How to Sew Letters
Hand-sewing letters is great practice for hand-eye coordination. Kids will love making these cards with hand-sewn letters. Make different cards for various occasions such as Christmas, thank-you notes, birthdays or Mother's Day.
Instructions
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Cut a 3-by-5 inch card from the card stock paper.
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Draw the shapes of the letters for your message with the pencil.
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Using the needle poke a hole at the beginning of the first letter.
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Make another hole about 1/4 inch down from the first hole.
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Continue making holes 1/4 inch away from the last one until the first letter is outlined.
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Thread your needle with the embroidery thread. Knot the thread.
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Push your needle up from the back of the card through the second hole of the letter. Pull thread all the way through until the knot catches.
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Push needle down through the first hole of the letter. Pull thread all the way through. This is the first stitch.
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Bring the needle up through the back into the third hole. Pull thread all the way through.
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Push needle down through the second hole. Pull thread all the way through to the back. This the second stitch.
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Insert needle into the fourth hole and pull thread up from the back.
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Push needle down through the third hole. Pull thread all the way through to the back. This is the third stitch.
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Continue stitching in this way until the whole letter is outlined with stitches.
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After the last stitch knot your thread and cut off the excess.
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Repeat Steps 3 through 14 for all the letters on your card.
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Glue the card to the front of a folded card.
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- Photo Credit http://www.needlenthread.com/2007/06/embroidered-monogram-pattern-letter.html
