So here is another idea that I came up with and had been working on for the craft show. I really love making things for my babes that inspire them the be creative and encourage them to use their imagination. After making the tutus, I began thinking about what I could make for older kiddos, boys or girls? It has given me such joy to share some of what I know about sewing and emboidery with my son; I am not only glad that he is showing an interest in learning these skills, but I really love the time that we spend together when working on a project.
Tobin really was the inspiraton for these emboidery kits. He is a famous collector of little things, and so it seemed only fitting that the item to be emboidered be a little drawstring muslin bag that he could use to hold his treasures. I chose a simple bird design and using a stencil, fabric paint, and a sponge brush, I "screen printed" each bag. The directions for the bag is to do a simple satin stitch over the printed image, using that as your guide, however, I decided I would also type up a little instructional guide with some other simple stitches for those who might want to add some tiny flowers or french knots on their own. Each little kit includes the instruction guide, a small wooden embroidery hoop, a needle and some thread. Last, I thought it would be a nice touch to have the color paint I used for the image coordinate with the embroidery floss I added to each bag, and with the little wooden beads I added to the draw string of each bag.
I wanted to embroider one of these bags to show as a display for the craft show, and well, I think it came out great! This might be something that takes longer than a day to complete for little ones {as opposed to some of the other embroidery that Tobin and I usually complete in one day}. I can't say what a pleasure it is to work on a project like this with your little one. I think that this project is simple, yet will be enough of a challenge to keep a little one's attention. As an adult, I would be very pleased to receive this little kit as a gift; something small to work on...one of those immediate gratification kinds of things. I also think that although it may take a bit more time to embroider a bag, the result of having something that kiddos can actually use is a great reward for all of the effort!
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So cool and original! I had a look at your shop yesterday, it looks wonderful. You are so creative, well done you!
Posted by: Emmalina | August 21, 2009 at 02:00 PM