christmas in july? you might be thinking that i’m sooo far ahead of the game, right? the truth is, i’ve been thinking about making these for YEARS and i’m just now getting to them. ha!
i love working with used and salvaged materials. upcycling the old into fun and fabulous new is so fun. i absolutely adore how old neckties look all mismatched together so i took a handful of necktie scraps and used a wide zig zag stitch to sew them together into a panel.
then i cut out my stocking. 1 piece from the necktie panel, 1 piece from a black twill for the back, 2 pieces from a thin cotton for the lining. i also cut the cuff from the black twill.
i did this all quick and dirty because i wasn’t sure if i was going to like the style and really, this was just a test piece. i laid the front and back together with right sides facing. then i sandwiched them with the lining pieces on the outside, wrong sides facing. i serged it all together in a stack with one seam all the way around but leaving the top open. i turned the stocking and then attached the vintage lace to the cuff, sewed the cuff to the stocking, hemmed it and turned it down. last, i sewed on a piece of vintage black ribbon to hang the stocking from the fireplace. done!
i think it turned out pretty cute for a test stocking. it’s still hanging above my fireplace, waiting for christmas to arrive! i like the cute pointy toe style but i think i’m going to try a rounder toe. you know, so more gifts will fit in them! it will be fun to make these for the whole family as keepsakes and reuse them every year. they can be personalized by using glitter glue to write names on the cuffs.
things i will do different next time: since this was a test piece, i only used the neckties for one side. when i make them for my family, i will use ties for the front and back. i’ll also insert the ribbon into the seam of the cuff so that it’s sturdier. i think i will make them with round toes or make the whole stocking BIGGER to fit more goodies in them. i’ll post again when i make round two!
what have you been working on?
