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Halloween Wreath with Freestanding Patch Embellishments
Dress up a basic vine wreath with Halloween patches and spooky embellishments to add to your Halloween décor. This Halloween wreath is made special with the addition of our Halloween Potions Palette Designs, which comes with six designs in three sizes. Grab a wreath “blank” and make it your own! HALLOWEEN WREATH SUPPLIES Basic grapevine wreath Sulky Halloween Potions Thread Palette Sulky Fabri-Solvy Stabilizer Various floral accessories, velvet pumpkins, etc. FREESTANDING HALLOWEEN PATCHES The Halloween Potions Palette comes with 10 spools of Sulky 40 wt. Rayon Thread plus six patch designs with spooky phrases. Choose the smallest size if making several, so you can scatter them across the wreath and…
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Holiday Sewing Project – Sew & Make Before Christmas
Your Next Holiday Sewing Project You’re sure to find your next holiday sewing project with these five ideas to get the creative juices flowing. These projects are fun to make, both for yourself or to give as gifts. 1. Poinsettia Wreath Create a wreath out of freestanding poinsettia leaves. These are made in the hoop of your embroidery machine, with Sulky Rayon thread, Fabri-Solvy™, small beads and organza. 2. In-the-Hoop Holiday Sewing Project – Gift Tags A great holiday sewing project is a handmade gift tag that does double duty as an ornament. Hang these on the tree and insert a gift card into the tag slot. The recipient can…
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Rainbow Felt Wreath with Hand Embroidery
With so much rain (and even snow) in much of the country we’re looking for the rainbows and sunny days ahead! Whip up a rainbow felt wreath to bring some color to your front door and start searching for that pot of gold. Rebecca Greco shares just how fun and easy making this rainbow felt wreath is. Not only does it only take a few hours to stitch, it doesn’t require many materials, either. Make one for a retiring teacher or lunch helper to say goodbye once school is out for summer – or one for yourself! Add an initial or monogram to the center for even more personalization. This…
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Winter Wreath with Felt Applique and Embroidery
Winter Wreath with Felt Applique & Hand Embroidery designed by Tasha Roe Make a winter wreath using felt and hand embroidery to embrace the snow–even when it lasts into spring. As part of our wreath series, this winter wreath supplied by Sew News magazine is as cozy as it is cute! Featuring felt appliques and hand embroidered lettering, this winter wreath is simple to make and a fun activity for kids to join. The felt snowflakes and bluebird are made in cheery colors to brighten up your home or entryway in the winter months. The wreath base is covered in a a pleated strip of fabric for added texture. Personalize…
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No-Sew Wreath with Thread Wrapped Letter
No Sew Wreath Make a no-sew wreath in no time! This month, we’re decorating with wreaths to fill the holiday-decor void. We’ve had a colorful wreath made of thread spools, a snowflake wreath made with freestanding lace snowflake embroidery designs, and now a no-sew wreath composed of a wooden letter wrapped in thread. Make your own no-sew wreath to add some cheer to your front door, with a little or a lot of color. Sulky 12 wt. cotton Petites make quick work of winding the wooden letter, which can be found in a craft or hobby store (I found mine at the Target dollar bin!). For your no-sew wreath, choose…
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DIY Wreaths to Decorate with after the Holidays
DIY Wreath Challenge with Sulky Pack up those Christmas trees and put up a cheery DIY winter wreath to fill the holiday-season void! As the holiday decor is put away, the house tends to feel a bit empty. We want to inspire you with some great winter decor that works in place of all those Santas, snowmen and red and green you might have had up for the past month (or more). So we created a Sulky DIY Wreath Challenge and asked some of our favorite designers to create different wreaths to show us how they decorate after the holidays. A set of simple guidelines guided the challenge. DIY Wreath…
