Yuuko Ichihara - Green Dress #3

cut the wider grosgrain ribbon and marked the points

folded the ribbon in half and sewed the marked point

trimmed the excess and added a drop of fray check to the point

folded the ribbon over, with tiny running stitches joined the sides
and embroidered the red line with a chain stitch

Yeah, I couldn't resist and bought the ribbon. I decided to go for orange grosgrain ribbon, in two widths: 4cm and 2,4cm. I opted for grosgrain because I like the sheen, and it doesn't look cheap. And I also bought red tassel yarn. I roughly measured the ribbon sizes, comparing to the artwork and cut the wider ribbon in 2 27cm long pieces, plus 2 47cm long pieces, which will be folded in half. At one of the ends of each ribbon, I marked the points at a 45º angle. Folded the ribbons in half and cerefully sewed both points. I trimmed the excess, at about 4mm sewing allowance, trimmed the point close to the stitches and put a drop of fray check on each point. I turned the 4 ribbons over, ironed the points neatly, and, with tiny running stitches, sewed both halves together. The result is a sturdier and neater ribbon, with the right shape. With the ribbons ready, I marked the red line about 1cm from the border - it could also be black, but red is one of the highlight colours in the artwork, in very small amounts, I thought red would look nice. Using dark red embroidery thread I already had, I neatly embroidered the lines with small chain stitches, that will later match the tambour embroidery on the dress.

+ I love the feel and look of the grosgrain, and I already had the embroidery thread.
- Getting orange grosgrain ribbon spools wasn't the easiest task, I had to go to more than one store to look for it.

THE CUNNING PLAN
Finish one ribbon first, complete with the bead and tassel, and then go for the other three.

[written in 28.11.2020]