When you have pulled the needle and thread all the way through it will make a nice knot on top of the card, right on top of the dot. ![]() Point the needle back down into the dot and poke it through.Ĭarefully pull the needle to the back of the card (still holding onto the floss on top of the card with the other hand). ![]() As your needle is coming up and facing you, wrap the floss around the needle three times (holding the floss in the other hand).Ĭontinue to hold onto the floss, keeping a gentle pressure so that the floss stays wound around the needle. Ready to learn how? This is a fun one.īring your needle up through the dot. When you get to a dot you will make a special stitch called a French knot. I often run the thread through my fingers as I pull on the needle with the other hand to keep the floss straight.Ĭontinue to go up and down through the card making the stitches shown on the pattern. Don’t pull hard and make the knot tight and impossible to get out. If you notice a knot starting to form, stop and work it out. Tip: Pull embroidery floss through the paper slowly and carefully because it gets knotted easily. Come through the paper and pattern there and you will get it right every time! Boom. When you look from the back, you will be able to see that little hole. Here is the secret! Poke a little hole from the front of the card where you want to make the stitch. It is kind of hard to know where to poke the needle through from the back of the card. So, instead of tying a knot in the floss, tape the end of it to the back of the cardstock when you pull the first stitch through. We want this project to be as flat as possible, so it glues onto the card easily. If you watch closely, you will see me poke my finger and keep rubbing it through the video! Dangers of the occupation! Ha! Tape the end to the back Cut your embroidery flossĬut a piece of embroidery floss that is about two feet long and thread your needle. Tip: I used 2 small binder clips, but the floss kept getting caught on it so maybe regular paper clips would work better. Embroidery on CardĬut the card stock into four equal pieces and paper clip the pattern onto the card stock. It would look nice to use more than one color on the mountain scene don’t you think? I will demonstrate the snowflake in the video. I chose blue paper for the snowflake and white embroidery floss. I recommend that you print the pattern on tracing paper, so it is easier to tear away when you are done.Ĭhoose which pattern you would like to make and the color of embroidery floss and card stock paper you would like to use. Print off a copy of the free pattern and cut it into squares. Here is a link to that free pattern: DIY Hand Embroidered Cards Free Pattern. Wouldn’t that be cute tied with a ribbon and tucked into a stocking? Embroidery Card Designs It would also make a wonderful gift to give if you stitched a set of all four. I was thinking that then you could choose one to make and send any time of the year. ![]() I’ve made a Free Pattern for embroidering four different cards- one for each season of the year. Free Pattern for DIY Hand Embroidered Cards It is also a terrific learn to embroider project. It was the inspiration for this post.ĭIY Hand Embroidered Cards are a fast project to stitch and send to someone you are grateful for this Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any occasion. I ran across DIY Hand Embroidered Cards one of my girls stitched years ago when going through some mementos. Jump to Tutorial Memories of DIY Hand Embroidered Cards
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