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Materials. Green felt (3.2” x 3.2”).. Red felt (7.1” x 6.3”).

. Flesh tone felt (3” x 3”).. White felt (6” x 6.7”).

. Stuffing.. Pencil or felt marker.

. Embroidery floss: red, green, white and black.

. Embroidery needle.. Scissors.

. Chopstick or pointy tool.. 2 red buttons.

. Artist pastels (red or pink).. Pipe cleaner.

Sewing and embroidery This elf is embroidered and stitched together with embroidery floss. In case you´re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches a few times on a felt scraps before working on a doll. None of the stitches are difficult, but can take some practice to get perfect. Always keep your stitches and the space between them the same length. Be consistent with your sewing tension. Or, if you want to keep embroidery to a minimum, you can sometimes glue on certain elements, instead of embroidering them. You can experiment and use your imagination to customize the project.

Candy cane elfSize: 7.9” tall

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Keep threadat right angle

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2 in

3 out

2 in

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Workingdirection

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Carry needle 1 stitchbeyond previous stitch

3 out

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2 in

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1. Applique stitch 2. Overcast stitch 3. Straight stitch

5. Blanket stitch 6. Back stitch

7. French knot

4. Satin stitch

9. Running stitch8. Ladder stitch

Embroidery stitches1. Appliqué Stitch: Stitching a felt piece onto a felt surface. Place the appliqué on the background felt. Make tiny stitches perpendicular to the edge of the appliqué.2. Overcast Stitch: Simple stitch over the edge of the felt. Also called whip-stitch, is used to attach two pieces of felt. This isn´t a decorative stitch, so always use floss that matches the color of the felt and make the stitches small and neat.3. Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif.4. Satin Stitch: The satin stitch is composed of parallel rows of straight stitch and is often used to fill in an area with floss. The make very nice eyes and noses on softies.5. Blanket stitch: The blanket stitch is both decorative and functional. Use this stitch to accentuate an edge or to attach an appliqué.6. Back Stitch: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it´s great for outlining shapes or creating text.A backstitch gets its name because you create it moving the needle a stitch backward before moving it forward to create the next stitch.7. French Knots: The French knot produces a rounded knot that can be used to create a series of decorative dots. To make it, bring the needle up at the point at which you want to make your French knot, hold the thread and wrap it around the needle twice, as shown. Bring the needle back to the starting point and put the point-back through the fabric very near where it emerged (be careful not use the same exact hole) . Pull the needle to the back of the felt and pull taut. To make a bigger knot, wrap more twists of thread around the needle and/or use more strands of floss in your needle.8. Ladder stitch: The ladder stitch is used to attach separate parts such as a doll’s head. It’s called the ladder stitch because the stitches look like a ladder until you pull the stitches tight to close the seam. Pull every four or five stitches as you stitch. When the thread is tightened, the stitches should be virtually invisible.9. Running Stitch: The running stitch is simple to make. Make this stitch by weaving the needle through the felt at evenly spaced intervals. Just be careful to keep the length of your stitches and the space between them same length.These illustrations will help you with any unfamiliar stitches.

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Print a page 11 of this pdf, and cut out templates using scissors. Trace templates onto felt using a felt marker or pencil and cut out on the line. Cut carefully so edges are vertical, not slanted.

Head

Appliquéstitch

Appliquéstitch

Face

Headfront

Buttons Holly

Carefully, position the face on the front of the head and sew it on using the picture as a guide and one strand of flesh tone floss to appliqué stitch the face in place. No sewing ears. Lay the head front down, and using the picture as a guide, begin placing the stripes on top. Space the stripes as evenly as possible. When you are happy with the placement, pin all the stripes to the head front and appliqué stitch with one strand of red embroidery floss.

Preparation

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Sew on

the buttonsBackstitch

White running stitch

Redback stitch

Blackback stitch

Greenfrenchknots

Blacksatin stitch

Blackstraight stitch

Whitestraight stitch

Draw the face (see page 12) with a felt marker or a pencil. If you use a pencil, be careful. You will have to be precise and be sure to cover every mark when stitching. The pencil is not easy to remove. You can practice the motive a few times on a paper before working on a doll. Embroidery: Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece. The eyes are made using a few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with two small straight stitches for each eye. Embroider the pupils with tiny circles of satin stitch. Make doll´s eyebrows by sewing two tiny straight stitches for each one and placing at a slight angle. Re-thread the needle with red floss and embroider a small, curved mouth with a few backstitches. Sew a running stitch inside the red stripes using contrasting thread. Make French knots on the center of the white stripes using four strands of green embroidery floss.Place the leaves over the head. Using green floss, sew each leaf to the head with a back stitch across the center of the leaf.Sew on the buttons in place.

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Blanketstitch

Openingfor stuffing

Stuff Paint the cheeks

Align the two head pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery needle with a single strand of embroidery floss and sew the two head pieces together with a blanket stitch. Stop stitching when opening is small enough for stuffing. Fill it with toy stuffing and stitch it closed. Knot thread and cut off excess.Paint the cheeks using artist pastels. Rub the pastel on a piece of paper and then apply the resulting powder with a soft brush.

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Arm shape

Overcast stitch

Open

Arm

Pipe cleaners

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Fold the legs shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of green floss and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open. Use pliers or an old scissors (don´t use good scissors to cut wire, it will ruin them) to cut two pipe cleaner 4” long. Fold the pipe cleaners in half. Using the picture as a guide, push the legs onto the pipe cleaners.

Fold the arms shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of flesh tone floss and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open. Use pliers to cut a pipe cleaner (2.8” long). Blend a small loop on each end of the pipe cleaner to form hands. Using the picture as a guide, push the arms onto the pipe cleaner.

Legs and arms

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Glue or pin the neck into position on one of the body pieces, using a pin or a sparing amount of fabric glue. Appliqué stitch around the edges of the neck using an embroidery needle threaded with a single strand of white embroidery floss. With two strands of red embroidery floss, embroider the buttons with two French knots. Pin or glue the legs and the arms in place on the body shape, using a pin or a small quantity of craft glue. Align the two body shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with one strand of red embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the arms and legs areas, leaving the top open. Pad with toy stuffing, using a toothpick to distribute it evenly, then sew shut.

Stuff

Overcaststitch

Appliquéstitch

Frenchknots

Arms

Legs

Bodyfront

NeckBodyback

Blanketstitch

Open

Place front and back shoes together and blanket stitch all the way around, leaving an opening at the top edge.

Shoes

Body

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Ladderstitch

InsertshoesShoes

Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Pin head to body. Using an embroidery needle and one strand of white floss, attach with embroidery thread using a ladder stitch and going round and round till the head is nice and secure (see page 12). Insert legs in shoes and secure them with a stitch.

Assembling

Roll up

Runningstitch

Apply glueand roll up

Roll upthe threadaroundthe candy cane

Cut out a felt piece. Roll up, stitching to secure when half portion is rolled. Work back stitch thought all layers to secure. Apply glue and roll up. Thread an embroidery needle with four strands of green floss. Wind the thread around the candy cane. Knot thread and cut off excess.

Candy cane

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Photo gallery

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Elf pattern

Head (cut 2)white

Face (cut 1)Flesh tone

Body (cut 2)Red

Head stripes (cut 2)Red

Head stripes (cut 2)Red

Head stripes (cut 2)

Red

Head stripes (cut 2)

RedArms (cut 2)

Flesh tone

Neck (cut 1)White

Leg (cut 2)G

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Shoes(cut 4)

Red

Holly (cut 2)Green

Candy caneGreen (cut 1)Red (cut 1)

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Embroidery face template

(real size)

Doll backDoll backDoll front Doll front

Doll front Doll front Doll frontDoll front

Doll backDoll backDoll backDoll back

Couture

Ladderstitch Ladder

stitchLadderstitch

Ladderstitch

Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using an embroidery needle and one strand of floss, attach with embroidery thread using a ladder stitch and going round and round till the head is nice and secure. In each turn over, go a little lower on the neck and a little higher on the face to avoid a wobbly head.

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