Carefully trace the reindeer template on to cream felt and cut out. Next,
pin the reindeer in position on the front piece of the red stocking. Following the stitch guide, available at candis.co.uk/stocking, embroider the stitches on the reindeer. You do not need to sew around the very edges of the felt reindeer as the decorative stitches will secure it in place. Using running stitch, sew the trail.
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Download the stocking and reindeer templates
from candis.co.uk/stocking and enlarge them by 250 per cent. Then trace the stocking template on to the red felt or woollen fabric and cut out the front and back of the stocking.
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Trim the ends of the ribbon
so that they are level with the edges of the stocking. With right sides held together, fold the stocking back in half and machine stitch all around the sides, 1cm (½in) from the edge of the material. Trim the seam allowance to 5mm (¼in) and then turn the stocking right side out so the stitches are on the inside, leaving you with a clean edge.
With right sides together, place the front
and back sections of the stocking together. Pin down the back seam until you reach the curve. Open up the stocking and pin the ribbon all along the top edge on the right side, overlapping the top by about 1cm (½in). Then machine-stitch close to the bottom edge of the ribbon to attach the decoration to the stocking.
Fold the cream cotton tape or webbing in half lengthways and pin it inside the
stocking at the top of the back seam, leaving a measure of about 5cm (2in) sticking up above the top of the stocking. Then machine-stitch a line of zigzag stitches across the raw edges of the tape and just below the top edge of the ribbon to make the hanging loop. Finally, press. Your stocking is now complete. Hang by the fireplace or at the end of your child’s bed ready to be filled with goodies from Santa’s sleigh!