How to Make a Rick Rack Flowers

Create your own masterpiece with flowers. Simply glue or sew to a canvas, pillow, placemat or garment.
Helpful Hints:
- Yardage is for one flower or leaf unless otherwise indicated.
- Count points on one side of Rick-Rack only where a number is indicated for each flower.
- Use matching heavy thread for gathering.
- Instructions are for hand stitching flowers in place. They may be glued on craft items or when indicated.
- Vary flower sizes by size of Rick Rack, length of trim, and lightness of gathering thread.
- Create shading by using two or more colors. Vary colors where suitable.
- For flower centers use gathered Rick-Rack ball fringe, button or jewel.
DAISY
You'll need for outer petals:
1/3 yd. Wrights® White Jumbo Rick Rack
You'll need for center:
6" length of Wrights® Canary Baby Rick Rack
To make outer petals:
| 1. Use Jumbo Rick Rack. Stitch in and out each point along upper edge, building points on needle. | ![]() |
| 2. Draw thread snugly and seam raw ends on wrong side of flower. | ![]() |
| 3. Cut away excess stem allowance. | |
| 4. Stitch through each folded point around inner circle on wrong side. | ![]() |
| 5. Space petals evenly and end off. | |
| 6. Turn to right side. |
BABY MUM
You'll need:
1/3 yd. Wrights® Yellow Rick Rack
1/3 yd. Wrights® Orange Rick Rack
To Make:
| 1. Interlock Yellow and Orange Rick Rack by hooking "Vs" together. | ![]() |
| 2. Stitch in one point and cut the one next point along one edge. | ![]() |
| 3. Draw thread snugly. Coil and tack through center. | ![]() |
FULL BLOOM ROSE
You'll need:
1 yd. Wrights® Jumbo Rick Rack
To Make:
| 1. Fold Rick Rack to half length. | ![]() |
| 2. Interlock by hooking "Vs" together. | ![]() |
| 3. Pin to mark half the length. Fold raw end in and roll on itself up to pin. Remove pin. | |
| 4. Tack end and underside to hold shape; do not end off. | ![]() |
| 5. With same thread, stitch in one point and out the next point along lower edge Rick Rack. | |
| 6. Coil gathered points around rose base twice and tack to underside. |
RICK RACK LEAF
You'll need:
"W" shape of Wrights® Jumbo or Regular Rick Rack
To Make:
| 1. Cut a "W" from Rick Rack. | ![]() |
| 2. Fold in half and clip away free points. | ![]() |
| 3. Seam together lower "V" (4 stitches). | ![]() |
| 4. Open; then fold in right end. Take one stitch. | ![]() |
| 5. Fold in left end. Take one stitch on each side and knot thread. | ![]() |
| 6. Turn to right side. | ![]() |
FLOWER CENTERS AND FORGET-ME-NOTS
You'll need:
6" length of Wrights® Baby Rick Rack
To Make:
| 1. There must be an even number of points along upper edge with cut ends in downward direction. Cut away if necessary. | ![]() |
| 2. Stitch in one point and out the next point along upper edge, building all points on needle. | ![]() |
| 3. Pull thread through leaving 3" free at knotted end. | ![]() |
| 4. Tie thread together from both ends to form tight circle. | ![]() |










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