Tutorial: Woven Hearts

Tutorial: Woven Hearts

This tutorial is for fabric Woven Hearts,

but the pattern can be used for paper hearts too!

Template from ‘Julepynt med Saks og Papir’

Materials

• 2 x Fabrics – front of hearts
• 1 x Fabric – inside of hearts
• Bondaweb (Vliesofix)
  
• Embroidery Floss – 6 strand (optional)
  
• Pencil/fabric pen
  
• Glue (paper & fabric)
• Scissors
• Iron
  
• Template – Woven Hearts

Preparation
1. Print out Woven Hearts template. N.B I adjusted the size of the template.

Woven Hearts Template

2. Prepare your fabric with Bondaweb (Vliesofix).

You can buy Bondaweb from Spotlight – click here

Woven Heart Preparation

Step 1:

Print out 2 x copies

of the Woven Hearts template.

Step 2:

Cut out all four pieces,

put Set A to the side & glue Set B set together

creating a new template.

N.B Creating a new template will make cutting your fabric

faster & mistake free

Step 3:

Using Set B template

Draw 1 copy onto each of your fabrics

Step 4:

Cut out your fabric shapes.

N.B You should have 2 different coloured pieces

per Woven Heart

 Step 5:

Fold and iron

your fabric piece in half

(lengthwise)

Step 6: (optional)

If you plan to embellish your hearts i.e. the edges

This is the time to do it.

I used embroidery floss

to Blanket Stitch over the rounded edges

of my fabric shapes.

Step 7:

Using Set A templates (x2): cut along

the 2 finger folds.

Step 8:

Draw the finger lines onto your

Set B cut-outs.

Step 9:

Cut along your Set B finger lines (x2)

Woven Heart Handles

 To make the Woven Heart handles,

I cut a 23cm x 1.5cm strip of fabric from

my (bonded) fabric.

To match my hearts,

I added Blanket Stitch to both side

of the handle.

 Assembling the Woven Hearts

Step 1:

a. Take 1L, slide it over 1R   

b. Slide 1L through 2R

c. Slide 1L over 3R

Ease your hearts together.

Step 2:

a. Take 2L, slide it through 1R

b. Slide 2L over 2R

c. Slide 2L through 3R

Ease your hearts together.

Step 3:

a. Take 3L, slide it over 1R

b. Slide 3L through 2R

c. Slide 3L over 3R

Gently adjust your Woven hearts so the fingers

fit snugly.

Step 4:

To attach the Woven heart handles,

add (fabric) glue to the last 1.5cm of the strip

& gently position inside the heart.

Step 5:

Leave over night to dry.

Step 6:

Hang up for all to see!

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