| How to Make Silk, Satin or Ribbon Roses Dec 2nd 2012, 14:00 Silk roses are great for decorating, enhancing clothing on special occasions, and making craft projects. This tutorial will teach you how to make your own roses out of ribbon, satin, or silk. (In fact, any long piece of fabric at all will work - even shoelaces.) Once you get the hang of it, you will be able to make roses in 30 seconds or less! - Choose a material color. Reds and pinks are traditional rose colors, but you might want to make a yellow, white, or even a black rose for a different effect.
- Cut the strip to about 8in (20cm) long (optional). If it is shorter, it is harder to work with, and if it is longer, there will be far more ribbon than is required for a rose. Note that since you will cut the ribbon again when the rose is complete, you can skip this step to avoid wasting lengths of ribbon.
- Fold the ribbon over itself at the halfway mark to form a corner.
- Fold the bottom strand of ribbon over the central folds. The other strand of ribbon will now be on the bottom.
- Continue folding each bottom strand over the central folds until you have a stack of squares. Alternate folds until the stack is of considerable thickness or you've almost run out of ribbon.
- Pinch the two lose ribbon ends together between your thumb and index finger. Don't worry about letting go of the stack of squares; because they're folded together, they will simply stretch out into an accordion.
- Grab one of the loose ends of ribbon and slowly pull it out of the folded accordion. Be sure to keep the other end stationary as you pull. This will bunch the folds of the accordion more closely together, making a little knot of petals. Pull until the rose is the size and shape you desire, but note that if you pull too far, the folds will pop right out and the rose will be undone.
- Gently tie a knot in the back of the rose and cut the excess ribbon. It might help to flip the rose over and press the ribbon down with one finger while you tie the knot. Again, do not pull the strands too hard or you will undo the petal folds.
- The stiffer the fabric, the more pointed the petals look in the end.
- The wider the ribbon, the bigger the rose. The narrower the ribbon, the smaller the rose.
- To finish off the rose, you can attach a thin wire and wrap the two ends of the ribbon (and wire stem if you choose) with floral tape. This will give a finished look. Just be sure that the stem is proportional to the rose size, or it may look funny.
Edit Things You'll Need - Ribbon or other long piece of cloth
- Floral tape (optional)
- Wire for stem (optional)
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