Welcome back to the strawberry jar project. Today we’ll explore further and see how to hand-sew everything together to create this cottagecore embroidered strawberry jar cover.
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Tools and Materials
For this project, you’ll only need a few accessible materials. In order to keep things simple, we’ll be hand sewing the lace to the fabric, so you won’t be needing a sewing machine.
If you need help with the embroidery part, check out the How to Embroidery Strawberries article.
Download the Strawberry Embroidery Pattern
Download the strawberry pattern from my Free Pattern Library.
To get access to the Free Pattern Library fill out the form below and I will send you an email with your password. You can read more about my Free Pattern Library here.
Backstitch the Lace to the Fabric
Once the embroidery is completed, we’ll pin the lace to the fabric, then backstitch them together. Backstitch is the strongest stitch among the basic stitches. Hence it can be used to sew strong seams by hand, without a sewing machine.
Using dressmaking pins, pin in place the lace onto the right side of the embroidered fabric.
For backstitching them together, use sewing thread or embroidery thread. I used two strands of Beige Gray Light (DMC 822), which blended in perfectly with my materials.
When backstitching, start a stitch width away from the edge. From the back, push your needle perpendicularly through both the fabric and the lace, pulling it until the knot locks in place.
If you are right-handed, you’ll be stitching right to left. If you’re left-handed, you’re going to be stitching left to right.
Now go back one stitch width, where the stitch is going to begin, dip the needle down into the lace and the fabric, and progress forward one stitch on the other side of the tail.
To make sure your stitches are even, make sure that the tail is right in the middle between where your needle is going down into the fabric and where the needle is coming out from the fabric. This is what your stitch is going to look like.
This was the first stitch done. Repeat the same process all around the fabric until you have completed the circle.
To finish off the backstitching, we’ll flip over the work and make a knot on the backside of the embroidered fabric.
This is how mine turned out. I love the rustic look it brings into my kitchen. You can now secure it in place with a thin jute string.
I really hope you enjoyed this rustic project and please let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or suggestions.
Remember that you can download the strawberry embroidery pattern from the Free Pattern Library. To access it just fill out the form below and I will send you an email with your password.
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Your embroidered strawberry cover turned out so pretty, I absolutely love the colors you used! I wanted to drop a quick message to let you know that I’ve featured your tutorial on Crafts on Display, hope you enjoy it! http://www.craftsondisplay.com/embroidery/embroidered-strawberry-jar-cover-tutorial-112247
Hi Violeta,
Thank you for your kind words and for sharing my work!