Australian Homespun — October 2017

Materials

Set of nesting puppets

Q Fat quarter or 25cm

(^1 ⁄ 4 yd) canvas or denim

fabric (doll backs)

Q Fat quarter or 25cm

(^1 ⁄ 4 yd) white drill or

medium-heavyweight

cotton fabric (doll fronts)

Q Assorted bright-coloured

print fabric scraps

(appliqué)

Q Chopstick or other

turning tool

Q Sewing machine

Thaumatrope (one)

Q Two squares, 15cm (6in)

white cotton or linen fabric

Q Red, blue or grey fabric

scrap (appliqué)

Q Two cardboard squares,

8cm (3in)

Q 60cm (^3 ⁄ 4 yd) cotton cord

or yarn

Both projects

Q DMC Stranded

Embroidery Cotton

in Black (310)

Q Small embroidery hoop

(optional)

Q Fusible web

Q Lightbox (optional)

Q General sewing supplies

Stitches used:

Backstitch, French knot

Finished sizes:

nesting dolls range from

22 x 13.5cm (8^3 ⁄ 4 x 5^1 ⁄ 4 in)

down to 12 x 7cm (4^3 ⁄ 4 x

23 ⁄ 4 in); thaumatrope is 7cm

(2^3 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the projects.

Materials and instructions are

given for a set of six nesting

puppets and one thaumatrope

(with three design options).

Seam and hem allowances are

included in the cutting. The

appliqué technique is fusible

web with hand backstitch.

Instructions are given for

using the printed Pattern

Sheet in the magazine, but

you can also download

the digital patterns from

http://www.homespun.net.au and

print them out.

NESTING PUPPETS

Preparation and cutting

1

Trace the six puppet shapes and

their embroidery designs from the

Pattern Sheet onto the white fabric

lightly with a pencil, leaving about

(^1) ⁄ 2 in between them. Putting a lightbox
or other light source behind the
designs will make it easier to see
them through the fabric. Don’t cut
them out yet.
2
Trace just the appliqué shapes
onto the paper side of the fusible
web, leaving about^1 ⁄ 2 in between
them. The appliqué shapes for the
dog and baby have been provided
separately in reverse for this tracing;
the other shapes are all symmetrical,
so they can just be traced from the
main designs, without needing to be
reversed. Cut them out roughly and
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