Water lilies are incredibly difficult to photograph but they have a lovely depth that makes them one of the prettiest ribbon straw flowers.
Try making at least one and you’ll see how lovely they really are.
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To make a water lily you will need a flower loom with three rounds and some ribbon straw
Begin by winding around your loom in figure eights on the largest round as shown on the left. |
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Continue winding in figure eights |
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moving over one peg each time |
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until you have gone all the way around. |
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Work all the way around the loom three times. |
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Next wind another shade of the same colour around the middle sized round in smaller figure eights, following the diagrams below |
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Work three layers for this round also.
Stitch the centre using back stitch, then stitch over the top with stem stitch. Trim the ends and hide them in the back. |
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Shaping your finished flower is simple.
Make a circle with the fingers and thumb of one hand and push the flower down into it. |
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Then pinch all the way around the base with your other hand to help it keep the new shape. |
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My finished flower.
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This tutorial is based upon directions from “Magic with Ribbon Straw” by Craft Course Publishers, 1970. Updated text and images are copyright Sarah Bradberry, April 24th 2011. All rights reserved.