CARDS & PAPER
Elves & Friends
FELT KIT
Little Angels
Cut out the angels. Sew running stitches on the wings, then pin behind the dress. Attach the arms, catching the wings at the back. Insert the hand piece or tree in between the arms. Sew the eyes and place the hair pieces, then oversew the edges around the top. Trap bakers twine as you go. Place the neck of the dress just inside the head and secure with running stitches. Glue a mouth and trim the dress bottom.
RUNNING STITCH
the thread 1theSecure on the wrong side of fabric, then bring the needle through to the surface to start the first stitch.
forward, take the 2theMoving needle back down through fabric then bring it up again. Keep the distance between the gaps and the stitches equal in size and continue along the stitching line.
Shining Bright
Cut two trees and set one aside. Secure a snow strip across the bottom, leaving a small gap. Secure and add detail to the small squares. Fix three circles with French knots. Pin the trees, oversewing the edges. Cut two yellow stars and, with the top pushed inside, oversew the edges, trapping twine at the top. Glue a smaller star in the middle of the large.
Perfect little stocking fillers!
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