Bonnet Needle Book
Dateline: 01/27/98Debbie Colgrove
Materials Needed
- Felt
- Wool Scraps
- Embroidery Thread
- Print Out Of Pattern
Directions
- Cut 2 of the body pattern piece from felt.
- Cut 3 or 4 of the pages pattern piece from wool scrapes.
- Make a row of cross stitches or decorative stitches along the bottom of the skirt on the front felt piece.
- Pile all the pieces to enclose the wool pages inside the felt pieces. They should all be piled at the neck area. Make a row of cross stitches through all the layers to hold them together.
- Make a row of blanket stitches, through both layers of felt, around the curved area of the bonnet. This area will be used for holding a thimble.
- Make a blanket stitch design around the front of the bonnet, through single layers of the felt, so that you maintain the opening.
Sharon Boggon's Dictionary Of Embroidery Stitches
A super, terrific, excellent guide for how to make and the uses of all kinds of hand stitches.
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