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Roller Skate Charm In the Hoop
Roller Skate Charm A roller skate charm is a cute addition to any summery bag or backpack. Whether you are a roller skater or know a roller skater, you’ll love a retro roller skate charm that acts as a decorative bag accent, key ring or luggage tag. A roller skate charm is nostalgic and fun, plus it makes a great quick gift. There are lots of roller skate charm in-the-hoop designs to choose from, available from different sellers online. Do a quick search and browse the offerings to locate one that’s perfect for your bag pattern, premade or homemade tassel, or gift recipient. For even more fun, add a tassel…
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Explore More Daypack with Waxed Canvas & Machine Embroidery
Explore More Daypack Create a waxed canvas daypack with a zippered front pocket that’s water-resistant and durable. This bag is great for a day on the boat, at the beach or taking a hike. Waxed canvas has a few challenges to overcome when sewing, but nothing that isn’t fixed with the right thread, needles and notions. Plus, it’s easily embellished with machine embroidery, adding fun personalization and a pop of color to the project. DAYPACK SUPPLIES Sulky Explore More Daypack Pattern 60”-wide waxed canvas (outer fabric; amount according to pattern guidesheet) 54”-wide laminated cotton or oilcloth (lining; amount according to pattern guidesheet) 44”-wide sew-in fleece interlining (amount according to pattern…
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Backpack Charms for Back to School Gifts
Backpack Charms to embroider, make & give Create cute backpack charms from freestanding animals for back-to-school gifts. These embroidery designs are commonly called “felties” and are embroidered onto a felt base. Choose from a no-fray fabric, such as cork, or a printed ribbon to hang the backpack charm from a swivel hook. SUPPLIES Thread: Sulky Poly Deco™ (colors according to design), Sulky Bobbin & Sulky 30 wt. Cotton (to match felt) 1 sheet of Felt (or scraps at least 5″ square, depending on embroidery design size) Stabilizers: Sulky Sticky+™ & Sulky Solvy® Organ® size 90/14 Embroidery Needles Animal feltie design, such as a Llama or Sloth (shown: Girl Llama Feltie…
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Multipurpose Bag – Free Pattern from Sulky
Multipurpose Bag Create a large multipurpose bag that’s great for corralling laundry or sports equipment in a stylish, personalized way. This bag is lined with laminated cotton, making it easily cleanable is damp items get thrown in by mistake. Plus, it’s embroidered with a personalized monogram, making it a great gift for a Grad, Lad or Lady in your life. BAG SUPPLIES Sulky Poly Deco™ Bright Navy (construction & topstitching) & coordinating colors (embroidery) Sulky PolyLite™ (embroidery bobbin thread) Organ Needles Top Stitch 80/12 (for construction & embroidery) Sulky Stiffy™ (embroidery) KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Removable fabric marker, such as Sulky Chalk Pencil Wonder Clips 48” of 44”-wide Slate…
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Graduation Gifts – Ideas to Sew & Embroider
5 Graduation Gifts for your Students As graduation day approaches, it’s time to create some handmade gifts to celebrate your favorite grad! Personalize these great gift ideas with machine embroidery to not only label the item that may be taken to college, but also add a sentimental touch to the gifts. TOWEL SET Send your grad off to the dorms with a monogrammed towel set. Include a bath sheet, wash cloth and hand towel in school colors, complete with a monogram to tie them all together. Or send her off with a beach towel with plenty of sunscreen and a cute hat. For younger grads, preschoolers off to Kindergarten…
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Embroider Blanks for Teacher Gifts
How to Embroider Blanks for Teacher Gifts Learn how to embroider blanks to create teacher gifts that have a handmade touch. Hand towels, pillows and even T-shirts make great gifts for teachers who have been tirelessly adapting and changing their teaching styles all year long. Show how much you appreciate the teachers in your life and gift them a personalized present. Plus, learn how easy it is to embroider blanks in the process. Embroider the same gift assembly-line style or grab several different types of blanks so everyone gets something different. WHAT YOU NEED Embroidery blank, such as a hand towel, pillow cover, zipper pouch Stabilizer: Sulky Sticky+™ or Sulky…
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How to Sew a Scrunchie with Sulky
Learn How to Sew a Scrunchie by Emily Thompson of Life Sew Savory Want to learn how to sew a scrunchie? It’s super easy, using a few supplies and a simple sewing machine. Grab some knit fabric, elastic and fun trim and create one in every color! This easy sewing project is a great beginner project or one to make with kids. Plus you get to use and wear it when you finish. SUPPLIES 4″ x 22″ rectangle of knit fabric 21-1/2″ length of mini pom-pom trim or trim of your choice ¼”-wide elastic in 8″ or 9” length, depending on hair thickness Matching Cotton+Steel Thread by Sulky Sulky Sticky…
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T-Shirt Embroidery by Machine + Fun Teacher Gift
T-Shirt Embroidery with Great Results T-shirt embroidery is super fun and a great way to personalize a gift. Add any phrase you like, be sweet or cheeky, and decide from a number of available fonts either built into your machine or by using software. The featured “got sanitizer?” design was created using Drawings 10 software. It was digitized with each letter as a separate “color,” yet stitched in the same thread color. This is to ensure you move the T-shirt fabric out of the way of the next letter as you work your way through the design. “Got Sanitizer?” is provided to all of you readers for free if you’d…
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Embroidery on Kraft-tex + Laptop Case Pattern
Kraft-tex Laptop Case by Ellen March Learn how to embroider a Kraft-tex laptop case for a great gift idea. If you’re looking for gifts to make for teachers, friends, dads or teens, look no further than this laptop case. It’s easily customized using different embroidery designs and fabrics. Plus the Kraft-tex mimics the look of leather and has a unique texture that lends something special to an otherwise basic project. Kraft-tex is an interesting material that comes in different colors, either washed or unwashed. It looks like leather but sews, acts and washes like fabric. It has a stiff hand but also is pliable and resilient, easily manipulated to insert…
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Paper Pieced Apple Mug Rug
Paper Pieced Apple Mug Rug by Vicki Holloway Create a paper pieced apple mug rug to gift to a new teacher. Or make a set of four using coordinating apple-print fabrics as a hostess gift. Size: 5″ square SUPPLIES Sulky Paper Solvy Cotton + Steel Thread (colors to match fabrics) Cotton fabric scraps (such as a bright apple color, a light or white background color & brown for the stem) 5 1/2″ square each of batting & backing Point turner, chopstick or blunt knitting needle Apple Mug Rug Pattern Foundation Paper Piecing Print the Paper Pieced Apple Mug Rug foundation paper piecing pattern onto a sheet of Sulky Paper…
