If the fabric is warped in the hoop or frame, there’s more of a risk of puckering. Once your design is on the ground fabric, hoop or frame up the fabric so that it’s drum taut, making sure that the fabric is straight and true. In this case, I just wrote my words onto the fabric and drew a couple dots at each end. If you’re confident in your drawing or writing skills or you want a design that looks spontaneous, you can draw the design right onto the fabric if you want. Use your favorite method to transfer your design or words (or both) onto your ground fabric.Ī light box or a sunny window will help, if you’re tracing the design. Your pencil will follow the little groove between the fabric threads, and you’ll end up with an outline that is perfectly squared up with the grain of the fabric. This is one reason why I just love to use linen! Because of its easily visible straight weave, you can mark out straight lines on the fabric by simply holding your pencil at a low angle on the fabric and pulling right along the weave of the fabric. Your bookmark can be any size you want it to be - as long as it fits in a standard book.īegin by marking the outline of the bookmark on the embroidery ground fabric. I used regular DMC stranded embroidery floss in two colors, and I opted for a frame rather than a hoop, though both will work just fine. it’s very easy to stitch through by hand – you hardly know it is there and it doesn’t gum up the needle. it provides a good bond and a slight stiffness 2. Now we’ll look at how to make a bookmark that features embroidered handwriting, whether it’s an inspirational quote, a name or just a short message for your favorite reader.Īll photos via Needle ‘n Thread Materials for a hand-embroidered bookmarkįor this project, you’ll need a ground fabric for the embroidery a coordinating backing fabric light, fusible interfacing coordinating embroidery threads parchment paper (the kind used for cooking – it’s sold near aluminum foil and the like) scissors, needles and a hoop or frame.įor the sample, I used a medium-weight apple green linen for my ground fabric for the embroidery, and I chose a contrasting fabric for the back of the bookmark.įor interfacing, I used Mistyfuse, which is a paperless, fusible web interfacing. ![]() We’ve already talked about how to embroider your own handwriting and we’ve explored pointers on embroidering inspirational or fun quotes. ![]() If you have a birthday celebration looming on the horizon or a graduation gig right around the corner, you can whip up an embroidered bookmark in no time flat and head to the party prepared, with a perfect little gift. Have you ever wondered what to do with those small scraps of fabric left over from larger embroidery and sewing projects? One way to use them up is to make bookmarks!īookmarks make fantastic gifts for the readers in your life.
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