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Valentine Mug Rug with Machine Embroidery
Valentine Mug Rug A Valentine Mug Rug makes a great gift for “gal-entine’s” day, and also makes for cute décor during the month of February and beyond. Choose from one of our Cup of Tea Machine Embroidery designs, and grab a thread palette to have all the threads needed for this cute project. Valentine Mug Rug Supplies Sulky Soft ‘n Sheer™ Stabilizer Cup of Tea Machine Embroidery Palette (includes 10 spools of Sulky Rayon Thread and six machine embroidery designs in 3 sizes; featured design: Love You More) Sulky Thread 50 wt. Cotton Thread (construction) 30 wt. Cotton Blendables® (quilting) 60 wt. Bobbin Thread (embroidery) Organ® Needles size 90/14 Embroidery…
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Craft a One Shoulder Top for a Totally 80s Look
One Shoulder Top We’re celebrating the 1980s with a one-shoulder top to wear for our New Year’s Eve Sew-Along with Sulky and Sallie Tomato. Get in the totally rad 80s spirit by crafting your own one-shoulder top, inspired by the movie Flashdance, and sport the look along with us! All you need is a T-shirt or sweatshirt in your size. Machine embroidery is optional. ONE SHOULDER TOP SUPPLIES T-shirt of choice (long or short-sleeved) Flexible tape measure Removable fabric marker or chalk OPTIONAL EMBORIDERY SUPPLIES Sulky Thread: 40 wt. Poly Deco™ & 60 wt. Bobbin Sulky Stabilizer: Soft ‘n Sheer™ & Tender Touch™ KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Organ™ size…
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Embroidered Santa Sign to Sew
Embroidered Santa Sign Sew an embroidered Santa sign so the big man is sure to stop at your house on Christmas Eve. This “Santa Please Stop Here” embroidery design is available in three sizes, so the sign is adjustable for several hoops. Adjust the fabric requirements as needed to sew an embroidered Santa sign that suits your needs. EMBROIDERED SANTA SIGN SUPPLIES Sulky Felty™ (off-white roll, light green roll) 50 wt. Cotton Thread (light green & teal, or colors to match per the instructions below) 13″ x 16″ rectangle each of quilting cotton fabric & batting (backing) Sulky KK 2000™ Temporary Spray Adhesive Santa Sayings Machine Embroidery Palette (Includes 10…
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How to Use Iron-on Transfer Pens for Hand Embroidery
Iron-on Transfer Pens – a Must-Have Embroidery Tool Learn how to use Sulky Iron-on Transfer Pens for hand embroidery and embellishments. With eight colors to choose from, you can color-code your designs to have a visual clue for when to switch thread colors during embroidery. Plus, if your stitches don’t cover the area as intended, the subtle hue peeking out from beneath the thread conceals imperfections. The featured project below is a tea towel blank, hand embroidered with a “London” design for our tourmates on our 2023 London Craftours trip. This workshop includes both the Iron-on Transfer Pen method and the Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch method for embroidery transfer. Tourmates…
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Pie Placemats Perfect for Fall
Pie Placemats A set of pie placemats are perfect for fall, when we’re baking (and eating!) lots of pie! Begin by following some of the instructions for our Citrus Slice Placemats, but change the “rind” to mimic a fluted pie-crust edge of a pie. Of course, you’ll also need to change the fabric colors to match your favorite pie, too. PIE PLACEMAT SUPPLIES Patternmaking materials (paper, pencil, hand embroidery hoop or compass) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread (white or off-white to match pith & color to match citrus fabric) Sulky Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web Pie crust colored fabrics (approximately two 16″ squares for each placemat) Pie filling colored fabric (approximately…
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Trick or Treat Bag to Sew
Trick or Treat Bag with Glowy Ghost Learn how to sew a trick or treat bag that featured Sulky Glowy and CRY reflective thread for fun effects. Finished size: 10 ½”W x 13 ½”H TRICK OR TREAT BAG SUPPLIES Sulky Glowy Thread (white) Sulky CRY Thread Sulky Poly Deco Thread Organ size 90/14 Universal Needles (2) 12” x 15” rectangles each of batting & two quilting cotton fabrics (outer & lining) (1) 4” x 20” rectangle of coordinating or matching quilting cotton fabric (handle) Sulky Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web GHOST APPLIQUÉ On the paper side of the Sulky Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web, draw a ghost shape that roughly fits within…
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Octopus Costume for All Ages Using Socks
Octopus Costume Create a unique octopus costume using eight tube socks and a button jar. This octopus costume wrks for trick-or-treaters of all ages and any gender! OCTOPUS COSTUME SUPPLIES 8 tube socks (in the color of your choice) Various contrasting & coordinating buttons of different sizes (approximately 15-20 per sock) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread Fiberfill Clover® Wonder Clips (optional) Sweatshirt or tank top of choice (in a color to match socks) Skirt or pants of choice (ideally with an elastic waist) *The above list contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you choose to purchase something from these links. OCTOPUS TENTACLES To create the octopus costume,…
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Snake Costume for Halloween (& more!)
Sew a Snake Costume Create a spooky snake costume for Halloween so it looks like a snake is coiling around your body ready to eat! This clever costume is made of a pair of leggings (more affordable than purchasing this type of fabric yardage) and is constructed with a serger. If you don’t have a serger – don’t worry! Simply set your sewing machine for a stretch stitch, install a Jersey needle and stitch the same seams as shown below. SNAKE COSTUME SUPPLIES Snake-print poly-spandex leggings (such as these; adult size small or “one size”; with elastic casing, ideally) Sulky Poly Deco™ Thread (four spools if using a serger; one…
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Halloween Machine Cross-Stitch Flag to Make
Halloween Machine Cross-Stitch for garden flags, signs, totes & more! Stitch a quick Halloween machine cross-stitch garden flag to hang near your front door. This design is available as a single download (with tons of size options) and as part of a collection of four. Designed by Urusula Michael, this cross-stitch is done entirely on the embroidery machine so you don’t have to count a thing! Grab a garden flag blank to make things even simpler, or stitch your own using fun Halloween-print fabrics. HALLOWEEN MACHINE CROSS-STITCH FLAG SUPPLIES Garden flag blank (or fabrics to make your own) Halloween machine cross-stitch design of your choice Sulky Tear-Easy™ or Fabri-Solvy™ Stabilizer…
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Maker’s Mat that Protects & Serves
Make a Maker’s Mat Place this Maker’s Mat under your sewing machine to store sewing supplies and protect your work surface. The Maker’s Mat prevents your machine from slipping on the table during sewing, and the padded double-layer pockets hold all sorts of notions, tools and spools. This is the perfect project to kick off National Sewing Month! MAKER’S MAT SUPPLIES Sulky Thread 50 wt. Cotton+Steel Thread by Sulky 30 wt. Cotton Blendables® Thread (featured: Iris) Fabric (2) 22″ squares of coordinating quilting cotton fabrics (front & back) (1) 12″ x 22″ rectangle each of coordinating quilting cotton fabric (back pocket) (1) 9½” x 22″ rectangle each of coordinating quilting…
