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FSL Spider Web Candy Cups Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on September 19, 2016

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

00:45

Description

These FSL Spider Web Candy Cups are sure to delight family and friends, young and old. Make them for co-workers, trick-or-treaters, neighbors, family and friends!

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Materials

For each cup:

2 layers of fibrous water soluble stabilizer to fit hoop

Embroidery thread

Optional: bobbin thread to match top thread color

Rubber Bands

Muffin tin (s) - standard size

Binder clips

Wrapped candy

Optional: cling-type food grade plastic wrap

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Ramona-Baird/1/FSLCC

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

This FSL Spider Web Candy Cup stitches in one pass in about 45 minutes. Additional time is needed for forming and letting the candy cups dry (preferably overnight).

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design and color sequence. As you can see from the photo, the design can be stitched in any color including a blendable thread and a glow-in-the-dark thread! Have fun stitching them out in lots of colors.

Step 2:

To stitch each cup hoop two layers of a fibrous water soluble stabilizer. Be sure the bobbin is full. Load the design on the machine.

Step 3:

Place the hoop on the machine and stitch the design. A cross hatch grid sews first and then the satin stitches to form the web. After the design has finished stitching remove the stitching from the hoop and generally trim around the outside of the design.

Step 4:

Get the muffin tins and rubber bands ready. Option: place and form food grade cling wrap on the back of the muffin tin cups if you don’t want the thread/stabilizer to come in direct contact with the back of the muffin tin. Soak the stitching in a bowl of water to remove most, but not all of the stabilizer (follow manufacturers’ directions). Blot the stitching on a towel and center the stitching on the back side of the muffin tin with the wrong side up.

Step 5:

Press the stitching to the back of the muffin tin and secure with a rubber band while also forming the top edge of the stitching around the base of the tin. Several can be done at the same time. While drying, every now and again check to be sure they are drying in the shape you wish and that the rubber band has not slid off. Dry overnight.

Step 6:

Another option is to place a second tin over the first and use binder clips to hold them together. They will not dry completely this way, but it does help to shape them after they have been secured with the rubber bands.

Step 7:

Once the cups are dry, carefully remove the rubber band and slide the cups off.

Step 8:

There are so many fun threads on the market and a perfect one to use for these is ‘glow-in-the-dark thread. Use it just like a regular embroidery thread and use white bobbin thread in the bobbin.

Step 9:

Hold the thread under the light and watch the thread light up in the dark. This is great fun for kids.

Step 10:

A blendable thread is another option. Using this thread gives an interest effect to the background of the design and the satin stitches are formed in various types of stripes.

Step 11:

If using black thread and you don’t have black bobbin thread, before removing the stitching from the hoop, use a large permanent marker to color over the bobbin thread on the back side of the design (only half was done so you can see after rinsing the stabilizer the color remains.)

Step 12:

For gifting, place wrapped candy in the cups; if using loose candy, place food grade plastic wrap inside the cup so the candy does not come into direct contact with the thread and stabilizer (this was not shown for photo purposes only).

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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.

FSL Spider Web Candy Cups Embroidery Project

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