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The dots are worked in padded satin stitch in white using one strand of floss, and outlined in watermelon red in stem stitch, using two strands of floss. Feel free to refer to my previous article on embroidering your own handwriting, if you’re stitching text. There all kinds of stitch options that work well with lettering, and you can get really creative by mixing up your embroidery stitches on your lettering. Just remember that you want the finished bookmark to be readable, so don’t crowd things too much.
If you’re using a fusible interfacing other than Mistyfuse, it should be the lightest possible fusible interfacing you can find. Follow the manufacturers instructions to bond the two pieces of fabric together. Bookmarks make fantastic gifts for the readers in your life. If you have a birthday celebration looming on the horizon or a graduation gig right around the corner, you can whip up an embroidered bookmark in no time flat and head to the party prepared, with a perfect little gift. The final step in making your own hand-embroidered bookmark is to trim away the excess fabric right around the whole bookmark.
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Now we’ll look at how to make a bookmark that features embroidered handwriting, whether it’s an inspirational quote, a name or just a short message for your favorite reader. I used regular DMC stranded embroidery floss in two colors, and I opted for a frame rather than a hoop, though both will work just fine. Setting up the bookmark This bookmark is finished using a sewing machine, so you will need one of those to hand, however, never fear if you do not have one but you’re already a dab hand at sewing then you can do so by hand. The lovely thing about this bookmark is there are no set colours, you can use any colour you like for the fabric and likewise for the thread, meaning you could make a few (birthday present stash anyone?). If you have any questions about making this bookmark, add them to the comments below and I’ll be happy to answer them. If you have any of your own tips to share about making hand-embroidered bookmarks, feel free to chime in below, too! Measure an averaged or smaller-sized book, double it and add an extra 1-1 1/2 inch for sewing. I used 3.5 inches sized book, so I’ve cut 3.5″ x2 + 1 1/2″ = 8 1/2 inch elastic.
This is another nice thing about working on linen. If your design is perfectly squared up – if you were careful in the set-up and drew your design line along the fabric grain – you can use the weave of the fabric to help place your stitches. Just follow the line formed by the weave of the fabric to judge the length of each stitch. Felt crafts are cheap, durable, and effortless to make. Felt is versatile; you can make so much more than kids crafts. Bring the needle with the new thread up inside the last buttonhole stitch, and continue buttonholing, working the first stitch over that tiny anchor stitch. You’ll cover it right up and the join will be invisible.This is one reason why I just love to use linen! Because of its easily visible straight weave, you can mark out straight lines on the fabric by simply holding your pencil at a low angle on the fabric and pulling right along the weave of the fabric. Your pencil will follow the little groove between the fabric threads, and you’ll end up with an outline that is perfectly squared up with the grain of the fabric. If you want to whip the edge of the buttonhole stitch with a contrasting color, thread up two or three strands of floss (in this case, I used two strands of white floss) into a tapestry needle, and whip the outside twisted edge of the buttonhole stitching, by passing underneath each buttonhole stitch from the same direction, all the way around the bookmark. Have you ever wondered what to do with those small scraps of fabric left over from larger embroidery and sewing projects? One way to use them up is to make bookmarks! A light box or a sunny window will help, if you’re tracing the design. If you’re confident in your drawing or writing skills or you want a design that looks spontaneous, you can draw the design right onto the fabric if you want. In this case, I just wrote my words onto the fabric and drew a couple dots at each end.
For the edge treatment, I worked a buttonhole stitch all around the outside of the bookmark, using three strands of watermelon red floss. Then I whipped the buttonhole stitch with two strands of white floss. If you run out of embroidery floss while you’re making your way around the bookmark, never fear! Changing to a new thread is easy! try decorative elastic bands (I didn’t have one at the time, but these printed elastics look so much fun), Here’s the whipped edge of the buttonhole stitch, which mimics the striped effect on the lettering. Trim the edgeIn this post, I will show you how to make an easy and beautiful felt bookmark. You can finish this project in a couple of hours (if you are a beginner) or faster if you’re a skillful crafter. The twist of the buttonhole stitch is right on the design line, and the stitches are about 1/8″ long. First, you need to end the old thread. To do this, just take a tiny stitch right over the last buttonhole stitch, to anchor it. With a few supplies and some free time, you can make a unique bookmark. You can either keep it to yourself or give it as a gift for a loved one, perfect for Mother’s day, teacher appreciation gift, and for book lovers. What inspired this felt embroidered bookmark
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