Ribbon cockade

I love to read your comments, and will always try to help if someone asks a question. So when a reader got in touch to ask about the hexagonal ribbon cockade which appeared in this post, I dug out some ribbon and tried to remember how it was done. I must admit, this took a while as it's well over three years since I last made one of these! It's actually very simple to do, but with the right ribbon can look very effective. You will need a ribbon which is the same on both sides. First, fold…

Make a Ribbon Cockade: Making a cockade from ribbon or narrow fabric is a fairly easy thing to do once you know how, but I didn’t have any instructions when I figured this whole thing out. I had seen some lovely ribbon ornaments at a Renaissance Faire and wished I had pur…

Colourful ribbon cockades were made by millinery students in the Ribbon Origami 2015 course at Louise Macdonald's Melbourne studio.

by Lauren Reeser Cockades are so cool. They add so much interest and texture to a hat, pinned to a jacket, even tied onto your shoes. So here's how to make them... Materials/Tools: - about 1 yard of wide grosgrain/petersham ribbon - pins - corkboard (or something to pin

Yesterday I was back at Hat Works in Stockport, for my final millinery course of 2015. It’s wonderful to have such a great resource almost ...

Make a Ribbon Cockade: Making a cockade from ribbon or narrow fabric is a fairly easy thing to do once you know how, but I didn’t have any instructions when I figured this whole thing out. I had seen some lovely ribbon ornaments at a Renaissance Faire and wished I had pur…

Make a Ribbon Cockade: Making a cockade from ribbon or narrow fabric is a fairly easy thing to do once you know how, but I didn’t have any instructions when I figured this whole thing out. I had seen some lovely ribbon ornaments at a Renaissance Faire and wished I had pur…

There are quite a few tutorials on the web that explain how to make a cockade. So why am I adding another? For a simple and selfish reason: I figured out a method that works for me, and when I wanted to show some friends I couldn't remember the details anymore, and had to figure it out all over again! Hence, this post is as much for my own reference as perhaps to teach anyone who happens upon it. Anyway! My method is based on a tutorial I found at instructables.com, with tweaks and…

Following on from last week's post , here are my notes on making a pleated ribbon cockade. Any sort of reasonably firm ribbon can be used,...

by Lauren Reeser Cockades are so cool. They add so much interest and texture to a hat, pinned to a jacket, even tied onto your shoes. So here's how to make them... Materials/Tools: - about 1 yard of wide grosgrain/petersham ribbon - pins - corkboard (or something to pin