Are you interested in Hand Stitching?! And want to be Creative?! Â Check out this hand stitching with muslin, fabric scraps and DMC floss. Â It’s really easy to get started and can be great for younger ones that maybe aren’t quite ready for the machine yet but want to SEW! Â This is how many young children started a long time ago. Â (I think it’s because mother’s needed a little time to get things finished, but you didn’t hear that from me!)
This is easier and more creative than an alphabet sampler from long ago!
Grab a fairly large piece of muslin (12″x14″) especially if pleating will be done. Â Pick fabric scraps from your stash and then find or pick up some DMC and a hand sewing needle. Â Straight pins help to keep the pieces on but aren’t totally necessary.
I started with folding a pleat across by hand and sewing a running stitch onto the pleat to hold it down. Â (I used only 1 strand of floss) Â And then pleating another one down the other way. Â Again sew it down with a running stitch.
Cut your fabric in shapes you like. Â I chose circles because I like them! Â I layered my shapes first and held them down with straight pins. Â This way you will know where the shapes overlap. Â (There is no need to do hand stitching under shapes. Â It creates bumps and why waste the time. Â 😉 Â Next week we’ll have the finished piece with some hand embroidery stitches to get you started.
Happy Sewing!