ITH Welcome Honey Bee Wreath Embroidery Project

By Sew Chic on March 23, 2023

SKILL LEVELBeginner
TIME REQUIRED01:30

Description

Create a delightful honey bee wreath using the In The Hoop technique. This project features vibrant bees, a beehive, and colorful flowers, adding a welcoming touch to your home decor. Ideal for nature enthusiasts. Step-by-step instructions are included.

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Materials

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Materials

4” x 4 - 5” x 7” - 6” x 10” or an extra-large embroidery hoop.

Fabric in your favorite colors.

2.5-ounce Cut-away Stabilizer.

Batting

Repositionable adhesive spray

Fabric scissors

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/mira-embroidery/stockdesign/1/meithde101

Preface:

This is a collaboration between ITH Boutique and Emerson.

Step 1:

For the A01 part tautly hoop 2.5-ounce cutaway stabilizer in your embroidery hoop and run color-stop 1 as a placement line.

Step 2:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the placement line with batting with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 2.

Step 3:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the placement line with red fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 3 and color-stop 4.

Step 4:

Run color-stop 5 as a placement line.

Step 5:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the placement line with printed fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 6.

Step 6:

Cut off the excess fabric and run color-stop 7 and color-stop 8.

Step 7:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the back of the hoop with red fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray.

Step 8:

Run color-stop 9 to fix the fabric.

Step 9:

Remove the project from the hoop. Cut out the outline of the design with sharp scissors, and save it for later.

Step 10:

For the A02 part tautly hoop 2.5-ounce cutaway stabilizer in your embroidery hoop and run color-stop 1 as a placement line.

Step 11:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the placement line with batting with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 2 and color-stop 3.

Step 12:

Run color-stop 4 as a placement line.

Step 13:

Cover the placement line with green fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 5 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 14:

Run color-stop 6 as a placement line.

Step 15:

Cover the placement line with light green fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 7 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 16:

Run color-stop 8 as a placement line.

Step 17:

Cover the placement line with green fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 9 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 18:

Run color-stop 10 as a placement line.

Step 19:

Cover the placement line with light green fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 11 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 20:

Run color-stop 12 as a placement line.

Step 21:

Cover the placement line with pink fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 13 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 22:

Run color-stop 14 as a placement line.

Step 23:

Cover the placement line with magenta fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 15 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 24:

Run color-stop 16 as a placement line.

Step 25:

Cover the placement line with printed fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 17 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 26:

Run color-stop 18 as a placement line.

Step 27:

Cover the placement line with magenta fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray. Run color-stop 19 and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 28:

Cut off the excess fabric and run color-stop 20 through color-stop 30.

Step 29:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the back of the hoop with fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray.

Step 30:

Run color-stop 31 to fix the fabric.

Step 31:

Remove the project from the hoop. Cut out the outline of the design with sharp scissors, and save it for later.

Step 32:

For A03 follow the same steps used for A02.

Step 33:

For the A05 part tautly hoop 2.5-ounce cutaway stabilizer in your embroidery hoop and run color-stop 1 as a placement line.

Step 34:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the placement line with batting and white fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 2 and color-stop 3.

Step 35:

Run color-stop 4 as a placement line.

Step 36:

Cover the placement line with yellow fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, run color-stop 5, and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 37:

Run color-stop 6 as a placement line.

Step 38:

Cover the placement line with light blue fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, run color-stop 7, and cut off the excess fabric.

Step 39:

Run color-stop 8 through color-stop 12.

Step 40:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the back of the hoop with fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray.

Step 41:

Run color-stop 13 to fix the fabric.

Step 42:

Remove the project from the hoop. Cut out the outline of the design with sharp scissors, and save it for later.

Step 43:

For the A04 part tautly hoop 2.5-ounce cutaway stabilizer in your embroidery hoop and run color-stop 1 as a placement line.

Step 44:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the placement line with batting with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 2.

Step 45:

Cover the placement line with khaki fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray, and run color-stop 3 through color-stop 5.

Step 46:

Remove the hoop from the machine, do not unhoop. Cover the back of the hoop with fabric with the help of the repositionable adhesive spray.

Step 47:

Run color-stop 6 to fix the fabric.

Step 48:

then run color-stop 7.

Step 49:

Remove the project from the hoop. Cut out the outline of the design with sharp scissors

Step 50:

We put all the pieces together.

Step 51:

With the help of a needle and thread or some type of textile glue, The honeycomb part will be the lower center part, in the same way, the banner will be the upper center part. Join the part of the banner and the honeycomb with the floral branches, fixing the endings in the back parts of the banner and the honeycomb as the reference image suggests. Then fix the bees one on each branch at the height you prefer.

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