STRAWBERRY JUMPER
Update a plain jumper or tee for summer using Cathy Eliot’s delicate wild berry motifs
COMBINE APPLIQUƒ AND BEADWORK WITH RADIATING STRAIGHT STITCH TO CREATE A DAZZLING SUN DECORATION
MATERIALS
Felt: a selection of wool blend or acrylic felt in warm colours: bright orange, yellow, golden yellow, burnt orange
Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of bright orange, yellow
Sewing thread: to match the felt Long bugle beads (6mm length): orange
Short bugle beads (3mm length): gold, orange
Seed beads: size 10 or 11, gold Soft toy stuffing
Invisible thread
Basic embroidery kit
STITCHES USED
Straight Stitch
NOTES
Find the templates on p61.
Trace around and cut out the triangles
01 and leaf templates. Draw a large circle with a 9cm diameter and a small circle with a 5.5cm diameter to use as templates. Pin the templates to the felt and cut as follows: 1 large circle, bright yellow; 1 small circle, burnt orange; 4 triangles, bright orange; 4 triangles, burnt orange; 8 triangles, golden yellow; 4 leaf shapes, golden yellow. Place the large circle then the other pieces centrally on top of a 12x12cm piece of bright orange felt, referring to the embroidery guide for positioning. Work tiny stitches around the edge of each shape. Follow the embroidery guide to work
02 the design. Fill all the triangle and leaf shapes with Straight Stitches using one strand of stranded cotton in a contrasting colour.
Add beads using invisible or sewing
03 thread. To attach seed beads, work a small stitch through the centre hole. For bugle beads, bring the needle up at one end of the bead, then back down at the other.
To add the bead border, bring your
04 needle up through the edge of the yellow circle. Thread on two seed and two small bugle beads. Lay them down flush at the edge of the circle. Take the needle back through the felt then back up just behind the last bead.
Thread it through that bead, then continue by adding another four beads and repeating the process all around the edge of the inner circle. Trim the outer orange felt into a tidy
05 circle, taking care not to cut the stitches. Thread beads on to a long length of
06 thread for the hanger, and knot the ends. Place the sun onto a 12x12cm piece of bright orange felt with the bottom two beads and the bead hanger thread tails sandwiched between. Sew the felt together with tiny stitches, stuffing lightly when you are close to where you started, then continue stitching to close. Trim the backing felt flush with the front.