FREESTANDING LACE HEARTS – 5 CREATIVE USES

Create freestanding lace hearts to wear as earrings; wrap around napkins for a lovely brunch; use as cake toppers and more! These machine embroidery designs are perfect for Valentine’s Day projects but also work all year round. Combine the freestanding lace hearts designs to create different project versions to suit your style, stringing several together with jump rings, ribbon or twine. Share the hearts with friends for a perfect “gal-entines” gift! Grab a kit to have everything you need to create loads of freestanding lace hearts, with included earring hardware and jump rings to make a variety of projects.

PROJECT KIT DETAILS

Grab a convenient kit to have everything you need to create a bunch of freestanding lace hearts, combining files into a larger hooping for maximum time-saving stitchouts! Watch this kit come together in our FSL Lovely Earrings Webcast! >> 

The design set, included with purchase of the kit, includes nine different freestanding lace heart designs, which were originally intended to make many varieties of earrings. Several hardware options are included with the kit to create studs, dangles and more. But, you can also use the items in the kit to create all sorts of projects – not just earrings! Read on for the inspiration for napkin ties, cake toppers, ornaments and zipper pull charms!

FREESTANDING LACE HEARTS KIT CONTENTS

• Sulky Poly Deco Thread 250 yd Snap Spools in the following colors:
  • Hot Pink
  • True Green
  • Sun Yellow
  • True Red
  • Lt Rose
  • Deep Orchid
• Stabilizer: Fabri-Solvy 1-yard pack
• Organ Needles: 75/11 Embroidery pack
• Freestanding Lace Lovely Earrings Design Collection from Designs by Babymoon ($19 retail, $39 value)
• Stainless Steel Hypoallergenic Earring Hardware:
  • Ball Earring Studs with Loops (4 sets)
  • Earring Hooks (4 sets)
  • 4mm Jump Rings (20)

HEARTS DESIGNS DETAILS

Design Files, from Designs by Babymoon, for DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VP3, and XXX Embroidery Machine Formats for each of the following designs are included.

NOTE: The following sizes are what the earrings file measure in the hoop. Some have extra space between parts and dangly bits that make the dimensions larger in the hoop. The finished earrings sizes will differ, depending on how/if you connect them and what embellishments you add.

• DBB FSL Floral Heart Earrings
  • Stitches: 12,086
  • Height: 1.79″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB FSL Floral Heart Earrings with Bottom loop
  • Stitches: 12,394
  • Height: 1.93″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB FSL Floral Heart Earrings Double Dangle
  • Stitches: 15,136
  • Height: 2.89″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB FSL Floral Heart Earrings Double Dangle With Bottom loop
  • Stitches: 15,577
  • Height: 3.03″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB Butterfly Heart Earrings
  • Stitches: 11,606
  • Height: 1.79″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB Butterfly Heart Earrings with Bottom loop
  • Stitches: 12,018
  • Height: 1.93″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB Butterfly Heart Earrings Double Dangle
  • Stitches: 14,850
  • Height: 2.89″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB Butterfly Heart Earrings Double Dangle With Bottom loop
  • Stitches: 15,262
  • Height: 3.03″ Width: 3.87″
• DBB FSL Heart Trio Dangle Earrings set of SIX
  • Stitches: 15,429
  • Height: 2.87″ Width: 3.24″

ALSO INCLUDED WITH HEART FILES

• Color Maps for each embroidery design. The PDF Color Map includes a Full Size Printable Template shown at the hoop center as well as a stitch order color change sheet.
• JPG and BMP images of the embroidery files
• Freestanding Lace Heart Earrings – Printable Tutorial

FREESTANDING HEARTS STITCHOUT

First, hoop two layers of Sulky Fabri-Solvy. Pin just beyond the hoop perimeter to secure the layers and prevent the stabilizer from drawing up during the stitchout. (Note: you can combine several heart files into one larger hoop, if desired!)

Embroider the design, following the included color chart. Use the same thread in the needle and bobbin for all steps of the design. Make sure to trim jump threads on the right and wrong side of the hoop after each thread change.

When the embroidery is complete, trim the freestanding lace hearts just beyond the design perimeter.

Place the freestanding hearts into a bowl of warm water and agitate the lace pieces a bit using your fingertips. Rinse them thoroughly to remove the stabilizer completely.

After the stabilizer is removed, let the freestanding lace hearts dry flat on a towel.

NAPKIN TIES

To use the freestanding lace hearts as napkin ties, thread a 1/2″-wide ribbon through the heart loop(s). Note: some of the heart files have top and bottom loops while others only have top loops. Choose the file you like best! You may only want a top loop if using as a napkin tie.

Roll a napkin or gather a napkin as desired. Wrap the ribbon around the napkin and tie the ribbon ends into a bow to secure. Adjust the freestanding lace heart so it’s oriented as desired.

Repeat to create as many napkin ties as needed for a cut holiday, lovely Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day brunch tablescape!

CAKE TOPPERS

To use the freestanding lace hearts as cake toppers, you’ll need to choose a heart design that has both an upper and lower loop. Insert a toothpick into both the lower and upper lace loops, threading the toothpick from front to back.

Insert the toothpick into a piece of cake or display several on a cake top in a fun arrangement. Or, place a freestanding lace heart cake topper into a cupcake for a fun gift!

HEART ORNAMENTS

Freestanding lace hearts ornaments are a sweet addition to a Christmas tree or fun pink flocked tree for Valentine’s Day. Choose a hear tdesign from the collection that only has an upper loop, if desired. Or, plan to create a tassel in the lower loop for additional embellishment and whimsy.

Use Sulky Clear Invisible Thread or twine to create a hanging loop for the upper lace loop on the heart. Tie the Thread ends into a knot, and then place the ornament on a tree.

ZIPPER PULL CHARMS

Attach a few hearts together using the jump rings included in the Lovely Earrings Webcast Kit to create a tiered zipper pull charm. Refer to this post for the how-tos for the charm and zipper pouch!

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