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FSL Silver Bells Embroidery Project

By Pat Williams on October 29, 2024

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

00:35

Description

Simple to stitch lovely FSL Bells are such versatile little projects. These bells are great for Christmas, anniversaries or as wedding decorations. They can hang from your tree, be attached to presents or a card for your special event.

Project Preview Video

Materials

5” x 7” embroidery hoop

2 layers of fibrous water-soluble stabilizer

Polyester embroidery thread

60 weight bobbin thread to match the embroidery thread or in white

Smooth cotton dish towel

Optional:

Pre-folded card (Hobby Lobby)

2- hole long reach ribbon punch (Hobby Lobby)

Gift box (Hobby Lobby)

Pine tree branch (Hobby Lobby)

Glue on or Hot Fix Rhinestones

20” of 1/8th” ribbon or cord for each bell

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/sivb01

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/sivb02

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/sivb03

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/sivb04

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/sivb05

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/sivb06

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

The time calculated for the bells is the stitching time. Drying time will very greatly depending on the temperature and humidity levels in your area.

Step 1:

Tautly hoop two layers of fibrous water-soluble stabilizer in the embroidery hoop.

Step 2:

Stitch the design in a light silver or white polyester thread. These bells were designed for the use of 60 weight bobbin thread in the bobbin. If you do not have 60 weight thread in silver use white bobbin thread.

Step 3:

Cut away the excess stabilizer from around the bell. Hold it under running hot water just long enough to remove the stabilizer from the bell. You want to leave enough stabilizer in the project to make it stiff when it dries.

Step 4:

Lie the bell on a folded smooth cotton dishtowel and leave it to dry thoroughly.

Step 5:

Feed ribbon through the open spaces of the FSL Bell Ribbon. Punch two sets of holes in the blank card. Feed the ribbon through the lowest set of holes in towards the center of the card. Feed the ribbon from the inside of the card out towards the front of the card.

Step 6:

Tie the ribbons into a bow and trim the ends. See our project FSL Ornaments Christmas Cards for more ideas on making cards.

Step 7:

Glue or use hot fix crystals to further decorate your bells as desired.

Step 8:

The FSL Silver Bells can also be hung from a pine tree or Christmas tree as well as from gift packages to add a special touch. Enjoy using them in all the ways that you can imagine.

For the love of embroidery…
Pat Williams

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Meet the Author: Pat Williams

Award winning Digitizer, Embroidery Educator, Author and a Consultant to the Industry, Pat Williams has 30 years of experience in the embroidery industry. Pat has won multiple awards for her digitizing expertise including the 2007 Impressions Awards Grand Championship, Best of Show as well as the 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Pat’s love of digitizing has afforded her the opportunity to write numerous articles for Impressions magazine in the United States and Images Magazine in Europe. In 2001 Pat was named “Embroidery Educator of the Year.” For many years Pat taught digitizing seminars at the ISS Shows in Long Beach, CA and for Compucon software. She now resides in Tucson, AZ.

FSL Silver Bells Embroidery Project

PROJECT DETAILS

Project Preview Video

FSL Silver Bells 1

FSL Silver Bells 2

FSL Silver Bells 3

FSL Silver Bells 4

FSL Silver Bells 5

FSL Silver Bells 6

Water Soluble Stabilizer - 12" x 25 Yds