Stitch upcycle

■ Denim jeans or shorts ■ Cotton fabric for the frills: 4 times the width of the shorts opening x 13cm ■ Optional: Embroidery machine: Brother Skitch ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit Step one. Mea

■ Canvas sneakers ■ Yellow wool felt ■ Black and white stranded cotton ■ Scissors ■ Fabric glue ■ Chenille needle ■ Size 5 embroidery needle ■ Vanishing ink pen ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Download the templ

YOU WILL NEED ■ Small pieces of your main fabric ■ Fusible interfacing ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit NOTES ■ Stitch petals with 6mm seams. We suggest that you make photocopies of flower tissue

Have some embroidery fun with this easy project and create a gorgeous decoration for your home

■ Rico Baby Cotton Soft DK (50% cotton, 50% acrylic, 50g/125m) Yarn A Navy Blue (037) Yarn B Blue (079) Yarn D White (001) Yarn E Turquoise (056) ■ Rico Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/58m) Yarn C Raspb

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