SHIBORI RIBBON JEWELRY

I have begun doing my bead embroidery on Shibori Ribbon. It is a silk ribbon about 4" wide that is pleated down to 1". As the ribbon is unfolded, it creates these beautiful hills and valleys of silk ribbon. It is also hand dyed in many beautiful colors. It may have as many as 4 or 5 colors within 1 ribbon. When beading with this ribbon, it tells me where to place the beads in the  many folds produced by manipulating it to fit the base I am working with. Here are some of the pieces I have made with it.

And here are the bracelets

Here are some beautiful pieces that I have found on an Etsy by some very talented artists.

The following pieces combine Soutache embroidery with the Shibori Ribbon creating beautiful works of art.My dream is to be able to create something as beautiful as this.