Folding Ribbon Roses

Have you seen the beautiful ribbon roses that everyone has been using and want to know how they are made?  Well you have come to the right place!!  This tutorial is all about folding ribbon roses.

What you will need….

24 inches of satin ribbon atleast 1 inch thick

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Folding Ribbon Roses

To get started you are going to hold about 1 inch of ribbon in your left hand.  With your ribbon laying on your right side.  With your right hand your are going to twist your ribbon twice and pinch the ribbon between your thumb and index finger.

Next with your right hand fold your ribbon back, away from you, and tuck the top seam of  your ribbon between your index finger and the twisted ribbon.

Once you have done that you are going to rotate the ribbon in your left hand to the right two times.  Place a small amount of glue in the crease.

Next we are going to start folding ribbon roses.  While pinching the bud of your rose in your left hand take the ribbon in your right hand and fold the top seam back and away from you.

Pinch the ribbon that you folded back between your index finger and thumb then give it a small half turn.  Repeat the above step once more then place a small amount of glue in the crease that is facing you.

You will continue the same folding technique once more time and glue in place.  Now you will move your ribbon, that has been pinched between your finger and thumb, and place it so it is laying flat in your hand with the tail of your ribbon going between your index finger and middle finger.

With your ribbon paces in between your fingers it will be easier to hold your flower in place as you continue to fold, turn and glue your flower.  You will continue folding your top seam of your ribbon back, and bring it around to meet with the bottom of your rose.  Pinch the ribbon that you have folded and the rose between your index finger and thumb of your right hand.  Give the rose a half turn and place it back in your hand.  You are going to place a small dab of glue between the rose and the last fold.

Continue folding the ribbon rose and glueing it until you come to the end of your ribbon.  Once you make your last fold, you will glue the end of your ribbon under your rose.  Trim the extra tail and glue it down so that the underside of your rose is flat.

This may take a little practice but the more you try it the better you will get at it.  Before you know it you will be folding ribbon roses for all of your projects.