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Eco Woven Ornaments

Created By:

Maday Delgado

Skill Level: Intermediate

Crafting and finding eco-friendly projects to use our fabric scraps is a fun and cost-effective activity any time of the year but when it comes to the holidays, the whimsical is front and center! These woven fabric ornaments are bound to become a staple holiday tradition because they are easy, great for motor skills, customizable and the whole family can be included in the process. You probably have everything at hand to get started before the snowflakes start flying!

Helpful Hint: Using a liquid stabilizer like Terial Magic makes weaving a breeze.

Janome Supplies Required

Wefty Needle – fabric weaving tool
Coordinating 50wt or metallic thread
organ needle 14
Ruler
Rotary cutter
Cutting mat
Iron/ironing board
Half Yard - Fun fabric for the back of the woven panel
Best press or Terial magic (optional)
AccuQuilt and the GO! Holiday Medley Die (optional)
Cookie cutter in your desired shape (tree shape optional)
Grommets and plier (optional)
¼” red ribbon or heavier thread
Fabric strips or scraps 1”-1.5” x 18” (batik strips optional)
Frixion pen (optional)

Instructions

Select fabric strips 1”-1.5” wide, sort by color if you like a uniform look.
Before weaving with the wefty needle, spray strips with best press or terial magic. Terial magic can be allowed to air dry or it can be ironed. Please note: Terial makes fabric very stiff which is great for weaving and cutting shapes after, but it may leave a residue on your iron. Please test before using on a larger scale.
Let’s Weave a fabric panel! You can weave with raw edge fabric strips like I did or bias strips. I used batik fabric strips for my trees because the edges don’t fray as much. For the sample segment below I made bias strips as the wefty needle creator suggests, to show you the differences. I used strips 3” wide (photo below).
Please google wefty needle for more information or to follow their adventures.
Making bias strips is not complicated but it requires more ironing and wider strips. Look at the steps I took to make them (below). These instructions can also be found in the wefty needle pamphlet.
Once the weaving panel is complete, you may transfer it to a fabric piece slightly larger, wrong side facing up. Top stitch through all the layers using built-in decorative machine stitches. I chose a simple decorative wave; feel free to experiment with metallic thread for a sophisticated look. Below is a portion of the scrappy panel I made with raw edge strips.
Time to trace the shapes and cut with sharp scissors if you don’t have the AccuQuilt Go! and Holiday Medley die (pictured below). Hint: Use cookie cutters to trace decorations on the back of the stitched panel. Have fun!
Adding grommets gives your ornaments a professional look but if you don’t have them or want to save time, sew the ribbon directly to the back of the ornament, using your sewing machine.
This easy project can be customized for any holiday or festive celebration. You can make bookmarks, ornaments and mail them to friends with your holiday cards or in place of, to let loved ones know that you are thinking of them. Write a message with permanent fabric pens on the back of the ornament to mark the occasion. More importantly, have fun and make memories together.

Happy and Joyous Holidays to you!

Maday

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Reviews

Tako

Beautiful

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

cpindzola

Around the Table Dresden Placemats

Saturday, December 17, 2016

I like the concept, but the directions are "sloppy." Nowhere in the supply list does it mention the felt or the batting (how much?). Also, I would never use a high loft batting in a placemat, or a table runner, as I think that it would be too unstable for a glass. The next time I make these, I will cut out the batting (I use flannel) and spray baste it to the wrong side of the Dresden plate before I put the Dresden plate on the felt to cut out. I have not yet washed the finished placemat, and am hoping that the single layer of felt does not curl up, or become distorted after washing/drying.

Txmaid

Fun Great Gift!

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

MargieARK

Teatime Quilted Tablecloth

Friday, February 24, 2017

I made this today but your cutting directions need to be changed. You only need 4 of color 1 and color 3 4.5 squares for the triangles. Also the inner border, you only need 2 cuts as WOF is long enough to cut each in half to fit the sides.

MickelSews

Great Machine

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

I've had this machine for only a week now. I bought it used from a lady who makes her own clothes, but she no longer needed the machine. During the purchase, she noted that she is almost sad that it's better to give it away because of how well the machine performed. (I also bought it along side a computerized machine of another brand.} She demoed the machine for us, showing it worked and gave us everything (including the box it came in!) She took amazing care of this machine. I have used it a few times now, and the directions for threading were easy to follow (albeit my hands are quite large so the lower looper was a pain, but that is no fault to the machine or brand.) And I recommend this machine to anyone who wants to learn to serge and wants a machine that can grow with them. I will happily use this machine time and time again.

rvstan

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

I love, love, love my S9! It's sews and embroiders beautifully and it's simplicity of use amazes me. I would recommend this machine for both a beginner and an experienced seamstress. If I would ask anything of Janome it would be to upgrade the programming to run a larger hoop size. I understand that it can't get much wider but there is most definitely room for it to go longer. That is the only limitation of this machine.

pjmnana

PJMNana

Monday, February 26, 2018

I purchased a Memorycraft 15000 a few years ago and it was the best purchase I ever made! This machine can do just about anything you would would ever want! I love the capability of using the Acuedit app to set up my embroidery pattern on my Ipad and then download it to the machine! I love how my embroidery looks upon completion and I love all the good lighting it has to light up your workspace. That way you don’t need to worry about where to set up your machine. It also has plenty of room to do machine embroidery on any size quilts! There are many decorative stitches from which to choose that are outstanding! It’s hard to choose which one to use! There are so many great features it is hard to decide what I love the most. If you want to buy only one machine to last a lifetime, I would recommend this one!

KLWash

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

The S9 is amazing. I learned to sew by hand when I was just 5 and in my grandmothers way as she was quilting. I took seeing classes in high school until they would no longer let me sign up. The S9 makes me appreciate my current skills as well as motivate me to want to learn more. This machine is awesome.

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Horizon Memory Craft 15000

Thursday, November 19, 2020

My Janome Horizon Memory Craft 15000 is fantastic! I love, love, love this machine! When I came across the Eye for and Eye embroidery design today, I wanted to make it. However, the embroidery file is missing. Nothing downloads when I select the download button. Please help!

Jillfmischo

Treat Bag fun!

Monday, August 16, 2021

I made the Halloween treat bag for my new granddaughter and I’m sure it will last for years. No embroidery machine so I appliquéd the lettering. Need a little more skirt fabric for a better gathered look, and I used thin double-bias tape for the skirt hem, over edge stitch on skirt sides. I’m pleased with my results!

elenaz

Very helpful tutorial

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

I want to say thank you for teaching me this method of applique. I was able to do it with a small letters. This method is the best so far from all of those I've seen and tried.

plonkar

So useful

Thursday, November 30, 2023

I'd like to express my gratitude for teaching me this appliqué method. I successfully applied it with small letters, and, so far, it's the most effective among all the methods I've seen and tried.

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