Gingerbread Ornaments Embroidery Pattern Video Tutorials
VIDEO 1: WELCOME, SUPPLIES OVERVIEW & PREPARING TO STITCH
To begin we will take a quick look at supplies and then get set up to start stitching!
- Supplies overview
- Binding your stitching hoops with fabric strips and/or Thimtec
- Hooping up the printed fabric and blank white fabric
- Working with the silk and silk/wool blend fibers
- Threading your needles and anchoring your stitches
- Optional "sketch hoop" for practicing stitches
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VIDEO 2: SNOWFLAKE COOKIE
Video tutorial overview with links to additional resources for each stitch:
- Back stitch cookie outline
- Satin stitch candies
- Back stitch candy outlines
- Create the icing using a combination of back stitch, straight stitch, fly stitch and French knots
VIDEO 3: GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIE
Video tutorial overview with links to additional resources for each stitch:
- Split stitch smile
- Satin stitch eyes
- Whipped back stitch candy cane
- Create the cuffs with couching stitch
- Reverse chain stitch scarf
VIDEO 4: GINGERBREAD HOUSE VIDEO #1
Video tutorial overview with links to additional resources for each stitch:
- Create the peppermints using split stitch fill and straight stitches.
- Outline the chimney with whipped back stitch.
- Fill the candies with satin stitch using silk.
- Outline the top and outer edges of the roof with back stitched chain stitch. The step can be done before or after adding the fly stitch and woven wheel rose roof decorations.
VIDEO 5: GINGERBREAD HOUSE VIDEO #2
Video tutorial overview with links to additional resources for each stitch:
- Use fly stitch and woven wheel roses to create the design on the roof. These can be completed before making the back stitch chain stitch roof outlines or after.
- Raised chain stitch part 1. Demonstrating tighter stitches on the right, looser on the left. See the next video for more help with creating the intersection at the top of the inverted V of the gable, and with the slight overlap over the raised chain stitch gable posts.
- Use Back stitch and straight stitches to create the window frames with silk.
- Make the window boxes with the silk/wool blend thread. Fishbone stitch, split stitch fill and couching.
VIDEO 6: GINGERBREAD HOUSE VIDEO #3
Video tutorial overview with links to additional resources for each stitch:
- A quick look at raised chain stitch again.
- Make the wreath with wheatear stitch, detached chain stitch and straight stitch.
- Create the oval candy lights with detached chain stitch and satin stitch.
- Finish with back stitch fill.
VIDEO 6: FRAMING YOUR FINISHED WORK
Video tutorial overview with links to additional resources for each stitch:
- Split stitch smile