Tips on how to Make a Pincushion! (Newbie-friendly Stitching)

Welcome to a different inventive and simple stitching challenge! Right this moment, we’re diving into the pleasant world of pincushions—these charming little helpers that preserve your stitching pins and needles organized. In my newest YouTube video, I’m demonstrating two lovable pincushion designs: a petal pincushion and a tomato pincushion. Each are crafted utilizing material scraps, embroidery floss, and enjoyable buttons, making them not simply sensible, but additionally a joyful addition to your stitching area. Let’s get began!

Watch the Petal & Tomato Pincushion Tutorial right here!

Petal Pincushion

Supplies Wanted:

• Material Scraps: Select quite a lot of colours and patterns for a vibrant look.
• Embroidery Floss: Choose colours that complement or distinction together with your materials.
• Buttons: Small, ornamental buttons for the middle.
• Needle and Thread: For assembling your pincushion.
• Stuffing: Cotton batting or polyester stuffing.
• Scissors: To chop your material.
• Material Marker or Chalk: For marking your material.

Steps:

1. Minimize Your Material: You may make these any measurement! Begin by reducing two similar circles out of your material. I used a 6″ diameter circle and a 4-1/2″ diameter circle for those within the video.
2. Assemble the Pincushion: With proper sides collectively, sew the 2 circles collectively leaving a 1-1/2″ opening to show proper aspect out. Backstitch on the stops and begins.
3. Add the Stuffing: Flip the pillow proper aspect out, then, gently stuff the middle with cotton batting or polyester stuffing. Be certain it’s agency however not too packed.
4. Sew the opening closed: Utilizing thread and needle, sew the opening closed with a whip-stitch or hidden sew. Minimize thread and bury it within the cushion.
5. Add sections:  Utilizing about 1 yard of embroidery floss (all 6 strands) and an extended needle pull thread up via the underside middle of the cushion and thru the highest middle, and pull thread via leaving a 6″ tail. Pull the thread across the cushion and meet again the place you began. Run the needle underneath the highest thread to safe it. Pull the thread across the cushion in the other way, and catch the thread together with your needle once more. Repeat this going across the cushion two extra instances so you will have 8 even sections. Pull the thread again via the middle to the tail aspect. Pull each ends tight and safe with a knot. (See the video tutorial for assist)
6. Embellish with Buttons: Sew a cute button within the middle of the pincushion to present it a completed look. This could be a enjoyable, colourful button that stands out or one which blends in for a extra refined impact.
7. End the Pincushion: Make any ultimate changes to the form and safe any unfastened threads.

Tomato Pincushion

Supplies Wanted:

• Pink Material Scraps: For the principle physique of the tomato.
• Optionally available Inexperienced Material Scraps: For the leaves.
• Embroidery Floss: Coordinating floss on your material.
• Buttons: Optionally available, for added ornament.
• Needle and Thread: For stitching.
• Stuffing: Cotton batting or polyester stuffing.
• Scissors: For reducing material.
• Material Glue: Used to attach the leaf to the highest.

Steps:

1. Minimize the Material: Minimize out one 6″ spherical piece out of your pink material for the tomato physique (This makes a 3″ pincushion, however you can also make it any measurement!). You’ll additionally want a tough star form out of your inexperienced material or felt.
2. Sew the Tomato Physique: Thread your needle with 3-strands of stitching thread and tie a knot in a single finish. Sew a operating sew across the whole exterior of the circle. Pull the thread to loosely collect the circle.
3. Stuff the Tomato: Utilizing thread and needle, sew the opening closed with a whip-stitch or hidden sew. Minimize thread and bury it within the cushion.
4. Add sections:  Utilizing about 1 yard of embroidery floss (all 6 strands) and an extended needle pull thread up via the underside middle of the cushion and thru the highest middle, and pull thread via leaving a 6″ tail. Pull the thread across the cushion and meet again the place you began. Run the needle underneath the highest thread to safe it. Pull the thread across the cushion in the other way, and catch the thread together with your needle once more. Repeat this going across the cushion two extra instances so you will have 8 even sections. Pull the thread again via the middle to the tail aspect. Pull each ends tight and safe with a knot. (See the video tutorial for assist)
5. Create the Leaf: Minimize a tough star form from the inexperienced material or felt and connect it to the highest of the tomato utilizing material glue.
6. Add Particulars: For additional aptitude, sew a cute button to the highest of the pincushion!
7. End the Pincushion: Make any ultimate changes to the form and safe any unfastened threads.

Conclusion

Creating your individual pincushions will not be solely a enjoyable and inventive manner to make use of up material scraps but additionally an ideal alternative to personalize your stitching area. The petal pincushion provides a contact of floral attraction, whereas the tomato pincushion brings a whimsical, basic vibe to your desk. Don’t neglect to take a look at my YouTube video for a visible information on crafting these pincushions, and be at liberty to combine and match materials, colours, and gildings to make these initiatives uniquely yours!

Comfortable crafting! 🌸🍅