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How to make oversized Christmas stockings

Introduction

Find a pattern

Expand a stock pattern to 3' size or draw your own oversized stock pattern.

Step 1

Fix the cloth

Fold the chenille material, either right sides together or wrong sides together. Pin the oversized template directly to the material. If your material has a design on it, keep that in mind when designing your pattern.

Step 2

How to make oversized Christmas stockings

Cut according to the template.

Cut around the template. If your material has edges or fringe around it, cut it separately and use it to trim the top of your stocking. Sew the edge or fringe to the top of the stocking before sewing the two sides together.

Step 3

Sew the material

Place your pattern pieces (right sides) together, pin and sew. Sew 1/4 to 1/2 inch around, leaving the top of the stocking open. If the material is too thick to run through your sewing machine, hand stitch the edge corners to the top of the stocking.

Stage 4

Reinforce the toe and heel

Turn the stocking right side out and run a 1/2-inch top stitch around the outline of the toe and heel of the stocking. This will prevent it from wrinkling when you hang it.

Step 5

How to make oversized Christmas stockings How to make oversized Christmas stockings

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Beautify the stocking

Wrap the old laces around the top for decoration. Place the collar on the front of the stocking (Image 1), under the fringe and hand sew in place. Create a loop for your stocking with a stock chain or ribbon. Hang the stocking from a weighted support to ensure that the stocking does not fall (Image 2).