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Home Sewing Patterns Embroidered Christmas Cake Band

Embroidered Christmas Cake Band

Difficulty

Intermediate

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

Download

Difficulty

Intermediate

Designer

SewHQ

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

This Christmas, bring a touch of handmade chic to your dinner table by decorating your cake with a stitched band. Our embroidered linen design will turn the plainest sweet treat into a stylish centerpiece. Finished with a beautiful silk bow, this design looks darling from every angle.

Essentials

Fabric: linen or cotton, turquoise, 20cm x 50cm; lightweight silk or polyester, white, 44cm x 75cm
Embroidery thread, white
Edging, lace, 1m
Embroidery needle
Embroidery hoop or frame

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Sew a cake band

Mark an 18cm x 50cm rectangle onto a 20cm x 50cm piece of turquoise linen. Download the template then transfer it to the centre of the shape. Place the fabric in an embroidery hoop and begin to fill in the lettering with satin stitch, using two strands of white embroidery thread.
Continue to work the design, sewing the larger snowflakes with chain stitch and the smaller ones in split stitch. Once complete, remove the fabric from