Needlepointing
Since i posted these pictures of my needle point keychains a ton of people have been asking me how to do it sooo I'm going to give y'all a little step by step on making keychains!
Steps
1. First you want to figure out how big you want your key fob! keep in mind you will be folding it in half so make it twice as long (also had two/three stitches on the side because you have to fold it under)
2. Trace the shape of the key fob and the design you want onto the canvas (i do
3. Use a sharpie to color in the design, i like to use lighter colors so it doesn't show through the thread
4. Star stitching, i like doing the design first and then the background
5. After you have finished stitching cut it out leaving about 4 rows of canvas
6. Fold over the extra and do a finishing stitch around the edge in the same color as the background and
here is a video on the finishing stitch
7. Cut out the fabric you are using as the backing for you keychain and sew it/use fabric glue to connect the two (i use fabric glue)
8. If you're using glue hold the two together for about a minute
9. Get out your
clamps and place it on the end of the keychain
10. I like to put a paper towel/wash cloth over it and then use strong pliers to push it together
And now you have a needle point keychain!
Giveaway!
So now that I've shown you all this I'm going to be making one for one of y'all!! All you have to do is follow this blog and my tumblr and reblog
this post on tumblr!!
Good luck!!
Lots of love,
Jessica
