Prize rosettes

[Sokmonsta]

Someone please tell me there is an easy way to make rosettes. I have a load of ribbon but every which way I try, they are not looking good and I need 20 for the end of this week.

Is it going to be easier to make them out of craft card or will they look rubbish? They're for 5-7 year olds.

[TheWoollybacksWife]

Would this YouTube video help? It looks fairly straightforward. I find that working with ribbon usually requires me to have at least six pairs of hands

[yeghoulsandlittledevils]

If you make discs of card, staple the ribbon to it in neat pleats. You can make just one round, or if you have either wider ribbon or a larger disc you might be able to make another round behind the first. Then, have a smarter disks of card with what the award is for written on it to put on the front and the back, fix in place with double sided tape.

[LoveSewingBee]

As yeg explained an easy way is to staple the ribbon in neat pleats on a cardboard disc. Also attach two or three longer ribbons. Cover another slightly larger cardboard disc in matching or contrasting fabric and superglue to first disc.

I make rozettes by sewing each pleat which I then sew to a fabric covered disc.

It is do-able, best to start asap and simply keep trying - the key is trying to get the pleats of very similar size. Once you've got the hang of that then you are almost there. Still, 20 rozettes will take a bit of time ...

[Sokmonsta]

Thank you lovely ladies. I enlisted the hands of dh to crack on with them so almost done! I am finding a much easier way next time. My craft perfectionism has truly gotten in the way of this project.