Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1911 — Ribbon Flowers. [ARTICLE]

Ribbon Flowers.

Ribbon flowers are both fashionable and beautiful. The rosebud spray is very pretty. Cut bias strips three inches wide of chiffon or any soft satin fabric; satin is the best. Make a fold which will be one and a *>wlf inches wide. Fasten thread and start winding around and around. Keep the fold tight in the center and loose on the outside until you have your rose of the desired sise. For hair wreaths, which are so pretty, attach green rose foliage, which can be bought for a small amount. Forget-me-nots are made by cutting narrow blue ribbon into five inch lengths; make a tight knot in the center of egch length, using a little yellow for center. Blther of these flowers are very pretty m children's hatp. "