The World of Cross Stitching - UK (2020-05)

78 The World of Cross Stitching

Project Wedding Cake Toppers

http://www.gathered.how/woxs

make 3D

cake toppers

How to...

1 Select your skin and hair thread colours and stitch

your chosen head and outfit together on one piece of

aida to create a complete stitched bride or groom figure.

3 Hand or machine sew all the way around,

following the pencil line, leaving a small gap along

the bottom edge of the design for turning through.

4 Cut away excess fabric from the seams, and turn

through to the right side. Carefully fill the figure with

small pieces of stuffing to pad out the shape.

2 In pencil, mark a border of approximately 0.5cm

(¼in) around the edge of your design, and then pin the

stitching to a piece of white felt, with right sides facing.

5 Cut your skewer to the desired length – it should

extend out of the bottom of the figure by about 4cm

(1½in). Carefully insert the cut edge into the figure.

6 Making sure the skewer is positioned centrally,

sew up the gap evenly on either side using strong

sewing thread, to secure it in place.