Sometimes simple ideas are the most appealing. I made this homespun Christmas stocking from scraps of left over wool and stray beads/buttons from earlier crafts. It was very easy to whip together and I didn't need to visit a sewing shop to acquire any of my supplies.
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
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| Above, a grey wool stocking depicting a faux feather tree trimmed with odds and ends from my button box. |
- scrap wool felt (approx. 1/3 yard)
- faux tree branches, chenille stems
- buttons and beads for tree ornaments
- scraps for tree stand
- embroidery needle and a variety of threads
- dental floss for the hanger
- red berries for the tips of the faux tree branches
- With right sides facing together, pin a paper stocking pattern on top of your wool felt and cut out two sides of a Christmas stocking. (If you don't have a pattern there is one on this page.)
- Determine the side that you will use as the front and using a tiny whip stitch, sew on the chenille stems to look like a feather tree. (see the photo above)
- Applique a tree stand beneath it from felt scraps, I used a bit of green with gold floss.
- Sew on beads, Christmas berries and buttons to trim your faux feather tree.
- Sew together the two sides of your stocking with a blanket stitch using embroidery floss in any color that satisfies your taste. I used a ivory to gold variegated floss to stitch up the sides of my steel grey wool stocking.
- Leave the opening at the top, but sew around it's edges with the same fancy stitching in order to prevent the wool from unraveling over time.
- String together a handful of beads using your dental floss for strength.
- Attach this beaded hanger to your wool stocking and now you are ready to decorate a mantle or Christmas branches with the woolen creation.
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