Winter hand embroidery postcards DIY

The winter holidays are approaching! Here's a quick and easy idea for hand embroidered postcards :)

About 7 years ago I wanted to try writing. At that time I was looking for "my" hobbies or handicrafts, anything that is good for me. I really liked the posters I saw online and I wanted to try something myself, so I bought a lot of paper: glue, colored ribbon, tape, cotton ribbon, simple postcards for jewelry.

But interest quickly faded, and I switched to another new “lover” (or was it fixed? Soap? Oh, I tried to spend a lot of time in front of embroidery). This means that many of the things I bought are unfortunately no longer needed.

That's why I recommend beginners to get plenty of materials and tools when they start crafting . If you're not sure what you've tried and aren't investing too much, this is the area to improve and improve.

Anyway, at least I didn't leave without explaining myself first. It's finally her time haha.

Today I'll give you a postcard tutorial with my own hands :)

This can of course not only be requested during the winter holidays, but at any time. You can sew any style and then put together a beautiful greeting card that your loved one will love!

But now that we have a deadline, I've decided to make New Year's resolutions! You can download it for free by clicking the link below.

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Now let's see how to create hacked postcards.

materials and equipment;

The list is simple, isn't it?

1. First create patterns in the desired fabric . Cotton, linen, calico - the most common choice. I used the same thread for all stitches, but of course you can make these patterns in different threads and colors and you can use metal as the diamond . In fact, I added a little touch of iron to one of the models :)

Lay the motifs carefully on the fabric: not too close, but not too far, so as not to lose the fabric.

In my case I wasn't sure at first how much I wanted to cut so I considered the size of the A6 and thought I could get it closer together ቷል It was too late to fix it. , haha. But you can count better!

2. Here's a little trick. To make the cut out pieces look the way you want, you can take a piece of paper or cardboard and cut it to the size of a postcard and then make a box out of it. Looks like a frame and you can easily imagine what the card will look like when printed.

3. After that, keep an eye on the recordings.

4 - optional. Now you can cut them and go to step 5. Or you can do as I did and then attach the clasp first . It made me feel like the fabric didn't fade when I used it for postcards.

Some fabrics are less prone to tearing (e.g. pure cotton), while others are more durable. I used a cotton blanket and you can see that it doesn't rub much even after sewing the edges of the fabric. Anyway, at least I didn't leave without explaining myself first.

So I made cut pieces (bigger than real ones) and used them on the back of the fabric.

5. And then cut out the patterns into rectangles.

6. Basically that's all! If you prefer it low, you can now put stickers on postcards. It will be a beautiful gift with textured text that will already save your loved one :)

However, it looks a bit empty, so I decided to decorate the base of the map first.

7. For the first postcard I used gold and red gel pens and made a leaf design on the four sides of the postcard. Second, I used a gold felt tip pen to draw the frame (I wanted it to be a little odd and awkward. For the third, I used a white gel pen to draw the frame and snowflakes. I also used cotton string for this found more ornaments.

8. Now the parts only have to be put into the postcards. Another benefit of using interlinings is that the glue doesn't interfere with the actual fabric and stitching.

While I've tried this idea before and the glue doesn't affect the fabric or stitching, I can't say for sure what it will be like in the long run.

Kind of a "sandwich" setup but the fabric sticks to the stitch and sticks to the card and holds it in place on all sides and good :)

9 Apply a generous amount of adhesive to the marked area.

10 ... and then you can make sure the corners are glued together too. Not often.

Here are ready-made, hand-embroidered postcards!

I'm not lying, I really appreciate how easy it is and I really want to do more in the future...

PS Sorry if the pictures are a bit boring! The weather is very cloudy now, so my camera doesn't get enough light to take nice pictures, even during the day. And my table lamp doesn't contain both