Free Design and Pattern - Sewing Set

Sewing Set

Stitches Used: 

 Lazy Daisy, French Knots, Ribbon Stitch, 

Detached Chain, Whipped Chain Stitch.

Materials: 

 Equipment – Embroidery Hoops 100 and 150 mm. 

Chenille - Size 22 and 20    Crewel - Size 8  

   Beading Needle. Pelon, Wadding, Sewing Thread.

Cream Damask, Backing Fabric, Felt, Plastic Insert.

Ribbons: Mauve 7 mm. For Large Flower 3 mts.

 4 mm. Teal for flowers and vine, 2 mts.

Gold 4 mm. For Fern, Burgundy 4 mm. For small daisy.

1mt of each - These are just a guide.

Threads: Teal – Lazy Daisy Leaves and Vine plus 

Pincushion wrap. Teal and Gold thread also combined

 for French Knots in Large Daisy. 
Gold for Fern, Metallic Gold thread for Needle.

Beads: Yellow Glass Beads for Teal Flowers, 

Bronze for  Small Daisies.

Buttons: 3 – Self Covering Buttons for Pincushion and Book.

Charm: 1 – Bee Charm for Pin Cushion.

Instructions:
 Pre-Wash all Ribbons, Dry and Iron on Silk Setting. 

 Cut a piece of Lightweight Wadding or Pelon the size 

of the designs for both items or 1 item if you are

 only making one item.  Add this to the fabric

 once all your Thread Work has been completed,

 otherwise it makes it too difficult for stitching. 

 

Centres of Mauve Daisies -

 Place the small piece of fabric provided in the

smaller hoop and mark with a water erasable pen

 ( 2) circles 1 cm. Diameter.

Refer to Cosmos Tutorial 

With 2 strands of Teal, 1 strand of gold cotton thread,

 fill these circles with French Knots. After completing

 both remove from the hoop and cut them out

leaving just under 1 cm. border around the knots. 

 With matching sewing thread and small tacking stitches, 

gather this up and stitch underneath the knots 

( best to have double thread for strength). 

This forms the button for the centre of the daisy. 

Keep aside until you have completed the other 

ribbon embroidery.

Taking a water erasable pen or chalk, trace the 

design through  from the pattern sheet provided.

 Should you not have a Light box, a well lit  window

 will also do the trick. Tape your pattern to the 

window and place the fabric over it.

 DO NOT CUT OUT YOUR FABRIC NOW. 

LEAVE UNTIL ALL EMBROIDERY HAS BEEN 

DONE, OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO

USE A HOOP.

Enlarge to A4 size

Embroidery Instructions: 

       1.   First work the gold stems in Stem Stitch and 

Lazy Daisy Leaves. 
2.    Stem Stitch the branch of the Gold Ribbon Fern,

 which is in the  same colour thread. 

3. Teal thread Stem Stitch the word "Needle"  

using 2 Strands  of Teal Thread for the Chain Stitch

 and then whipped with 1 Strand of Metallic Gold. 

4. The actual needle emblem is Stem Stitched,

 with an open Lazy Daisy Stitch for the eye

of the Needle. Now that all the Thread Work is 

completed, place the fabric with wadding

attached into the larger hoop.

 Progress to the ribbons.
1. The small daisies are worked in 4 mm. 

Burgundy Ribbon in a circle. Place a bronze bead 

in the centre when finished.

 Thread on 4 mm. Teal Ribbon and complete

 the blue flowers in Detached Chain Stitch, 
then add the yellow glass beads. 

2. Continue the Gold Leaves in Ribbon Stitch.
 Lastly with the 7 mm. Mauve Ribbon work the

 Ribbon Stitches in a circle around the centre

 marking.  ( The Cosmos Tutorial will aid in 

positioning each petal).

 At times some stitches may be crossing over 

another which adds to the effect. At this time 

you can add the French Knot Button you 

have made earlier, make sure your Fabric is in

 the hoop and give the double sewing cotton 

 a firm pull, so it sits snuggly against your ribbon.

 On the pincushion add the Bee Charm sitting on 

 the Mauve daisy using thread to match

 the mauve ribbon so the stitching will not show.

Enlarge to A 4 Size

Making Up: 
Cut out all pieces of Damask and backing Fabric. 
Overlock all the edges.

Pincushion:
 Mark the Centre of the Circle with erasable pen

 on the top embroidery piece. With right side 

faces stitch the two together, leaving a

6 cm. Opening. Turn back to right sides out.

 Fill with fibre fill or wadding. Slip Stitch

 the opening closed, with Cream Thread once you 

are satisfied that you have enough filling.
 Keep in mind that the cotton will push it 

down slightly. Using the Teal Thread.

 ( Use direct from the Skein as you need to

have it as one piece. ) 

all 6 Strands and the Chenille Needle,

 wrap the cushion as  illustrated taking it from

 the centre marking to the outside and keep

 the thread firm as you go.

 Tie off firmly at the Centre Back.
 The buttons will cover this. Make up the self 

covering buttons  and add 2 to the

 Pincushion, keeping it firm, 

using a double strand of Sewing Thread.

Cut Fabric to outer measurement 17 cms or 6 3/4 Inches
Cut Plastic to inner measurement 14.5 cms or 5 3/4 inches.
This may need to be trimmed slightly.

Needle Case: Wrong Sides facing machine Stitch 

them together leaving a 13 cm. Opening bottom

back page edge. Turn right side out. Cut Plastic

Insert the size of Fabric and then cut into 2 pieces,

 rounded at the edges. Place these inside between 

the two layers and close with slip stitch in Cream

Sewing Thread. Cut Pages for the Needle Case

 from the Felt with Pinking Shears if available. 

 Place inside the cover and with Cream Thread,

machine stitch down the Centre of the pages.

You may if you wish, before doing this, embroider

 the types of needles for each page eg Beading,

 Chenille, Crewel ) Stitch the 3rd Covered 

button to the Centre edge of the Back 

Cover of the Needle Book and with the Teal

 Thread make a loop for the button 

to keep it closed.