With so many fun and inspiring fabric prints available, why not expand enjoying fabrics to wear as jewelry. This is a fun and speedy project to make embroidered or plain fabric bracelets for gifts (or to enjoy yourself). Adding embroidery motifs to plain fabrics offers many fun and customized options (including a reversible embroidery option as well). The inspiration for the pattern is via Lotta Jansdotter (Fabric Bracelets pattern from the book Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style). Supplementary notes and tips are included.
Janome Supplies Required
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Sewing machine needles (size matching selected fabric)
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Sewing machine with decorative stitches (Skyline S7 was used)
Fabric and Notions Required
- Book, Lotta Jansdotter Everyday Style (Fabric Bracelets, pg.30-33)
- 9” of fabric (or more, depending on the quantity of bracelets desired) / Duck cloth, canvas, linen. Quilting cottons could also be selected.
- 6”x6” of a canvas square for embroidery stitch exploration
- Matching and contrasting thread
- Iron/Marking pen/chalk/French curve ruler
- Rotary cutter/ruler/mat
- Clover Finger Presser tool
- Needle Nose pliers (two pliers are more helpful in opening jump rings but one plier may be used if two aren’t available)
- Hardware: 6mm jump rings, 10mm jump rings, 15mm Lobster clasps, 8mm or 22mm Ribbon closures
Instructions
