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Monica
Silver Post Medal for All Time! 297 Posts October 15, 2011
Small Christmas stockings made of denim and embellished for small gifts or candy.
![Two completed stockings, one with lace and one with bandana fabric.](https://img.thrfun.com/img/006/240/two_completed_stockings_l1.jpg)
Approximate Time: 25 min.
Supplies:
- paper for template
- denim scraps
- scissors
- pins
- sewing machine and thread
- steam iron
- lace
- ribbon
- fabric scraps
Instructions:
- Construct a pattern in the desired size and shape of your Christmas stocking. These are a little over 6" high.
- Cut 2 stockings from denim for each mini stocking.
![Template on one piece of denim. One cut section laying to the left.](https://img.thrfun.com/img/006/247/cutting_pieces_using_template_l.jpg)
- Cut lace or fabric to the desired length.
![Closeup of the cut length of lace.](https://img.thrfun.com/img/006/246/lace_closeup_l.jpg)
- Turn down the top hem on both halves and stitch across.
![Two halves of a stocking. One has lace applied. The other shows how the top hem is turned down before sewing the two parts together.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- Pin lace to stocking half at top. I also sewed a piece across the instep area.
![Half of stocking with lace at top and across the instep.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- Stitch.
![Closeup of sewing lace at the machine.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- Pin stocking with right sides together and sew.
![Two sides of stocking pinned with right sides together.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- Turn and press.
- Hand stitch or glue a ribbon on for hanging. My ribbon was approximately 5-6 inches long.
By Monica from Cortez, CO
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