DIY Hand Embroidered Cards
DIY Hand Embroidered Cards are a fast project to stitch and send to someone you are grateful for this Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any occasion! A terrific learn to embroider project.
Servings: 4 cards
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Embroidery Needle with large enough head to thread with the embroidery floss
- Scissors
- Small binder clips (2)
Ingredients
- Card stock paper in colors of your choice
- Card stock paper in white
- Tracing paper (print the pattern on this)
- Copy of the DIY Hand Embroidered Cards Free Pattern
- Embroidery floss in colors of your choice
- Tape
- Glue
Instructions
- Here is a link to that free pattern: DIY Hand Embroidered Cards Free Pattern. Print off a copy of the free pattern on tracing paper and cut it into squares.
- Choose which pattern you would like to make and the color of embroidery floss and card stock paper you would like to use. Cut the card stock into four equal pieces and binder or paper clip the pattern onto the card stock.
- Cut a piece of embroidery floss that is about two feet long and thread your needle. 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. Continue to go up and down through the card making the stitches shown on the pattern.
- When you get to a dot you will make a special stitch called a French knot. Specific instructions in the video and the post.
- Keep stitching till you cover all the pattern with stitches and French knots.
- When you are finished, tear away the tracing paper pattern. Do this very gently, holding the stitches if necessary as you tear the tracing paper.
- Cut a piece of cardstock paper in half “hamburger” style. Then fold the pieces in half again.
- Spread glue on the back side of your embroidered paper. Center this on the front of the card and smooth it down.