Small bag and three stitches.
You will use three basic hand stitches: running stitch, back-stitch and over-sewing stitch to make a small bag. Fill it with sugared almond for a christening, perfume, jewels... have fun!
Supplies:
- 9.84'' x 4.72'' (25 x 12 cm) linen
- 9'' (23 cm) bias
- needle and sewing thread
- embroidery needle and 13.8'' (35 cm) of embroidery floss or string
- 2 pearls or buttons
ASSEMBLY:
- Fold the fabric in two to form the bag.
- Cross stitch the pattern well centered in the rectangle A.
- Pin the sides of the bag and sew with a running stitch at 0.16'' (0.4 cm) from the edge.
- Close up on a running stitch.
- Turn the bag inside .
- Get the angles out with the scissors tips.
- Flatten the seams.
- Again, sew with a running stitch at 0.24'' (0.6cm) from the edge.
- Turn the bag inside out.
- Open the bias and fold it over 0.4'' (1 cm) on one end.
- Place the bias over one lateral seam, right side on right side and edge over edge.
- Pin the bias all around the opening, and cover the start of the bias with 0.4'' (1 cm) more.
- Sew with 1 back-stitch right to the top of the fold of the bias.
- Also flatten and sew the lateral seams while going over them.
- Turn on the wrong side , don't worry about the angles.
- Fold the bias to cover the edge of the opening and the previous seam.
- At the "bias link", reduce the reverse of the under bias.
- Open the end of the upper bias and fold it inside the bottom one.
- The bias is folded and pined.
- Sew the bias all around with a over-sewing stitch.
- Be careful to choose a thread on the fabric, close to the previous seam, and follow it:
- Turn the bag inside out.
- Thread a string or a embroidery floss (6 strands) at 1'' (2.5cm) from the top and centered in the front with a large running stitch and a cross stitch needle.
- Leave 3.1'' (8 cm) of string on each end.
- End the thread with a pearl or a button. Tight them with a double knot and leave 0.6'' (1.5 cm) of string. you can fray it.