Christmas is all about parties, celebrations, and gift buying, cooking dinners for the guests, baking cookies and cakes for those kids, and in-between, a lot more of other ‘things-to-do’. Though sewing might seem to be nothing more than a daily chore, you should remember that Christmas sewing can be huge fun and a lot different from your everyday sewing. You may put your sewing skills to use to celebrate the season by taking your pick from the wonderful varieties of embroidery designs that you will find online or in physical stores.
Here are some ideas that can help you use embroidery designs to celebrate the Christmas festivities:
- Consider sewing Christmas ornaments – Ornaments make an integral part of every Christmas decorations, and though you can always buy the ornaments in bulk, sewing them will help you give your tree a traditional look, which is often desired by many, during the holidays. Try out some Peas Please, Felt Ogee, and Ribbon Candy Twist ornaments to up the cheer quotient.
- Make a Christmas stocking – It is well known to all of us how important a role is played by stockings in Christmas. Making a Christmas special stocking is the best thing that you can do for your kids. Use some old sweaters to make a sweater stocking and hang by the chimney, or make a simple Christmas stocking with attractive floral patterns and embroider the name of the person whom you want to gift that. Once the stocking is sewn, you can use it for years. If you are planning something unique, try making an O Christmas tree stocking, which looks like a Christmas tree completely, but is actually a stocking to be hung from the mantel.
- Try out some easy sew Christmas decorations – When you are going to sew some Christmas decorations, opt for some neat ideas. Make a ho ho ho pillow that looks like the red coat of Santa or try creating a Plush wreath. Take an old sweater and make a wreath out of it and then decorate it with embellishments of your choice. Christmas bunting is another embroidery design, ideal especially for the beginners. Make the bunting from Christmas fabric or experiment with the different Christmas shapes to give it a special touch. You may also try making a Christmas special pillow by crafting some Christmas tree design on it, using quilting techniques.
So, use these ideas to put your sewing and embroidery skills to test, and see how the festivities get a unique, personal touch.
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