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Embroidered Compact Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on April 21, 2015

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

01:00

Description

A simple compact mirror personalized with an embroidered initial makes the perfect gift.

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Materials

Compact Mirror for embroidery (available where embroiderable gift items are sold)

Tearaway stabilizer

Temporary spray adhesive

Embroiderable paper (Kiwi paper was used for the project)

Embroidery thread in choice of color

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/grand-slam-designs/designs/1/zurj

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Grand-Slam-Designs/DesignPack/1/GSD0172

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Small gifts like this compact which is personalized with an embroidered initial will be a welcome gift for a holiday or birthday. Choose from the font suggested, or even use a small design that would fit within the opening. The compact comes apart and has magnets that hold the embroidered paper in place.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the directions before beginning. The paper and compact may be available at your local dealership that sells embroidery supplies, or it may be ordered online by doing an internet search for “embroidery blank, compact mirror” and “embroidery paper”. Embroidery paper comes in many different colors and themes. Choose a paper themed for the receiver’s interest and thread to coordinate with the paper. For this project, the music themed paper was chosen.

Step 2:

Remove the compact from the box and from the case. The mirror opens up and the side opposite the mirror has a removable cover held on with magnets. Remove the cover and remove the inserts. The insert will be used to create the area for embroidery.

Step 3:

Trace around the insert on a plain piece of paper and cut it out. This will be the template for the embroidery.

Step 4:

Quarter-fold the paper template and crease well. Open up the paper and mark the lines that intersect in the middle. The initial will be aligned with this mark at the machine.

Step 5:

Hoop a piece of tearaway stabilizer. Cut a piece of embroidery paper larger than the circle. Spray the back of the embroidery paper with temporary spray adhesive. Center the paper template on top of the hooped paper and lightly draw around the circle with a pencil. Load the chosen initial needed on the machine. Place the hoop on the machine and align the center of the design to the center of the template.

Step 6:

Start the machine and stitch the design.

Step 7:

After the design finishes stitching, carefully un-hoop the paper and remove the tearaway stabilizer.

Step 8:

Use scissors to cut out the circle along the pencil lines. Insert the initial in the proper direction underneath the clear area of the cover.

Step 9:

Replace the filler cardboard that was used to trace the template, or use the cardboard to trace around a photo to insert on the back side of the embroidery. Replace the magnetic cover. The pegs of the magnets align with insets in the cover.

Step 10:

Place the compact into the case provided.

Step 11:

This fast-to-stitch project will be a welcomed gift for any occasion.

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Meet the Author: Ramona Baird

Ramona Baird has been in the embroidery industry for over 23 years. She and her husband owned a commercial and retail embroidery store in Arizona for many years. She is an experienced digitizer having been mentored by award-winners Pat Williams and Lindee Goodall. Ramona is a contributor to “Creative Machine Embroidery” magazine having 5 covers to her credit. Ramona has worked for Wilcom America and served many years as Education Director for the American Sewing Guild. With a degree in fashion design, she is able to design and execute patterns which Pat Williams says are “out of the box” in creativity and application. Ramona likes to challenge the boundaries of embroidery and bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and projects to EmbroideryDesigns.com. She wants embroiderers of all levels to increase their skills and enjoyment in using their embroidery machine for gift-making and personal pleasure.

Embroidered Compact Embroidery Project

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