ITH Holiday Gnomes with Gift & Candy Cane Embroidery Project

By Sew Chic on July 23, 2025

SKILL LEVELBeginner
TIME REQUIRED01:00

Description

Celebrate the holidays with this adorable ITH gnome duo! One carries a candy cane and the other a gift, both decorated with festive appliqué details. Perfect for ornaments, gift tags, or seasonal décor. A joyful project for your embroidery machine!

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Project Preview Video

Preface:

© Broderie Dzhiboux. All rights reserved.
This project is officially licensed to ITH Boutique. All images, digitizing rights, step-by-step instructions, and project visuals are the exclusive property of Broderie Dzhiboux. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution is prohibited.

Materials

Fabric

Felt

Hot Glue

Step 1:

Seam 1: this seam is done on your stabilizer to tear

Step 2:

Put your fleece piece on the seam taking care to hide the entire seam

Step 3:

Seam 2: this seam will hold your fleece in place

Step 4:

Cut the excess fleece all around

Step 5:

Put your felt for the hat

Step 6:

Seam 3: this seam will hold your felt in place ***I suggest you cut your felt as a result of this sewing*** I had not done and it is more difficult after

Step 7:

Put your white felt for the brim of the hat

Step 8:

Seam 4: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 9:

Cut the excess all around

Step 10:

Seam 5: embroidery stitches at the top of the hat border

Step 11:

Put your piece of white felt on the back of your work (back of your frame), keep in place

Step 12:

Seam 6: this seam will join the front with the back of your hat

Step 13:

Cut the excess all around

Step 14:

If you did not cut the felt all the way around the front, you need to do it now

Step 15:

Sewing 7-8: embroidery stitchesGet out of the frame, remove your stabilizer and set aside until mounting

Step 16:

THE HEAD AND HAT DECORATION

Seam 1: this seam is done on your stabilizer to tear

Step 17:

Put your fleece piece on the seam taking care to hide the entire seam

Step 18:

Seam 2: this seam will hold your fleece in place

Step 19:

Cut the excess fleece all around

Step 20:

Put your beard felt on the fleece part of the beard

Step 21:

Seam 3: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 22:

Cut the excess all around

Step 23:

Seam 4: this seam tells you the location of your felt for the nose

Step 24:

Put your felt on the seam

Step 25:

Seam 5: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 26:

Cut the excess all around

Step 27:

If you have put a fur style felt, put a piece of water-soluble stabilizer before making the next seam

Step 28:

Sewing 6: Embroidery Stitches

Step 29:

Put your felt for the leaves

Step 30:

Seam 7: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 31:

Cut the excess all around

Step 32:

Seam 8: Embroidery stitches

Step 33:

Put your red felt on the berries

Step 34:

Seam 9: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 35:

Cut the excess all around

Step 36:

Sewing 10-11: embroidery stitches

Step 37:

Put your piece of white felt on the back of your work (back of your frame), keep in place

Step 38:

Seam 12: this seam will join your front with the back of your project

Step 39:

Cut the excess all around

Step 40:

Sewing 13-14-15: embroidery stitches

Step 41:

THE BODY

Seam 1: this seam is done on your stabilizer to tear

Step 42:

Put your fleece piece on the seam taking care to hide the entire seam

Step 43:

Seam 2: this seam will hold your fleece in place

Step 44:

Cut the excess fleece all around

Step 45:

Seam 3: this seam tells you the location for your boots felt

Step 46:

Put your felt in place.

Step 47:

Seam 4: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 48:

Cut the excess all around

Step 49:

Seam 5: this seam tells you the location for your leg felt

Step 50:

Put your felt in place

Step 51:

Seam 6: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 52:

Cut the excess all around

Step 53:

Put your felt between the boots and legs

Step 54:

Seam 7: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 55:

Cut the excess all around

Step 56:

Put your felt on the body

Step 57:

Seam 8: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 58:

Cut the excess all around

Step 59:

Sewing 9-10-11: embroidery stitches

Step 60:

Put your piece of white felt on the back of your work (back of your frame), keep in place

Step 61:

Seam 12: this seam will join your front with the back of your project

Step 62:

Cut the excess all around

Step 63:

Sewing 13-14-15-16: embroidery stitches

Step 64:

ARMS WITH GIFT

Seam 1: this seam is done on your stabilizer to tear

Step 65:

Put your fleece piece on the seam taking care to hide the entire seam

Step 66:

Seam 2: this seam will hold your fleece in place

Step 67:

Cut the excess fleece all around

Step 68:

Sewing 3: this sewing tells you the location of your felt for the gift

Step 69:

Put your felt in place.

Step 70:

Seam 4: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 71:

Cut the excess all around

Step 72:

Seam 5: this seam tells you the location for your loop felt

Step 73:

Put your felt in place.

Step 74:

Seam 6: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 75:

Cut the excess all around

Step 76:

Stitching 7: embroidery stitches

Step 77:

Seam 8: this seam tells you the location of your felt for the arms

Step 78:

Put your felt in place.

Step 79:

Seam 9: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 80:

Cut the excess all around

Step 81:

Put your felt for hands.

Step 82:

Seam 10: this seam will hold your felt in place

Step 83:

Cut the excess all around

Step 84:

Sewing 11: embroidery stitches

Step 85:

Put your piece of white felt on the back of your work (back of your frame), keep in place

Step 86:

Seam 12: this seam will join the front with the back of your project Cut the excess all around

Step 87:

Sewing 13-14-15: embroidery stitches

Step 88:

You must have finished all your pieces

Step 89:

With hot glue gun, stuck hat on beard

Step 90:

Stick the decoration on the hat

Step 91:

Stick the body under the bard

Step 92:

Coming to stick arms with gift on body and beard

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