Gift Ideas
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Cup of Tea Catchall – Free Pattern & New Design Collection Debut
Cup of Tea Catchall Package gift items neatly in a personalized felt box. Add fun machine embroidery to the inside of the box that complements the gift and/or the recipient’s interests. The featured Best-Teas Forever design is from the Cup of Tea Machine Embroidery Collection, available individually; as part of the collection of 6 designs in 3 sizes; or packaged with the Cup of Tea Thread Palette, which includes 10 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread. CUP OF TEA CATCHALL PATTERN DETAILS The Cup of Tea Catchall Pattern is a digital pattern, delivered to your sulky.com account. Add it to your cart and go through the checkout process (it will say…
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Simple Stocking Stuffers to Sew
Get Crafty with Simple Stocking Stuffers Small projects make great stocking stuffers for Santa’s elves, and these little sleeves are no exception. They also make great gifts for co-workers, family and friends. Make one of these sleeves for each person on your gift list and tie it to a package. Choose cork fabric for an upscale version or quilting cottons, depending on the recipient. This project is easy enough for kids to complete, too (read on for my daughter’s version!). CORK FABRIC STOCKING STUFFER VERSION Cork fabric is a fun alternative to leather or faux leather. If you have leftover cork fabric from a bag or tote project, use it…
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12 Days of Projects to Make & Give
12 Days of Projects for making, giving & enjoying over the holidays Starting today, we’re giving you 12 days of projects & products to enhance your makes during the holiday season. Some are themed for Christmas, some make great gifts and some are just plain fun to make! Subscribe to our newsletter, like our Facebook and Instagram pages and be sure to check in at sulky.com to see each project unfold over the next 12 days! You’ll find a mix of oldies-but-goodies and new ideas to get your creative juices flowing. Plus, we’ll offer SPECIAL DEALS on the products you need to make the projects (and make them with CONFIDENCE).…
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Reindeer Stuffy to Embroider & Give
Reindeer Stuffy – How to Embroider an Embroider Buddy A reindeer stuffy is a great gift idea for Santa to leave inside a stocking this year. The reindeer stuffy is an Embroider Buddy, meaning he is specifically meant for machine embroidery embellishment. The stuffing is enclosed in small “pillows” for easy removal, allowing you to access the tummy and place it flat on the hooped stabilizer. REINDEER HOOPING All Embroider Buddies are basically the same as far as how to remove the stuffing. Unzip the animal along the lower edge and remove the stuffing “pillows.” The reindeer stuffy has two removable “pillows” and one that stays put (in the the…
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Holiday Onesie to Embroider for Baby
Holiday Onesie How-Tos Embroider a holiday onesie for a new baby this Christmas. Choose from one of our cute Santa Sayings machine embroidery designs to make it extra special. SUPPLIES FOR HOLIDAY ONESIE Santa Sayings Machine Embroidery Palette Sulky Bobbin Thread (color to match onesie) Machine Embroidery Design (featured design from Santa Sayings Machine Embroidery Collection, included with Palette: Santa’s Sweetie), measuring approx. 4.69” x 4.75” or smaller, depending on size of onesie) Sulky Sticky+™ Stabilizer Sticky+ Slitting Pen Sulky Tender Touch™ Stabilizer Organ® Needles: 75/11 Embroidery Removable Fabric Marker (such as a Frixion highlighter) Pinking shears or scalloped scissors HOOPING ONESIE Load the chosen design onto the machine and…
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Festive Towels with Machine Embroidery for the Holidays
Festive Towels for the Holidays Make festive towels with machine embroidery to add some festive cheer to your kitchen this holiday season. The following directions are for making your own towel out of fabric. But it’s equally as impressive to add a machine embroidery design to an embroidery blank. Choose one of our Santa Sayings embroidery designs or make six towels to showcase the entire collection and give some away as gifts, complete with your favorite cookie recipe. Finished size: approx. 13 ¼” x 23 ¼” SUPPLIES FOR TOWELS Supplies listed are enough to make one kitchen towel. 50 wt. Cotton Thread (to match towel or trim flange fabric) Santa…
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Wilderness Wonder Appliqué Videocast
Meet Wilderness Wonder a large-scale appliqué trio by Ashley Hough Designs Join us November 9, 2021 at 2pm ET for Wilderness Wonder Appliqué, a virtual videocast hosted by Ellen March. VIDEOCAST DETAILS You’ll learn how to create large-scale animal appliqués for stunning wall hangings, quilts and more. Preprinted appliqué fabrics make quick-and-easy work of the appliqués, paired with high-quality, lightweight fusible web. Learn how the pieces come together to make a deer, elk or moose, and then secure with lustrous cotton threads. Plus, get tips for piecing & quilting a larger piece and a smaller pillow. We’ll show you stippling & micro stippling techniques you can easily master with any…
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Peekaboo Pets Dog & Cat Embroidery Designs
Introducing Peekaboo Pets! A machine embroidery collection featuring cute dogs & cats The Peekaboo Pets embroidery collection is finally here in time for holiday gift making, pet project making & more. These dogs and cats can be peeking out from the top of a pocket or bag, looking cute and furry. Each of the pets are embroidered using Sulky Filaine™ Thread with Sulky Rayon Thread for detail work, available individually or as a collection. ABOUT FILAINE THREAD Filaine is a 12 wt., 100% acrylic thread that “blooms” when brushed with our Filaine Wire Brush, creating the look of faux fur. Our Fur Filaine Thread Assortment coordinates with the Peekaboo Pets…
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Love to Craft – NEW Knitting & Crochet Themed Design Collection
Love to Craft? Show the world! NEW Love to Craft Embroidery Design Collection Debut! This Love to Craft design collection expresses your love for all the crafty things! If you love to knit or crochet, you’ll love these cute yarn-themed images, complete with tools and even a kitty. DESIGN DETAILS Embellish crafting and sewing totes, zipper pouches and even pet projects with these adorable designs. Also available is a thread palette, which includes the six thread colors featured in the collection AND the design downloads so you can get right to the embroideries without having to search for the right threads. Each design fits within a 4×4 hoop, but you…
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Sewing Kit Pincushion Gift to Make
On-the-Go Sewing Kit Mason Jar Pincushion Project Create a on-the-go sewing kit with a pincushion on a Mason jar lid, and store supplies inside. This project makes a great gift for a cat lover, when topped with our fun Cat Head Pins! Fussy cut the fabric on the pincushion to center a cute motif for you or the recipient. SUPPLIES Fun cotton fabric print (5″ square) Coordinating 12 wt. Cotton Petites™ Thread (for constructing pincushion) Poly Sparkle™ Got the Blues Thread Assortment (to place inside jar) Hand sewing needles (for construction & to place inside jar) Fun themed pins, such as Cat Head pins or Pink Ribbon pins (to place…
