Recommended needles: Tapestry needle 16, chenille needle 16, wool darning needle 16
Recommended working length: 25cm

• Filament silk
• woven
  • = real selvedge
  • do not fray so quickly during processing
• more expensive than
  • cut ribbons (knitting material)
  • “Spare” straps made from polyester
    • are difficult to pull through fabrics
    • do not form softly falling shapes
• Ribbons are processed very “sparingly”
  • Flat starting node
  • End thread is only sewn over approx. 1 cm
  • are never stretched over long distances
• Rules for the choice of needles
  • must be easy to thread
  • There must still be room in the eye of the needle
• Needle is twisted through the fabric, not pulled
  • as soon as the eye comes out of the fabric
    • Hold the eyelet and ribbon together
    • Turn carefully and pull at the same time
• Always keep the thread stretched as vertically as possible under/over the fabric.
• Ribbon embroidery should be worked in an embroidery hoop for a good result