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I learned this method of making roses out of ribbon as a child, and have been making them ever since. They’re easy, look great and work with different widths of ribbon.
For this demo I used 1 1/2 inch wide grosgrain ribbon.
Cut a length of ribbon approximately 18″ to 24″ long (shorter if you’re using narrower ribbon) Fold it in half and make an “L” shape, like this:
Next, take the half of the ribbon that’s pointing down and fold it over so it’s pointing up.
This is what it looks like from the back:
You need to fold the ribbon on top of itself, alternating ribbon ends. The next step in the photo above would be to fold the top down, and then fold the ribbon from right to left. Always alternate the two pieces of ribbon.
Keep the ribbon pinched together (when you’re getting close to the end it may try and spring up at you!) Fold the ribbon together until you reach the end. Here’s a shot of the ribbon stack, still pinched together:
Pinch the working ends of the ribbon together and release the rest of the ribbon. It should look like this:
Hold the ends together and gently pull one end of the ribbon. Keep the end pinched against the ribbon you’re pulling.
It should gather together into this:
You’ll have one end of ribbon that’s quite short and one will be long. I prefer to stitch a couple of times in the center of the flower to hold everything together. You can also stitch a bead or a charm into the center. I trim the ribbon and put a dab of fray-check on the ends to keep them nice and tidy :-)
Great tut! It took me more time to find my ribbon than to make the little thing. Quick question, how do I make it bigger? Mine came out to about 3/4 inch. If I fold it more? Or wider width ribbon?
bonjour je comprends le debut mais a la fin tout se defait pourriez vous m’expliquer si on touche audebut du ruban plie ou seulement si on tire sur les 2 de la fin merci de votre reponse cordialement
Thanks for the directions…I used to make this for doll clothes but could not remember which way to turn the ribbon. Thanks again for the directions.
i dont understand this it is too confusing i get down to the second to last step and i can t get it to scrunch up into a rose!! plz help me -Natalie
thank you so much. I have made the rose but no one says what to do at the end to keep it from unraveling. Again, thank you so very much
Thank you so much! I learned how to make this rose when I was a teenager. At a Franks Nursery and Craft make it and take it session. I lost the directions and I am so happy to learn how to make them again. It is so easy
Thank you for the tutorial!!!! I’ve been looking for one and have found several but this one was by far the least confusing :)
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