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Embroidering Finished Christmas Stockings

Embroidering Finished Christmas Stockings

When October rolls around, embroidered Christmas stocking projects seem to be inevitable. Do you find yourself perplexed when it comes to embroidering a narrow area like that? Here is one example of how a little creative hooping makes it possible to add embroidery to finished Christmas stockings.

Step 1:

This stocking has a folded cuff, and for this project, we need to embroider a name on the facing part of the cuff. Begin by marking the desired placement for the embroidery.

Step 2:

Next, the cuff needs to be turned inside out, so that the entire stocking lies flat.

Step 3:

It's always preferable to hoop your embroidered item, if you can, and although this space is narrow, it's not too narrow for a hoop that is large enough to accommodate the name design. Still, a little hooping creativity may be called for.

Step 4:

The hoop shown in this example will need to be placed sideways inside the stocking. Since after embroidering the stabilizer will need to be removed, hoop a tearaway stabilizer with the stocking cuff, placing the cuff so that the area to be embroidered lies in a wide area of the hoop.

Step 5:

Making certain the tape is not in the path of the needle, tape the edge of the cuff to the stabilizer.

Step 6:

This hooping situation is sometimes called "hooping upside-down." Notice that the excess material lies over the top of the hooped area. Now of course, the stitching should only go through one side of the cuff, so the part that lies over the top of the hoop will need to be pulled aside for the embroidering phase.

Step 7:

Clothespins or binder clips might help to keep the fabric anchored, but don't rely on them, they can also get in the way! Another possibility is that there may not be enough slack to pull aside the entire piece at once. It's important to stay with the embroidery machine during stitching to make sure that everything goes well.

Step 8:

If your hooping situation has the stocking hooped sideways, as is the case in this example, you should also rotate the embroidery design prior to stitching.

Step 9:

When that's finished, simply remove the stabilizer, and turn the cuff right side out.

Step 10:

Embroidered stockings certainly are tricky. Once you know some of the tricks, the personalized Christmas symbols are well worth the work.

Jacqueline P.

This doesn't tell me how to line it in the center and in the middle. please help I have 5 to do and running out of time....Santa will be here soon ??

12/05/16 02:39 pm MST

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Kirsten S.

Hi Jacqueline. What I did to find the center and the middle was to print an actual size version of the name I wanted to put on the stocking. I used that to decide where to place it. Once I had that, I measured the distance from the sides of the cuff to the middle of the cuff, and marked that with a removable sticker. Next, I measured the distance from the top of the cuff to the middle of the name, since most embroidery files begin stitching from the middle. I removed my marking sticker from the stocking before I began. Maybe you can tell that I didn't place the names in the vertical center of the cuff. That was a choice I made for these stockings, and you can make a different choice on yours. The actual size printout is a great help in finding placement.

Perhaps this technique sheet will be helpful:
https://www.embroidery.com/help.ec?docid=1546

Best wishes, and Merry Christmas!

12/06/16 08:37 am MST

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