Creating & Sewing with Renaissance Ribbons

From Allison Aller, designer: "I have begun doing a series of "Home Portraits", integrating photos printed onto fabric with embroidery and embellishment.  "Barbara's Door", 13" X 18", was a gift for my friend Barbara Curiel, an English professor at Humboldt State University.  The quilt arrived at her home right after she and her husband Michael returned from their honeymoon! I had asked her for a quotation to embroider on the piece, and she sent me this, from Emily Dickenson: "Where thou art, that is home."  Isn't that lovely? The Renaissance Ribbons trims serve not only as a border, but also...

Contemporary Folk Art Designer Sue Spargo designed a new collection of woven ribbons for Renaissance Ribbons. On these photos you can see how simple it can be to sew them onto fun fabrics to create a great looking tote bag! Give it a try... For Sue's ribbons retail check her site: Sue Spargo Folk Art Quilts

Belts are fun to make. They're fast and easy, and use just a tiny bit of fabric or, in this case, just a few yards of ribbon! This particular project is double the fun because the belt is reversible. We show you two different ways to stitch and turn so the belt ends are finished and the side seams super flat. Try one for your own wardrobe, as a gift for any occasion, or as an item to make and sell. Sew 4 Home Sew 4 Home selected 2 Best sellers from Renaissance Ribbons: Kaffe Fassett's green Plink (KF-01/38mm col...

From Laura Foster Nicholson "We have had a runaway best seller with the Suzani Flower design.  Not only have I done it in ribbon, but I have also had 2 doormats produced by Crate & Barrel spring & fall last year with those big, happy flowers.  Now I am glad to announce that we have brought Suzani Flower out with a modified, lighter palette for spring.My partner Edith Minne at Renaissance Ribbons, who is charmingly French, suggested this palette as more South of France in inspiration an a softer, yellow gold ground. This ribbon LFNT-114 col 3 is available in...

TNNA Winter Show (The National Needlearts Association) Booth 1815 January 8th -10 -  Saturday to Monday - Long Beach Convention Center, California The National NeedleArts Show is a dreamland for all of us, fibers and needlework lovers! To learn  more about the show, click on TNNA The statistics show a growing interest in this wonderful world! Having  the privilege of now working with great textile designers such as Kaffe Fasset and Laura Foster Nicholson, Renaissance Ribbons want to find new ways to integrate all the beautiful woven Ribbons into every aspect of the Needle Arts. If you have anything to...