Handmade "Handmaid" Egg Cozy

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• Step 1

  Cut out paper pattern

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  Step 2

  Tape the paper pattern pieces to the felt for precise cuts and easy stitch
  detailing. Avoid taping over marked stitch detail.
  • Body pieces on red (you will cut two of these—cut and re-tape for the
  second piece)
  • Cape and sleeves on red
  • Head and hands on light tan
  • Bonnet pieces on white

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  Step 3

  Cut out your felt pieces without marked stitch detail.

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  Step 4

  Adding Detail:
  1. Use the paper patterns to add stitch detail to your pieces. You may stitch
  through the paper patterns, but keep the stitches small to make the paper easier
  to remove later. Embroidery floss comes in 6-strand skeins--variations in strand
  use are noted.
  • Stitch finger detail onto hands using the backstitch and the dark tan floss

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  Step 5

  Stitch breast detail onto single body piece using the backstitch and
  red floss

• Step 6

  Cut out the detail pieces you’ve just stitched and carefully remove the paper patterns.

  Note: You may hot glue loose ends underneath the piece so they don’t pull through during paper removal.

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  Step 7

  Assemble body pieces.

  • Hot glue the hand piece to the sleeve piece.

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  Step 8

  • Hot glue the sleeve piece to the main, front body piece.

• Step 9

  • Glue the collar pieces onto the shawl pieces.

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  Step 10

  • Lay the shawl pieces on top of BOTH layers of body pieces.

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  Step 11

  • Use the overcast stitch and red thread to stitch both body layers and the shawl pieces together. Do not close the bottom edge.

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  Step 12

  Assemble head and complete the egg cozy.
  • Glue the front bonnet piece onto the main head piece.
  • Position the back bonnet piece on the back of the head and glue on.

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  Step 13

  Glue the head piece to the front of your egg cozy.

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  Step 14

  Glue the back bonnet piece to the back of the egg cozy, aligning it with the head.

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CcareS 2nd March 2019

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