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 and Sewing Thread.

Cream Damask, Backing Fabric, Felt, Plastic Insert.

Ribbons: Mauve 7 mm. For Large Flower, 4 mm.

 Teal for flowers and vine,

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

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 Pincushion.

Instructions:
 Pre-Wash all Ribbons, Dry and Iron on Low 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

all of the blue flowers in Detached Chain Stitch, 
then add the yellow glass beads. 
2. Continue with 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 maybe 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 these 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 3 rd, Covered button to the Centre edge of the

Back Cover of the Needlecase and with the Teal Thread make a loop for the

button to keep it closed.

Carol Daisy