Hermes Ribbon Craft Challenge!

[ValleyO]

shoestrings

Love Love LOVE this idea!

 

[allaboutnice]

someone make a notice board please and post a pic, great thread, need to start feeling creative...

 

[Hermes Junkie]

would love to see photos of these creative ideas!

 

[umamanikam]

cut ribbon into the desired length (maybe about10-15 peieces of ribbon)layer it together and run a machine horizontally on all pieces of ribbon(like a patchwork quilt )and make a pouchette

 

[hermeslady]

I saw a photo (wish I still had it !) someone had braided several lengths of ribbon and made a napkin ring.

 

[naughtymanolo]

cut ribbon into the desired length (maybe about10-15 peieces of ribbon)layer it together and run a machine horizontally on all pieces of ribbon(like a patchwork quilt )and make a pouchette

I think this would work best, if you sewed each piece individually to another piece of silk/fabric. If not a stabilizing fabric (tear away or soluble preferred) as it adds extra weight to the piece when sewing and then once completed is easily removed from the end product. Also i would suggest a satin stitch connecting each piece vertically i.e. long edge to long edge (a very close zig-zag stitch that ultimately looks like one single thick row of stitching) If it was sewn horizontally in straight stitch, gaping would occur no matter how close the stitches were unless that is the desired effect.

The more effecting alternate (for drape and look IMO) would be to weave the ribbon despite the huge loss of graphics (which can only be avoided by using a clear/translucent ribbon in one direction i.e. hermes in vertical translucent organza in horizontal) an then straght stitching the edges down, then a finsiheing technique would be to roll the hem. (hermes style)

 

[orchids]

OOoh... I'd love to make one of those "French bulletin boards" - the ones with the crisscrossed ribbon on a padded board?

What a fantastic idea!

 

[saligator]

Everyone has really great ideas. I can't decide now. Maybe I'll do that sewing thing and make a little makeup case.

 

[shoppingsmycard]

dammit, now i'm going to have to finally make one of those french bulletin boards....you all are terrible! lol...

i wonder if i have enough H ribbon.....it'll be a seriously expensive bulletin board if i have to go buy more H just to get enough ribbon!

 

[saligator]

^^^^ Hey! Now you're talkin'! (maybe I don't have enough either....lol)

 

[Sus]

I've made a french bulletin board before and they are very easy.

 

[hlfinn]

do you put any padding on the canvas but under the fabric?

 

[naughtymanolo]

So guys here it it a DIY Hermes Bracelet. i love it so much I'm thinking of making one that wraps around twice! FYI if you don't know yet I'm a guy hence the hairy arms lol! sorry the photos aren't too great

 

[Kellybag]

LOL naughtymanolo!!! You are going to surprise a few today. ^^

Great bracelet idea...nice pics (who are you kidding)

 

[allaboutnice]

This is so great nm, where did you get the metal fixings from? No shock for me, I deduced you were a chap from a previous posting, lol