Lilo and Stitch Birthday Party Supplies Set,20pcs Lilo and Stitch plates and 20pcs lilo and stitch napkins

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Again, pull the topper away from the napkin creating a blanket stitch along the outside edge and remove the topper.

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All that's required for this last step is to repeat steps 6-8 to the end of the napkin. Do the same thing with the other three sides of the napkin and you’ve completed your very first handcrafted hem-stitch napkin. As practically all needlework fabrics can be recommended for cross stitches, we list here fabrics for particular purposes or cases. Hint: pre-washing your fabric and ironing it before you begin your project helps prevent your finished napkins from shrinking.

I cut my fabric piece to form an 18" square. Fabric: Tea With Bea collection by Katherine Lenius Step 2 - Fold Corners at 1 ½" And Cut Off LESS My napkins are made with quilting cotton. If you're about to make them with one layer only, you can also opt for a bit thicher fabrics. Off the top of my head, damask gives your dinning table that luxurious feel. Linen, another beautiful way to unique diy napkins. Feel free to experiment. Now that you have your desired napkin size, add two more lines representing the desired width of the hem. In the case of this tutorial, your napkin’s overall size should be 16”. Make sure to cut the mitered edges as straight as possible.

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Topstitch around the entire diy cloth napkin using a seam allowance of up to ¼″ (0.7cm) – this will close the turning gap, too.With the hemstitching technique, you can bring your ordinary linen napkins to the whole next level. Hemstitched napkins and other accessories are very decorative and look authentic. Cross stitch charts are usually illustrated with squares, in colours or with symbols representing colours. Fabric choice plays a major role in the success of your hemstitching project. And while linen seems to be the fabric of choice for projects like this, any all-natural fabric, like cotton, will work just as well. But, for this tutorial, we’ll go with linen. Select a single thread at the point where you made your mark in the previous step and pull it out with your tweezers. Pull gently with one hand while holding the fabric with the other. If you notice some shirring, just continue to pull on it slowly until it comes out.