Required materials: several pieces of cloth with different colors and patterns (on the basis of style you like), red threads, dry pinecones, plastic snowflakes, foam, beading needles, paper and pencil.
Step 1: draw a blueprint of your stocking on the paper. Put the paper on the cloth and cut off the designed pattern. I use four different fabrics here, including the checked, red, Santa Claus and green style. 16 pieces need to be cut here. The large two will be made to be interior lining. Another 14 separated pieces will become the exterior faces of the stocking after being sewn up. Sure, you can design your own style. But remember this: the lining cloth should be 3cm longer than the exterior one, which will be sewn as a decorative edge of the stocking later.
Step 2: sew up those 14 separated cloth pieces (every 7 for one side). It’s easy to sew up parts with straight or parallel lines. While sewing the heel and toe parts, you can put a patch that has a similar radian with the stocking inside as the wall cloth. And then sew up the ankle part and sole part. In this case, needles will seem smoother and it’s much easier for a sewing freshman. Before sewing, use beading needles to fix it.
Step 3: after sewing up all cut cloth pieces, the stocking looks like this.
Step 4: put the both exterior pieces onto the foam. And sew decorative snowflakes and any other bright accessory you like on the stocking.
Step 5: cut the redundant foam. So the stocking will look like this.
Step 6: place the exterior and interior cloth face to face. And sew them up at the stocking top.
Step 7: after the stocking top is sewn, stretch the stocking and lay it on the desk. Fix them by beading needles. Beginners are strongly recommended to do like this. To fix them before sewing, you will never meet the possibility of cloth dislocation. Then, sew up the cloth and foam.
Step 8: makes another side in the same way. Then, sew them up. An opening should be kept inside the interior cloth. While doing this, make sure the opening is large enough. In this case, you can turn the inside out easily. Besides, make sure threads at the opening are well-knit. So you won’t tear off the stocking while putting the inside out. Finally, you are suggested to keep the opening at a straight place. You can more easily sew in this case. And threads won’t be shown when it’s finished.
Step 9: after sewing up all separated pieces, roll over the stocking. Extra 3cm left at the beginning should be folded down now, becoming the stocking top. It depends on you whether to sew it up or not. But if you want to sew it, make sure to use hidden needles.
Step 10: if you want to hang the stocking on the wall, make the lanyard now. I use a phone strap here. Dry pinecones are used as accessories here.
So the stocking is finished. Just expect a gift from your “Santa Claus” now.
If this tutorial is helpful for you, you must be glad to take a look at what Katherine shares on her blog. There are interesting ideas and tips for cosplay and impartial reviews for cosplay costumes.
