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FSL Christmas Candle Cover Set
PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

FSL Christmas Candle Cover Set Embroidery Project

By   Pat Williams   on   October 02, 2013
  • SKILL LEVELIntermediate
  • TIME REQUIRED02:00
Description

Enhance your holiday decor with this set of freestanding lace candle covers. Featuring festive designs such as Christmas trees, bells, and gifts, these covers add a touch of elegance to any room or table setting. Perfect for the Christmas season. Step-by-step instructions are included.

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General Instructions:
The candle cover is made from three separate designs that are embroidered one at a time in a 4" embroidery hoop. The three completed sections are then joined together with a zigzag stitch on your regular sewing machine to complete the candle cover.

Materials:
  • Embroidery designs
  • 6" or 4" flameless candle
  • Batteries for your candles if it doesn't come with them
  • Madeira Polyneon thread: off white (1804), light blue (1932)
  • 1 yard fibrous water soluble stabilizer such as Floriani's Wet-n-Gone, or OESD's Aqua Mesh
  • 1 yard of black stiff Craft Yarn or ribbon for back tie
  • 4" embroidery hoop
  • Standard sewing machine

    • Designs used in this project
    Final Product: What You Will Create
    Preface:
    An easy to stitch Christmas candle cover, make them for yourself, as gifts or sell in your local craft fair. Please use polyester thread for this project. Rayon is simply too soft. Please use the fibrous water soluble stabilizer instead of Solvy or Badgemaster for the best results.
     

    Step 1:
    Hoop two layers of the fibrous water soluble stabilizer in your hoop.

    Step 2:
    Following the color chart for each section stitch the three designs. Note: as the back side of each section will be flat against the candle there is no reason to change bobbins in this project for the various color changes. White bobbin will work for all sections.

    Step 3:
    These designs were made to fit into a 4" hoop, so everyone can make them. To save stabilizer you can fold a large piece and stitch more than one design on that piece, but re-hoop for each section for the best results.

    Step 4:
    After the embroidery is complete - hold each section under hot running water to remove the stabilizer. Do not soak - you want some of the stabilizer to remain in the product to keep it stiff. Lay the pieces onto a cotton dish towel and allow it to dry thoroughly.

    Step 5:
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    Borrow your polyester colored thread from the embroidery machine and place it on your sewing machine.

    Step 6:
    Take your pieces to your regular sewing machine and place the center section as well as an edge section underneath your presser foot. Make sure you place the end pieces on the correct side and facing in the correct direction. Using zigzag stitch with a width of 4 to 4.5mm stitch together.

    Step 7:
    Turn your work around and stitch the third section to the other side of the center section.

    Step 8:
    Turn the work wrong side up and cut off any tails from tie-ins and tie-offs from the back of the work so they will not show through the open areas of the free standing lace.

    Step 9:
    Lace the back side with the craft yarn or ribbon. A crochet hook can be used to draw the craft yarn through the loops.

    Step 10:
    Cross the yarn and bring up under the middle loops. Cross the yarn again and bring the ends up from under the top loops.
     

    Step 11:
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    Slide the candle cover over the candle and tie into a bow. Trim the ends.

    Turn on your flameless candle and enjoy.

    For the love of embroidery...
    Pat Williams
    Meet the Author: Pat Williams
    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.
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