Embroidery – A Girl’s Felt Cap
Materials: Six STBAND FLOSS, 2 skeins each of Beige, Dark Hunter’s Green, Black; 1 skein each of Blue, Mid Rose . . . Piece of grey-blue felt 6 x 12 inches . . . Piece of light purple felt 6 x 12 inches . . . Piece of bright yellow felt 3×10 inches … 1 yard of 1/2 inch wide velvet ribbon, a shade darker than light purple felt … Crewel Needle No. 6.
Trace section of cap twice onto blue felt and twice onto light purple, then trace small section four times onto yellow felt. Follow diagram and key for placing colors and stitches. Click on illustration to enlarge to full size and print.
The stitch diagram shown is for the light purple felt sections. For the blue felt sections, substitute 4 for 2 and 6 for 7. See here for how to transfer diagram.
The stitches used are as follows: Chain stitch, Blanket stitch. Click here to see how to work stitches.
Cut out the four small sections and apply them onto corresponding places on the larger sections. Slip stitch in place with matching thread.
Cut out the four larger sections and work blanket stitch around edges.
Press embroidery on wrong side. Using Black, overcast the sections together, working over the loops of blanket stitch.
Bind bottom of cap with velvet ribbon. Make ribbon loops and attach to top of cap.
