How To Craft A Christmas Star Banner From Felt

janeiro 28, 2022 Postar um comentário

Can you believe information technology!? Christmas is well-nigh here! Nosotros're getting our decorations ready to create a festive filled house. Simply before y'all say it's as well early on to decorate, information technology'southward never too early on to start making the decorations. Although this garland is quick and easy to make, planning and preparation are e'er fundamental to a successful outcome (and Christmas is the biggest event) so start making now and y'all'll reap the rewards later.

The thing I love nigh about making your own holiday decorations is the ability to create a theme. I'd really love our decor this year to exist made of natural materials with minimal colours or particular. A very log cabin kind of vibe. Simply last year we had brightly coloured tassel garlands and ruby lights with tinsel thrown on the tree and abode made snowflakes all over the walls.

That's the beauty of DIY. It'south piece of cake to change your mind. You can adapt and customise your pieces to whatsoever your ideal Christmas decorations look similar in your imagination.

Materials you lot'll need for this Christmas banner:

Felt fabric
Cotton wool thread
Star template
Sewing Pin
Sewing Needle
Yarn
Pair of scissors

Instructions to arts and crafts the Christmas Felt Stars:

1. Print out your Star Template and cut around all of the edges.

2. Using a dressmakers pivot, tack the template through the middle onto a corner of your felt fabric. To make the most of your fabric try to continue the template as close to the edge, but be careful not to go over.

3. Cut carefully around your template keeping the corners sharp and pointed the create make clean, crisp lines.

Continue to cut out the stars until you have enough to complete the banner. Depending on your spacing I would say y'all'll need effectually v/six a metre.

4. Cut a length of cotton and thread onto your needle. Take your first star and sew the top, outward facing points onto the string 2/3 times around 1cm away from the betoken. Tie the threads at the back securely and snip off the extra thread. Do the same on the contrary side.

5. Continue to sew all of your stars onto the cord until you have the desired length. Use washi tape to hang against a wall or wrap effectually your tree for an alternative to tinsel. Make the stars bigger or smaller for contrasting definition or utilize neon felt for something really assuming. The choice is yours!