With the festive season upon us, some of you may be looking at stitching ornaments. Here are some finishing techniques to help you out. Don’t forget the Pharoah’s Hound and Pharoah’s Pet almost-giveaway at OzStitch; use promo code PET for 50% off. Also have a look at the Late November Sales post as it is changing regularly.
I will freely admit that ornament finishing is not my forte. In fact I have a number of ornaments stitched but have never made them into ornaments. If you are like me, this post is for you. I present some specialists in the field; decide which type of ornament you want to make and follow the link for highly detailed directions and step-by-step images.
Many thanks to Hannah of Totally in Stitches, Les Broderies de Yayie, Meari of Meari’s Musings, Nicki of PlushCat, Tracy Horner of Ink Circles, Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher and the staff of The Floss Box for sharing their expertise with the rest of us.
Bottle Cap Ornaments
Directions via The Floss Box.
Cube
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
Felt Mounted Ornament
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
Flat Fold
Directions via Meari of Meari’s Musings.
Flat Ornament
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
Floss Tag
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
Heart-shaped Ornament
Directions via Les Broderies de Yayie.
Humbug
Directions via Nikki of PlushCat.
Mounted Flat Ornament
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
No Sew Cube
Directions via Hannah of Totally in Stitches.
Ornament Cording and Hanger
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
Pillow Ornament
Directions via The Floss Box.
Self-backing Diamond Ornament
Directions via Tracy Horner of Ink Circles.
Special Shaped Ornament
Directions via Vonna Pfeiffer of The Twisted Stitcher.
Square or Rectangular Ornament
Directions via Tracy Horner of Ink Circles.
Discussion
So we’ve reached the end of yet another week of Cross Stitch Review, it feels like I started yesterday and like I’ve written forever. Now that we have ticked along a while, I’d like to ask you a question: What one change could I make to keep you reading this blog.
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Last Updated: 28 November 2014
