I recently came into a large clutch of wooden eggs and have been wondering what to do with them that didn’t involve painting. So I present: the sampler eggs. These eggs are wrapped in fabric and embroidered with simple stitches you might find as part of an old fashioned embroidery sampler. For the giveaway, instructions below, I’m offering up two clutches of wooden eggs.
Tutorial
You need:
- Eggs (plastic, wood)
- Fabric
- a Rubber Band
- Thread
- Embroidery Floss
Prepare the Fabric
These eggs are 35 x 50 mm large. To cover them I used a 6″ X 6″ size piece of fabric. Experiment with the egg and fabric you are using and cut the fabric to a size that works for your egg.
Wrap the Egg
Wrap the fabric around the egg and temporarily secure it with a rubberband.
Gather the fabric by sewing right beneath the rubber band. Remove the rubber band, wrap the thread several times around the “neck,” and secure the thread. The thread should be long enough to come out of the top so you can use it to hang the eggs.
Embroider
Now have at it. Embroider the egg however you wish. I looked up some stitches in Complete Embellishing, by Kayte Terry, I never seem to be able to remember how to do a French knot.
Alternatively, you can also embroider the fabric before you wrap it around the egg.
Finish
To finish it off, tie a little ribbon around the egg and Voila! You are done. Happy Spring.
The Giveaway
This time there will be two lucky winners: I’m giving away one clutch of five 35 x 50 mm sized wooden eggs, and one clutch of ten 25 X 30 mm eggs
For the giveaway, visit my Etsy shop Groundsel, pick a thing you like, and leave a comment here with a link to that item. The giveaway closes at midnight on March 3rd. Winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 4th.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17586965 I’m a sucker for a cute hedgehog! I won a stuffed one when I was about 13, and I was RIDICULOUSLY fond of him!
My favorite is the Fold up Shopping Bag (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17032815).
Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
How cute are those eggs! Perfect timing with Easter around the corner…
I love the octopus bag
Very fun and funky.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15743550
Thanks for the chance!
I love your recycled card holders
I love the Octopus bag but I have to say your daughter’s snake is very cute.
Your fused-plastic card holder is fantastic! Love the choice of bags you used
Love the Recycled Sweater Octopus Bag.
I love the blue and silver tagua nut earrings, but then again, I love anything made from tagua nuts. I went a little crazy at a sewing expo a while back at the tagua nut button stand.
I love the Crystal Princess Ring. The blue and purple are really pretty together, and it just looks so sweet and cute. Thanks for entering me, the wooden eggs are really cool!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17574904
I love tissue cozies and can’t seem to get the details right like you have done on this one. It is gorgeous!
The blue recycled sweater purse is too cute and I love the big-enough-for-a-newspsper outside pocket! Colors are just right…
Thanks for the opportunity to win the eggs! I have some ideas for them, for safari animals…. letting the wood grain show…adding ears, eyes, feet of felt.
Those eggs look wonderful – I love the soothing shape. I also like the octopus bag.
The Octopus recycled shirt is my favourite!!!!Thanks for the chance!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17574904
I really love that pink corduroy tissue holder – very country and feminine!
I love the Pizzazz Tissue Cozy!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17574904
I love the Blue and silver tagua nut earrings, simply beautiful! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20242953
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I’m another fan of the Octopus bag.
What cute eggs! I like the red millefiori earrings from your shop.
I like all of your appliqued animals! so cute!
I like the Olive Bird Shoulder bag–perfect kind of bag for my book and crochet project.
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19390583
I love the sweater bag!!!!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19723050
Very cute!
Great shop!
The eggs are a really neat resource! There’s so much your can do with them. I love the Recycled Sweater Octopus Bag from your shop. It is super snazzy.
I like the Vintage Tissue Cozy!
I really like the Crystal Princess Ring! So lovely and bright! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16401891
Thank you!
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