Halloween Embroidery Round-Up

Halloween week is here!


Looking for some spooky projects to stitch up this Halloween?

• These ghost lollipop covers are super easy to make

• How about some pumpkin lollipop covers?

• Want to stitch these ghosts? Check out my post for the free pattern!

• Looking for more Halloween embroidery patterns? Here is a Frankenstein pattern 

• Try stitching this pattern - see the skull inside the pumpkin's mouth??

Happy Halloween!

How to Mount Embroidery on Canvas (Little Sheep Version)

Since my little sheep embroidery is a gift, I decided to mount it on a tiny canvas.

This is actually the third post I have done about mounting embroidery on canvas (I have previously posted about it here and here) but I figured why not do another one - especially since this embroidery is very small - the canvas size is 2 inches by 2 inches.

So let's get started!

First - just for fun - I placed a quarter next to the embroidery to give you an idea of the actual size.

What you will need:

• staple gun
• canvas

* This canvas is the Artist's Loft Mini Canvas 2" x 2" that I purchased at Michaels

1. Lay out your embroidery and place the canvas on top - trying to center it as best you can.

 2. Pulling the fabric tight - staple the center of each side.

3. If your canvas is larger - you will work your way around the canvas, stapling towards each corner. But since this is so small, I only needed one staple per side.

4. For the corners, I wrapped the fabric like a present and stapled it down. Then trim the fabric to make it look nice!

Now, it will be shipped off to it's new home! :)

Little Tree Drawing Mini Embroidery

My nine year old niece drew me a cute little tree and I wanted to embroider it.

I thought it would be fun to take her drawing, stitch it, frame it, and give it to her as a little gift.

Here is a photo of the original drawing.

Here it is transferred onto the fabric ready to stitch.

I used all stem stitch, since it's my favorite.

A long time ago I bought these little canvases with frames at a craft store which I thought would be perfect to finish the tree.

I stapled the fabric to the canvas (which I have written about previously here – it is my favorite way to finish my embroidery now).

Staple around all edges - pulling the fabric tight around the canvas.

Staple the corners - similiar to wrapping a present and staple.

All stapled!

Here it is all finished inside the frame and ready to send in the mail!

How to: Finish Back of Embroidery Hoop

Here is how I finished my little sheep embroidery.

I found a hoop just the right size.

Front View

Back View

Trim the fabric around the hoop.

Next, start to glue the fabric to the inside edge of the hoop.

Apply the glue to the inside edge and fold over the fabric...

Continue to glue the fabric around the whole hoop...

Let it dry!

Then, you will need something to cover the back. You could use cardboard or any type of paper. I always use brown paper bags. I like the look of the brown paper.

Trace your hoop and cut your circle.

Next, put some glue around the edge so you can attach the paper circle to the back of the hoop...

Place the paper circle on the hoop and lay it down with some pressure to hold it in place and allow to dry. I used a couple pairs of scissors. 

Finished!

Back side

Front Side

** UPDATE: If you have made it this far, I thought I would update this post and let you know I now prefer to finish the back of my hoops using this excellent tutorial. 

How to: Mounting Embroidery on Canvas

For my Phat Quarter - Blinded by Science swap embroidery, I finished it by stretching it or mounting it on a canvas. I had never done it before so thought I would give it a try. It  was really easy and I think it might be my new favorite way to display embroidery.

What you need:

1. Staple gun

2. any size canvas  

Blank 8x10 canvas

I first  laid my embroidery on top of the canvas and did my best to center it.

Then flip it over and staple the center of each side, pulling the fabric tight.

Work your way around the canvas stapling towards the corners.

To do the corners, I wrapped the each corner like wrapping a present and stapled it down. It is a little bulky in the back, but not as bad as I thought it would be. I am sure the more I do it the better I will get.

Back side finished 

Up close view of the wrapped corner

Finished!

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