Book Tote Bag Embroidery Project

Gather all your materials and review instructions before beginning. *Basic knowledge of cutting machine and how to prepare vinyl for stencil is needed.

Bring the SVG/Print Art design “READ” into your cutting machine software. Resize design to approx 5.5”x 10” . For silhouette cameo owners/users: if your silhouette machine has not been updated to allow working with an SVG ( cuttable ) file....You can work around this by downloading the print art design as a jpeg or png file. You will find instructions on how to work around to “cut” your design by reviewing step 4 of my Thanksgiving themed wood art/svg project tutorial.

Per your cutting machines instructions: Prepare your adhesive vinyl for cutting. Load your vinyl into your cutting machine. Cut design

Design cut complete. Weed your design for a stencil using the reverse weeding technique. REVERSE WEEDING: REMOVING THE AREA OF THE VINYL THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE LEFT BEHIND. THIS TECHNIQUE IS MAINLY USED WHEN MAKING A STENCIL.

Apply transfer tape to your stencil per manufacturer’s instructions.

If needed iron press your canvas tote bag to remove any wrinkles before applying your stencil.

Remove back adhesive from stencil.

Center position onto tote bag. When you have the stencil centered to your liking finger press to secure. Smooth out the bubbles from around the lettering/design to help avoid paint seepage from going under the stencil.

Place the 12” x 12” cardstock into your bag. ( This helps the paint from not seeping through to the other side)

Let’s get ready to paint!

Using your dabber(s). Paint the open areas of your stencil using your paint colors of choice. When you have painted all the open areas allow to dry approximately 10 – 15 minutes before removing stencil.

When dry, slowly remove the stencil slowly. If there are any pieces of vinyl adhered to your bag, remove with your tool pick.

Congrats! Your Book Tote Bag is now complete!