Before:
I printed out her name.
Put a piece of wax paper over the name and traced with a Sharpie.
Pinned the wax paper to the backpack.
Started stitching. I used "old faithful", the split stitch.
I noticed that it helped to move the left pin over as I completed each letter. It helped stabilize the wax paper in the middle.
Tear away the wax paper. It tore away very easily. I used tweezers to get any bits of paper that were stuck.
The end result:
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What a great and helpful idea! Thanks so much..I'm going to try that.
The backpack is adorable, by the way.
Did you use a single strand of embroidery floss, or is it doubled up to get that thickness? I never would have thought to use waxed paper!
It came out great. Very clever idea!
Thanks, girls.
madmommy - I used all 6 strands of floss. It went through the fabric easier than I thought it would.
If any of you try this method let us know!
Awesome idea!!!
I wonder if that would work on acrylic felt as easily. Great idea, who wants to have to spend the extra money on something like stabilizer?
What a great idea!!! I'm absolutely going to use this!
Oh, thank you so much for sharing this! I want to stitch my daughter's name on her bag too.
Adorable and clever! :-)
I use that method all the time. I usually let the sharpie dry for at least an hour before I start sewing, because I tend to see color transfer otherwise. This technique works well for larger projects also. I use it to make my own inserts in store bought potholders, and the fronts of baby bibs-- both as presents.
ha! ... i love this idea, i need to do the same for my son... thanks!
Thanks for sharing this with us...great pictures. What a blessing you are!
Kimmie
mama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
we are waiting on another adoption-come meet us!
This is great! I don't know how to embroider but would love to learn. Do you know where I could learn the stitches or do u have a tutorial that would help me? Thanks
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