tutorial - embroidered rings , part 1

 

Embroidery ring tutorial

 

Part 1 – gather your supplies

 

Part 2 – makingthe base

 

Part 3 –partitioning and marking segments

 

Part 4 –stitching

 

 part 5 - designs

 

 

Yubinukis are Japanese thimble rings.  Traditionally made from leather (if intended as a ‘working’ thimble), or silk for decorative purpose.  However, you don’t need expensive materials to make one. Gather a few basic sewing supplies and a pretty embroidery floss and let’s start!

Supplies, short list

1.       Mold

2.       Glossy paper

3.       Knitting yarn

4.       Simple white paper

5.       A strip of fabric

6.       Embroidery thread

7.       Basic sewing  toolbox: Scissors, sewing and embroidery needles, pins, pencil

8.       Scotch tape.

Supplies, the long version

1.       Mold – you need a cylinder, or a tube roughly the same width as your finger, or a little wider. I’m using a lip balm tube. It’s a little on the big size, but the rings are big and bulky, and aren’t likely to fall.   Sharpie markers, lipsticks, have a look around the house and find something (roll a newspaper inside your wedding ring if nothing else works).

2.       Glossy paper for the base - I’m using a TV magazine cover. As a thumb rule, it’s better to use more rounds of lighter paper, then less rounds of heavy/thick paper.  We want our ring to keep some flexibility, while not allowing it to fold.  You may have to experiment a little before you find the paper that works for you.

3.       Knitting yarn – the simplest leftover you have, as long as it’s not furry/fuzzy/hairy.  Color isn’t important – we will be stitching over it.   You don’t need a lot – if it’s long enough to go around your finger 20 times – it’s plenty.

4.       Simple white printer paper. We will use a thin strip of this paper to mark the partition around the ring.

5.       A strip of Fabric – try matching the color of the fabric to one of the colors of your embroidery threads (this will make mistakes/faults less pronounced).  Quilting cotton is great. Linen will do as long as it’s lightweight.  Any bias leftovers will do.

6.       Embroidery thread – traditionally Japanese silk , but we’re going modern – any leftover embroidery thread in your sewing box can do – from 1 strand of cross stitch thread, to number 5 hardanger thread . The result, of course will change accordingly.   Multicolor threads are my favorites (too lazy to change color often).

Metallic threads can add an interesting twist.

 

 

next part - making the base .