First Snow

Embroidery Sticker Pack

Line drawing of a holiday scene including a steaming mug with a snowflake, pine branch, mitten, snowflake, bird, and leafy branch, on textured paper.

Welcome!

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    Here, you’ll find more information on how to use your stickers, ideas for application, and some stitches to get you started.

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    Tag your work on social! We love to see what you come up with.

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    Have questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out: needleandspruce@gmail.com.

First Snow Embroidery Sticker Pack

A sheet of embroidery sticker pack with Christmas-themed designs, including a steaming mug with a snowflake, pine branches, a snowflake, mittens, and a bird, placed on top of a brown envelope with a label.

Sticker Pack Includes:

Each DIY Embroidery Sticker Pack includes 6 sticker templates printed on a water soluble sheet of paper

What You Need:

Stitchable fabric, scissors, embroidery floss, needle, and water

How It Works

  • Person engaged in cutting out embroidery designs, cutting out shapes of a cowboy boot, flower, lasso, and disco ball from a sheet of water soluble paper with black outlines.

    Step 1: Cut

    Cut out a design.

  • Hands holding a piece of fabric with a cactus and flower design, partially peeled back to reveal the sticky side.

    Step 2: Peel

    Peel off the back.

  • Person applying a sticker of a cactus with flowers to the back pocket of green jeans.

    Step 3: Stick

    Stick the design onto the fabric you want to embroider.

  • Person stitching a floral design onto green fabric using an embroidery hoop and needle.

    Step 4: Stitch

    Stitch the design!

  • Person washing a pair of green jeans with embroidery in a sink under running water.

    Step 5: Wash

    Soak the sticker away, leaving behind your work.

Ideas and Inspiration

There is no wrong way to use these stickers! Here are some ideas for application, but really any fabric you can punch a needle through is embroider-able.

  • Patch up holes on your clothes

  • Display in a hoop

  • Make Christmas ornaments

  • Embellish thrifted clothes

  • Add decoration to:

    • Tote bags

    • Throw pillowcases

    • Dish towels

    • Dinner napkins

    • Dad caps, beanies

    • Jeans, jackets, crewnecks, tee shirts – any clothing really

    • Aprons

Choose your own thread colors ands stitch style to make something truly yours. But below are some ideas for ways this pattern can be used, as well as some suggested stitches to get you started.

Stitches to Get You Started

  • Black and white illustration of embroidery split stitch instructions.

    Split Stitch

    Good for outlines and text. The split back stitch and the back stitch are also similar.

    Begin with a straight line. Pierce this stitch from the bottom (1) and go back down a stitch away (2). Repeat (3).

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  • Black and white illustration of embroidery satin stitch instructions.

    Satin Stitch

    Good for filling in spaces. Be careful though when stitching on flexible fabric — you don’t want too much loose thread that could potentially bunch.

    Begin with a straight line (1,2). Come back up from the same side as 1 to maintain stitch direction (3). Fill shape.

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  • Black and white illustration of embroidery long and short stitch instructions.

    Short and Long Stitch

    Great for filling in space on more flexible fabrics. Also lends well to creating color gradients.

    Begin with a row of stitches that stagger in length. The next row will all contain stitches of the same length.

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  • Chain Stitch

    Chain Stitch

    Bring needle up and down in the same hole (1), but don’t pull it all the way through — leave a loop. Then bring the needle up through the middle of the loop (2) and pull slowly to tighten the thread. Bring needle back down through 2 and repeat.

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Beige knit winter hat with a snowflake embroidered patch on the front, placed on a wooden surface.
Handmade fabric ornament of a red cardinal bird hanging from a snowy pine branch by a blue ribbon.
A beige knit beanie, small embroidery scissors, a wooden embroidery hoop, a light blue embroidery floss, and a paper snowflake cutout on a wooden surface.
Embroidery hoop with a stitched design of a steaming mug with a snowflake on it, against a teal fabric background.
A person holding a small piece of cloth with a detailed, embroidered red cardinal bird on it.
Close-up of a beige fabric with a blue embroidered snowflake design.
A person is embroidering a bird outline on fabric held in an embroidery hoop. The person's hands are visible, holding red embroidery thread and needle, with a wooden embroidery stand nearby.

Once you’re done, post a photo of your finished piece, tag @needleandspruce, and use the hashtag #needleandspruce! We love to see your creations! 🌲

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