Let’s play with traditional stocking designs by adding easy
May Arts Ribbon Inspiration.  This Red
and White stocking measures approximately 22” long and 9” wide.

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MATERIALS:

• Red felt – for 2 pieces – 24” X 10”

• White felt – approximately 12” X 18”

• May Arts Ribbon # XFF14 – 2.5” wide  – 1 yard

• May Arts Ribbon # XA15
  - 1.5” wide  -  1 yard

• Permanent fabric adhesive (test first to make sure it won’t
  bleed through the felt)

• Red sewing thread

INSTRUCTIONS:

• You may print out the photo of this stocking and enlarge
  it to approximately 22” in length, or trace the outline of an existing stocking
  onto clean paper to create your pattern. Avoid newspaper because the ink could
  transfer to your work and leave permanent smudges.  Draw the heel and toe shapes freehand.  All stitching can be by hand or machine.

• RED FELT – cut out 2 stocking
  shapes.  I used a decorative-edged rotary
  blade.  Pinking shears would also achieve a festive
  edge.  Straight edged is always fine.

• WHITE FELT – cut out 2 pieces
  for the upper “cuff-like trim on the stocking. They should be 3 ½”  wide by the upper width of your stocking
  pattern.   Cut 2 heel pieces
  and 2 toe pieces according to your pattern

• Position the 2
  white felt “cuff” pieces in place on top of the red felt stocking shapes. (Since the felt is reversible, be sure to
  make a stocking FRONT and a stocking BACK.)

• Stitch the white
  “cuff” pieces onto the front and back red stocking pieces, approximately ¼”
  from the edge.

• Repeat this for the
  heel and toe pieces

• Pin the stocking
  front piece exactly on top of the back, wrong sides together.

• Stitch front and
  back together using a generous ¼” seam allowance, leaving top open.

 MAY ARTS RIBBON # XA15

• Cut 1 piece 9”
  long.  Fold in half, creating a strip ¾”
  wide X 9” long.  Stitch the 2 pom pom
  edges together, as close to the edges as possible.

• Fold the 9” X ¾” piece of pom pom-edged ribbon in half to
  create the 4 ½” hanging loop.  Stitch the
  2 raw ends of the loop securely to the stocking back.  See photo.

• To conceal raw
  edges, fold under and stitch both ends of the remaining 27” of this ribbon.

• With a straight
  pin, expose the wire on one edge at one end of this ribbon.  Carefully pull this wire to gather the entire
  length until it fits inside the upper edge of the stocking.  Distribute the gathers evenly.  Pin in place along the inside edge of the
  stocking without letting the green pom poms on this edge show on the outside.
  Baste then stitch in place.

MAY ARTS RIBBON # XFF 14

• Cut enough to
  extend around the entire top edge of the stocking (front and back) – see photo
  for placement.

• Apply the fabric
  adhesive as lightly as possible to this cut-out ribbon and center it on the
  white “cuff.”  Starting at the edge below
  the hanging loop, press firmly with your hands.
  Let it set according to the adhesive’s instructions, It may require a
  little help from a dry iron (using a pressing cloth) to create a permanent
  bond.

• From the remaining
  cutwork ribbon, select and cut out various shapes and apply as above, to the
  heel and toe pieces on front and back.

Blog Posted By:  Ellen Highsmith
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