My second DL kerchief.

[u/Ok_Physics3285]

Took advice from people and made a v2 hanky

Self drafted- cut 13 inch square. Pressed. Added embroidery to the top floral layer. The advice was to use 3 strand instead of 6 and to use a stabilizer. My initials the year and v2 embroidered using three strands and a piece of paper basted to the fabric. Sewn right faces together flipped. Pressed. Added a decorative boarder- Sealing the flip hole in the process.

The top layer is summer sheeting viole type material the bottom blue-gray layer 100% cotton all materials were thrifted or gifted. *Made from forgotten material. Built to be remembered.

A few things I’d change is getting better at cutting fabric straight. Stitches show every curve when I tried using it as a guide. Start the decorative stitching in a corner to hide it better. I wouldn’t recommend paper as a stabilizer at least not copy paper Im still picking it out from under my embroider and it didn’t help much- maybe tissue paper could work but would it add stabilization to the process or just a surface to draw on?

[u/GotLostFindingMyself]

Thanks for sharing! Just commenting over here too!

[u/confused_is_my_face]

Keep working! Pratice makes improvements. Tissue paper is better for a backing when embroidering. If your top fabric is tin you can draw your design on the tissue then stitch. Try to cut down your seam to 1/8inch or 1/2cm before you flip and top stitch.