Winter embroidery ideas
Popular winter embroidery projects are kids' sweaters and sweatshirts, beanies and mittens, mug rugs, fleece blankets, pillows and stocking cuffs. A penguin, a mug of hot cocoa, a cardinal or a sled at 3 to 4 inches suits most of them; on knits and fleece use cut-away stabilizer and a water-soluble topping.
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Kids' penguin sweatshirt
A penguin in a red scarf on a kids' sweatshirt, with their name underneath.
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Mug rug
A mug of hot cocoa on a quilted mug rug, stitched before it's bound.
Size: 3–4 in
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3Beanie
A small knit hat on the cuff of a beanie, digitized at cuff size.
Beanie cuff: about 3.5 × 1.4 in
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Cardinal pillow
A cardinal on a pine branch centered on a linen pillow cover.
Size: 5 in
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5Fleece blanket
A sled in one corner of a fleece throw with the family name.
Size: 4–5 in
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6Stocking cuff
A snowman on a stocking cuff, stitched before the stocking is sewn together.
Size: 3–4 in
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Before you stitch
- On fleece and sweater knits use cut-away and a water-soluble topping so stitches don't sink into the pile.
- Keep beanie designs under about 2 in tall so they fit the folded cuff.
- Stitch blanket corners at full size in a large hoop, or float the fleece on sticky stabilizer.
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What can I embroider for winter?
Popular winter embroidery projects are kids' sweaters and sweatshirts, beanies and mittens, mug rugs, fleece blankets, pillows and stocking cuffs. A penguin, a mug of hot cocoa, a cardinal or a sled at 3 to 4 inches suits most of them; on knits and fleece use cut-away stabilizer and a water-soluble topping.
Where can I get the designs?
Every design on this page is in the free design library, ready in DST, PES, JEF and other formats with a free account. To use your own artwork or a logo, upload it to the digitizer.
How do I add a name to a design?
Make the name with the text to embroidery tool in a style that suits the design, at the size the lettering size calculator suggests, and stitch it under or beside the design.
What size should the design be?
Each idea lists the usual size. The embroidery size chart has the details for every placement, and the hoop pages show the largest design each hoop sews.
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