The flower theme in needlework is practicallyinexhaustible. Of what not only artificial flowers are not made! From paper and fabric, leather and felt, made of plastic and beads! Flowers sew, knit, mold, cut, glue and paint! In short, floral motifs are an excuse for manifesting fantasy and realizing the creative intentions of any master. And if you are still just a beginner needlewoman and have not mastered any complicated craftsmanship yet and have not got your hand in a certain needlework technique, then try to use ready-made material and uncomplicated equipment. Namely, we suggest you make flowers with your own hands from ribbons. Such flowers will be an excellent addition to clothing or a bag, a hair ornament or a base for a brooch. Shall we try? 
Lush flower from satin ribbon
A great decoration for the holiday party! To make such a magnificent flower we will need:
- three meters of satin ribbon,
- thread in the tone of the tape,
- sewing needle,
- piece of felt or felt.
To begin with, we improve the tape. We take it and stretch it from one long side, so that this edge of the ribbon becomes wavy. To do this, simply pull the longitudinal threads of this edge and cut off what is stretched from the tape. Now from this side, make two creases and sew them. Next, we begin to fold the tape with a spiral (in a circle) forming a flower. Please note that the undulating edge of the tape should be on the outside of the flower! The place of twisting is fastened by threads in the course of work, and the remaining edge of the tape is turned under the flower and sewed. From the felt we cut out a circle and paste or sew on it our magnificent flower. That's how you can easily make a magnificent flower with your own hands, which will decorate both a hairpin and a bag, and even act as a brooch. 
Flower from a nylon tape
Remember, what bows woven into pigtails Sovietschoolgirls? Today it is problematic to purchase nylon ribbons, but it is possible. And if at your home such semi-transparent ribbons have been preserved or if you bought them on the occasion, then try making your own hands an original flower from a nylon ribbon. For its manufacture we will need:
- meter wide nylon tape,
- sewing pins,
- scissors,
- needle with thread.
First, we add a pentagon from the tape. We put it on the table, unfolding it with its long edge to itself. We retreat from the short edge of centimeters fifteen and wrap the tape at a right angle upward from ourselves. We break the fold with a pin and again turn the tape long edge to itself. Again, measure fifteen centimeters (by eye) and again wrap the tape at a right angle. Repeat this operation five times and get a pentagonal shape. If there is an extra tail of the tape, cut it. Now, on the outer edge of the pentagon, we make a notation with short stitches. Without removing the thread from the tape and not cutting it, tighten the notch and take out the pins. In this case, the inner edge of the pentagon will straighten and become the outer edge of the flower, and the tightened edge will turn to the underside of the flower. Similarly, we add a pentagon for the second tier, only now do the sides of the pentagon two times shorter. We stack the tiers of the flower and sew them. Straighten the petals. By the way, such flowers can be made from a narrow kapron tape or even from a narrow strip of organza or any other light fabric (chiffon, tulle).
Dahlia
Flowers from kapron ribbons will be beautifulan alternative to elegant bows and decorate a school girl's hair. In addition, flowers made in this way can become an original decor for curtains. To make such a dahlia yourself, prepare:
- a wide kapron tape (4 meters),
- Needle and thread (in color ribbon),
- ruler and pencil.
These flowers are made easy enough, but lookwhile it's just gorgeous. First you need to make a markup on the tape in the form of a zigzag with a step of eight centimeters. Thus, on the tape, triangles with an eight-centimeter base on the edges of the tape are drawn. The drawn broken line is sewn with short stitches with one long thread and we tighten it as much as possible. Now we twist the tape into a spiral (caterpillar), twisting its tightened edge, and fix the thread. Twist the base.
Chamomile
Such cute and simple flowers can be made fromany ribbons. Suitable for camomiles and nylon, and satin ribbons. But their width should not be less than four centimeters. Although, from the narrow ribbons you will get just small flowers. So, to make such chamomiles, we prepare:
- ribbons of any color,
- buttons for the middle of flowers,
- scissors,
- a needle and a thread.
We cut the ribbons into pieces twenty-five (thirtycentimeters) long. Fold the tape on the share. In this case, the width of the bottom should be a millimeter two more than the top. Folded tape stitched in short stitches, laying the seam along the edge of the fold, and the most tighten the thread, forming a flower. The thread is fixed, and in the middle of the flower we sew the button. If you make very small flowers, then instead of buttons you can use beads or rhinestones, which, by the way, can not only be sewn, but also glued. By the way, such ribbon flowers made by own hands will become an excellent decor not only for clothes, but can be used in scrapbooking or card-making. 
Flower in Kansas technique
In the technique of tsumami, Kanzas are made to forgivechic flowers. Most often for such flowers use satin ribbons, but you can make flowers from nylon ribbons or from flaps of organza, silk or chiffon. For a flower we will need:
- any ribbon,
- candle,
- needle with thread;
- scissors;
- beads or rhinestones.
So, take any wide tape and cut it intosquare flaps, and the circumcised edges are fired over the flame. Fold the square diagonally and hold the right angle of the resulting triangle with your finger. Now one sharp corner is wrapped and pressed to the right corner, and then we also wrap the second corner. Then we squeeze the folded corners with our fingers and fuse them over the flame so that they are glued together. As a result, we get one petal of our future flower. We make five-seven petals and collect them on a string, strung melted edges on the needle. You can make a flower with one tier of petals, with two or even three - that's how you like it. The middle of the flower is decorated with beads, rhinestones, beads. You can make such different flowers from ribbons with your own hands. Try it, fantasize, go for it! You will definitely succeed. Good luck! We advise you to read:
