Ribbon roses

Some time ago I wanted to make some fabric roses as a fun small present, but the only instructions I could find were somewhat fuzzy on the details. This is obviously not rocket science, but I thought I just might as well share some tips! This is my first instructable, so let me know what you think...

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Step 1: Tools and materials

This is what you'll need:

piece of ribbon, about 30 cm
needle and thread
piece of steel/copper wire, about 20-25 cm

I used a fairly thick wire, because that's what I had lying around. The rose is not that heavy, but you do want the stem to have at least some thickness, so I wouldn't use too small a gauge.

Green florist's tape.

This is some kind of rubbery stretchy green tape, you can probably get it at any florist. You need about 30 cm per rose.

gluegun+glue
scissors
somewhere to work where you can spill glue

The only things I bought for the roses were the florist's tape and the ribbon. I can't remember exact prices, but I think it came out to about one or two euro per rose, so not that expensive.

sabu.dawdy says: Feb 9, 2011. 8:02 AM

my version didn went so well:(

pct4ever says: Mar 6, 2008. 7:23 PM

I just made some, they are great! I just have to figure out how not to get burned by the glue, but it is still okay! thank you so much.

aphrael (author) in reply to pct4everMar 7, 2008. 1:57 PM

yea, the glue sux :P but the surprised and happy face when you give these to someone makes up for it :).. cool that you made some!!!

w00ty32 in reply to aphraelMar 9, 2008. 5:20 PM

you could put those rubber fingertip things that you use for sowing on when you spead the glue....

(oh, and how do you make the link write something else..)
http://www.fingergloves.com/ <<<These!

xwx in reply to w00ty32May 3, 2009. 8:33 PM

When I use a Hot Glue Gun I wet my fingers with spit to make it not hurt AND the glue not stick to me :D

Short One says: May 3, 2009. 7:25 PM

NEETO! This looks great! I hope mine come out as nice as yours did!

caphouse says: Apr 12, 2009. 12:07 PM

how i can see the large image?

aphrael (author) in reply to caphouseApr 13, 2009. 11:13 AM

Click on the thumbnail to see it as large as the main image on the page. If you want to see the image even larger, you can click on the small "i" in the top left corner, that takes you to a page with a link to the original image. hope that helps? :)

raeraethejetplane says: Sep 14, 2008. 6:28 PM

You can seal the edges of the ribbon with a lighter, passing it over the edge once or twice. Or you can dab clear glue or nail polish on both sides.

knitter91 says: Mar 2, 2008. 6:49 PM

the ribbon roses are REALLY COOL!!! as far as the fraying edges go, try burning them. I've tried it many times with the edges of ribbon for pointe shoes:)

aphrael (author) in reply to knitter91Mar 4, 2008. 10:48 AM

tanx for the tip, i'll try that next time i'll make some :D