Christmas Stocking |
Design your own holiday stocking with this easy-to-make pattern
Stockings are a great way of giving gifts without having to wrap each item. They are also useful for decorating the home; if you hang them up early, they will add to the excitement of Christmas approaching. You can customize each stocking by sewing on a decorative bow, an individual’s initials, or fabric shapes on a favorite theme, or wind a piece of trailing ivy around the top of the stocking.
Materials
• Embroidered tablecloth or an unwanted curtain
• Template
• Scissors
• Extra fabric to decorate
• Cotton thread and needle, or a sewing machine
• A piece of fabric 1 x 5 in (2.5 x 12 cm) for the loop
1. Cut out two stocking shapes using the template. Sew on any fabric details, such as a length of fabric, around the width of the stocking.
2. Align the shapes, correct sides facing inward, and sew together, leaving a seam of 1⁄ 2 in (1.5 cm) around the edge. Leave the top unstitched.
3. Fold over and sew the fabric at the top of the stocking so the edges don’t show. Then turn the stocking the right way round.
4. Fold the fabric into a loop and sew it to the top of the stocking. Sew on more decorations as you wish. Make more stockings in the same way.
Green tip: Using recycled fabric
If someone has a much-loved garment that is no longer fit to wear, use it as the fabric for their stocking. If the material is very worn, sew it onto a piece of plain cotton or burlap material first, and then cut out the stocking shape.
Excerpted from A Greener Christmas © 2008 Dorling Kindersley. Excerpted by permission of DK Publishing.
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