After my first attempt at paper embroidery I decided to try the same technique to make some Christmas cards this year. Here’s how they came out:
If you’d like to have a go, here’s a small photo tutorial.
Create your designs, either hand-drawn or on the computer. If you want to use mine, you can find them here. Make the designs fairly simple and don’t put lines too close together as the holes might tear when you punch them.
Tape to the front of the card, then you need to pre-punch the holes before stitching. I found the easiest way was to stick my needle into a rubber eraser and use that as a kind of handle. Punch holes about 3-5mm apart – not too close or the paper might tear.
Here’s the whole design punched. Keep the drawing as reference..
And get stitching! Simple outline backstitch works best here.
To finish, cover the messy stitchwork inside with another piece of card.
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So stylish! I like the minimalistic look very much.
wonderful idea. looks fabulous.
Such a cool idea! Thanks for the tutorial and inspiration =)
Nice idea.
This is so adorable, Katie! I love it.
I must make these, they look wonderful!
These are too cute!!!
i love you for posting this. thanks soooo much!! :)
This is definitely going to come in handy! I have a beautiful sketchbook I'm dying to embroider. I was definitely inspired by your embroidered page, sooo amazing!
this is brilliant & so helpful…thanks for sharing!
I love these! I’ve been thinking of making holiday cards this way, and I’m glad to see such a great example!
A question, what type of paper did you use? I have regular ol’ white card stock at home but yours seems more textured. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Hi Ilene, I just used off-the-shelf pre-folded cards but yes, the cardstock did have a little texture.