- 6" Square of felt
- Contrasting embroidery floss
- Needle & pins
- Fabric paint - green & red
1) Trace and cut out four mitten shapes from
felt.
2) Pin two mitten pieces together and set aside. Pin the other
two mitten pieces together.
3) Using 3 strands of embroidery floss and the blanket stitch,
sew the edges of one of the pined mitten sets. Start and finish
this stitching at the corner farthest from the thumb.
4) When you get to where you started, knot the floss and before
cutting off the extra floss, slide the needle between the two
layers and come out about an inch away - then cut floss close to
where it came out of the mitten.
5) Repeat step 3 with other pinned mitten set. Once you have
gotten back to your start point, tie a single knot in the floss
- then with the needle still threaded and attached to this
mitten, connect it to the first mitten leaving approximately 8"
of floss between them. Take one stitch in the first mitten then
knot the same way you knotted off in step 4.
6) Your pair of mittens looks great and can be used just like
this but if you'd like, draw 2 holly leaves with the green
fabric paint on each side of the mittens with 3 red dots of
fabric paint where the leaves come together to create the
berries. Be sure to let one side dry completely before painting
the other side or you can paint them before you sew them
together. Just be sure they are completely dry before
sewing.
Printable instructions & pattern.
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