Handmade Greeting Card EmbroideryWhat better way to show you care than with handmade greeting card embroidery? Embroidered cards are small, quick, easy gifts. They do require a little planning. You need to consider the size of your work and the size of the card opening. Use this neat formula to calculate the size of a finished card embroidery piece if you need to adjust the fabric count.  After you complete the stitching, glue or tape the cloth corners into place from the inside of the card with the wrong side up and the right side showing through the frame. Attach a paper over the back to hide the wrong side.
Choose the backing paper color carefully if any will show through to the front. With hardanger, the background color can accent your spaces and stitches. Greeting cards are a great way to use leftover fabric scraps and to try out new stitches! Cross stitch, crewel, and hardanger are the most popular methods for embroidering cards, but you can try anything. The stitched piece of fabric in the card can be removed by the recipient and framed or used to make a special quilt or pillow. Instead of disposable paper cards, turn that little Christmas cross stitch into a treasure you can display year after year! For another useful and long-lasting small gift, you can also try stitching bookmarks or ornaments. There's a company that offers beautiful machine embroidered greeting cards at shevroncards.com. If you're too busy with other projects to make your own cards but still want to share embroidery with the world, this is good alternative!
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