Traditional Christmas Stockings
Ages 6 to 12
Skill level: Medium
Materials needed: Paper, red fuzzy fabric or whatever
color or fabric you choose for your stocking, white
fuzzy fabric for a cuff, pins, scissors, thread, sewing
machine.
Fold the stocking fabric in half with the right side
facing in. Draw a stocking pattern onto a sheet of lightweight
paper, then pin the pattern onto the folded stocking
fabric. Carefully cut out the shape of the stocking
(you should have two pieces). Cut two pieces of cuff
fabric that are approximately 12 inches tall and one
inch wider than the top of your stocking. Fold over
the cuff pieces – with the right side facing out
– so that the cuff pieces are about 6 inches tall.
Pin the cuff pieces to the top of the right side of
your stocking pieces so that the cut edges line up straight.
Sew a straight line across the top to attach the cuff
to the stocking. Then fold up the cuffs and line up
the two stocking pieces with the right side of the stocking
fabric facing in. Sew a 1/2-inch seam all around. Turn
the stocking right-side out and you have a Christmas
stocking ready to decorate and fill.
Decorations for Traditional Christmas
Stockings
Christmas Shapes: Cut out Christmas
shapes like bells or holly leaves from festive material
or felt and appliqué the pieces to the stocking.
Glitter names: Write each person’s
name in glue on the cuff of the stocking, then sprinkle
glitter over the glue. Allow the glue to dry and then
shake off the excess glitter.
Cuff trim: Stitch a row of pom-poms,
lace, ric-rack, bells, or other decorative edging to
the bottom of the cuff.
Embroidered names: Embroider names or initials on to
the cuff.
Personalized Christmas Stockings
Ice Skate: Make a white stocking with
a red cuff. Cut a blade shape out of grey felt and sew
it to the bottom of the stocking. Stitch a shoelace
in a criss-cross pattern up the front; add bells to
the end of the lace.
Flip-Flop or Sandal: Make a stocking
in a flesh color without a cuff. Attach felt cut-outs
(either by sewing or gluing) to the front of the stocking
in the shape of the sole of a sandal and add flip-flop
or sandal straps. Add a beaded anklet for decoration.
Ballet Slipper: Make a white stocking
without a cuff. Attach a slipper shape made out of pink
felt to the bottom of the foot. Stitch a pink ribbon
in a criss-cross pattern up the length of the stocking
and tie it in a bow on top.
Old-Fashioned Boot: Make a green boot-shaped
stocking with a black cuff. Attach a heel shape made
out of black felt to the bottom of the foot. Stitch
a row of black buttons up the front. Add a sprig of
holly at the top.
Cowboy Boot: Make a boot-shaped stocking
with tan or brown felt. Attach a heel and toe with black
felt. Stitch a ring of black felt around the ankle and
loop a large silver buckle through it.
Fireman Boot: Make a boot-shaped stocking
with black or dark green felt. Stitch a heel, toe, and
cuff to the boot in a bright yellow felt.
Sneaker: Make a shoe-shaped stocking
in white. Attach a blue sneaker shape to the foot –
adding brightly colored stripes if desired – and
add shoelaces to the top of the foot. Add brightly colored
stripes along the leg for tube socks.
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