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Hanukkah Card Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on December 11, 2017

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

02:00

Description

Add a FSL design to a handmade or purchased card to make the greeting extra special

Project Preview Video

Materials

Hand made or purchased card (the card in the project was created using Hallmark Studio 2017)

9” blue 1/8” ribbon

2- pieces fibrous water-soluble stabilizer to fit hoop

Embroidery thread as stated in color sequence

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ace-points/designs/1/ape0853a_009

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/ct-company/supplies/1/wds

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/brewer-sewing-supplies/supplies/1/isgiftbx35

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

Adding even a small FSL embroidery design to something simple like a card makes the thought even that much more special. For this project, the card was printed using a software program. The FSL embroidery design was stitched, the stabilizer dissolved, the design dried and then tied to the front of the card with a narrow ribbon.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design and color sequence. Either purchase a card with enough space on the front to accommodate the embroidery design, or use computer software to create your own card, which is what was done for the project.

Step 2:

Cut out the paper design. Determine where it will be placed on the card front.

Step 3:

Load the embroidery design on the machine. Stitch the design following the color sequence.

Step 4:

After the design has finished stitching, remove it from the hoop and generally cut away the stabilizer from around the stitching. Follow the manufacturers’ directions for dissolving away the excess stabilizer. Remove only enough stabilizer to dissolve it from the open areas; most of the stabilizer should be left behind the stitching. Lay the design on a doubled paper towel and pat out the excess water.

Step 5:

Lay the design aside to drive—preferably overnight. After the design is completely dry, place it on the front of the card as planned.

Step 6:

Open up the card so the front is facing up. Make a pencil mark where the hang hole aligns on the card front. Using a hole punch and mat, punch out a hole in that position.

Step 7:

Make a second hole underneath and close to the first. Feed the ends of the ribbon through the holes from the back side of the card front. Tie the FSL design to the front of the card with a bow.

Step 8:

Congratulations! A beautiful card to send Hanukkah greetings to family and friends.

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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.

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