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Women’sBeanie
Embroider delicate floral designs on a
beanie, including the cuff, for a one-
of-a-kind winter accessory.
MATERIALS
+Readymade knit beanie
with cuff
+Stabilizer: cut-away &
water-soluble
+Temporary spray adhesive
+Thread: all-purpose &
embroidery
+Hand sewing needle (optional)
+Floral corner & border design
(approximately 3¾ " square &
2"×6"; see “Designs.”)
PREPARE
- Position the beanie right side up on
a flat work surface. Find the beanie
vertical and horizontal center be-
tween the cuff upper edge and
beanie crown; pin-mark. Designate
as the crown design placement. - Find the cuff vertical and horizontal
center; pin-mark. Designate as the
cuff design placement (A). Unfold
the cuff.- Cut along one beanie side seam
from the lower edge across the
crown. If there’s no side seam, use
the upper seam or pleat as the
cutting guide (B).
- Cut along one beanie side seam
EMBROIDER
- Hoop a piece of cut-away stabilizer.
Spray temporary adhesive over the
stabilizer. Position the beanie over
the stabilizer, centering the crown-
design placement pin-marks within
the hoop; finger-press to secure. - If available, use the baste-in-the-
hoop feature on the machine to
secure the layers. - Lightly spray the beanie with tem-
porary spray adhesive. Center a
piece of water-soluble stabilizer
over the beanie; finger-press to
secure. - Load the floral corner design onto
the machine. Duplicate the design,
and then vertically mirror. Align the
designs to create one continuous
design, making sure the entire de-
sign fits onto the beanie. If needed,
reduce the design size or overlap a
portion of the design to fit the em-
broidery area. - Embroider the design, changing
thread colors as desired.
BC D
- Remove the hoop from the ma-
chine and the stabilizer from the
hoop. Carefully cut away the water-
soluble and cut-away stabilizer close
to the design perimeter. - Repeat to embroider the cuff
design, noting that the beanie lower
edge is actually the cuff upper
edge (C).
CONSTRUCT
- For a beanie without a lining, posi-
tion the beanie with right sides
together; pin. Zigzag stitch the side
seam close to the raw edge. - For a beanie with a lining, position
the beanie front and back with right
sides together; pin. Continue pin-
ning the lining right sides together
to create a loop (D). - Zigzag stitch close to the raw
edges, leaving an opening in the
lining for turning. - Turn the beanie right side out
through the opening. Hand stitch or
machine stitch the opening closed. - Remove the remaining water-
soluble topper according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
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