you get into a routine of stitching the ribbon down at the start and
finish immediately, if not it is too easy to snag while you are working and all your
good work can be wasted.
Using only 1 strand of the green cotton embroider the stems and fern in stem stitch.
Also lazy daisy stitch for the leaves of the ferns.
It is important when cutting the ribbon do not leave the lengths any longer than 30 cm.
I prefer to cut between 22 – 25 cm. Any longer and the ribbon will fray towards the end.
With the variegated ribbon work the 3 daisy's in detached chain stitch
( this is the name given to lazy daisy stitch in ribbon embroidery ).
Add the beads to the centre of the flowers using the bead needle and matching thread. Also using this ribbon work the buds in detached chain stitch.
Use green ribbon to do the leaves. A ( Y ) stitch in cotton is placed under the daisy bud and then a stem stitch following through the stem.
Finish off by taking the ribbon through from the front and back out again and tying in a bow.
Full length of this 8.5 cms. Width is 5 cms.
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