Jennie shows us how to make this useful little project from a couple of pieces of felt. She suggests using your sewing machine to create a design on the top. This could be a great opportunity for you to try out some of those stitches and/or threads you have always wondered about.
You could just as easily work this by hand with simple embroidery stitches and therefore one for the younger generation too, maybe chain stitch and running stitch.
Valerie still has one she made as a child with chain stitch as the decoration and was much cherished by her mother.
Also a great fundraising idea as it is quick and easy!
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In this video workshop Valerie talks you through the satinstitch method of applique for this traditional shape. It is assumed that this is fused applique but if you have no fusing medium, which will help with the fraying, tacked into place will work just as well. Again this method assumes raw edg...
Machine applique is really very easy and a particular favourite with Valerie. Every sewing machine has a zig-zag stitch on it, no matter how old it is, and Valerie gives some helpful advice on how to use this to achieve a great satin stitch.
Here are some of the things Valerie talks about:
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This idea for a textured strip comes from the Victorian era when they used it to fold ribbon. You can of course still do this today.
The textured strip can be used for a wide range of embellishments from a choker, to Home Dec ideas like trimming a lampshade. You can also use it for dress straps o...
