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Opulent Ornaments
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You've stitched up some fantastic
in-the-hoop ornaments -- now make
them sparkle with beads and
crystals!
These shiny extras are a great way
to personalize your favorite
in-the-hoop ornament designs.
Read
below for these free project
instructions. |
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Supplies needed:
**Fabric (quilter's cotton)
**Medium weight cutaway
stabilizer
**Tear-away stabilizer
**Temporary spray adhesive
**Masking tape
**Beads
**Beading thread
**Beading needle
**Heat-set crystals
**Heat-set tool
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Assemble your in-the-hoop ornament
of choice according to the
instructions for the Victorian
Christmas ornaments.
Click here for these instructions.
We
used silver
metallic thread for an extra bit
of sparkle.
When
you add the ribbon loop to hang the
ornament, you can also add other
ribbon embellishments, such as
beads or bells dangling from a
ribbon. |
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If you're adding beads attached to a
ribbon, make sure the ribbon is long
enough that they can be taped out of
the way of the embroidery hoop.
Three-dimensional objects such as
beads that are under the stabilizer
or the hoop could cause the
embroidery machine not to work
properly.
Finish creating the in-the-hoop
ornament
as directed. |
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Now that you've completed the
ornament, it's time to "bling it up"
with beads and crystals. Thread your
beading needle with a length of
beading thread. Tie a knot at the
end and poke the needle from the
back to the front, where you want to
start beading, hiding the knot in an
inconspicuous location. |
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Bead as desired. We created this
"garland" of beads by stringing on a
few beads, then taking a small
stitch into the fabric ornament,
then stringing on a few more beads. |
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These strings of beads dangling from
the bottom of the ornament were made
by stringing on a series of beads,
then looping the thread around and
stringing it back up through those
beads. There must be at least one
"anchor bead" at the bottom that the
thread only goes through once.
Repeat as many times as desired. |
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When you're done beading, tie off
the thread. It's good to do as much
beading as possible with a single
length of thread, so you'll have
fewer knots to deal with. If you
want, you can dab a tiny bit of glue
on the knot to help secure it. Use
the needle to feed the "tail"
through the back of the ornament,
then cut off the excess thread. |
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