A Tomtes Christmas ~ Day One

 It's 1 December! YAY! Time to start stitching! 

I tend to use lots of colours but narrowed down to 7.

Flesh - 407

Light Grey- 3024

Yellow - 972

Bright Red - 666

Garnet- 816

Chartreuse - 704

Green - 699

 

This is the order I am planning to stitch in but there are No Rules with this Stitch-Along except Have Fun!!

Day One I stitched noses and hands with colour 407 and a stem stitch.

If you need a bit of a refresher on stem stitch here is a video tutorial from Cutesy Crafts.

Stem Stitch Video

Thank You So Much for joining me on this Stitch-Along!!!

Christmas Stitch-Along

I'm running a little Christmas Stitch-Along on my Instagram page.

I've never done one of these but thought it could be fun.

I'll start posting colours and stitches on 1 December. 

Download the Free Pattern Here ~ A Tomtes Christmas Embroidery Pattern 

If you have any issues with the Download, please email me elliottsplayground@gmail.com and I will email the pattern back to you. :)

Melchior's Hat Video

 

I've had a few people ask me for clarification on how to make the inside bit of Melchior's hat. Even when I attempt to explain in words I find myself trying to show people with my hands.

Video time!!

I've never made an instructional video( it kind of shows, haha!) but hopefully this visual will help explain away any tricky parts.

To watch the video, click the link Melchior's Hat Video