Handmade "Handmaid" Egg Cozy

Handmade "Handmaid's Tale" Egg Cozy

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/handmade-handmaid-egg-cozy • Posted by Missy C.

One must keep their eggs secure and safe and warm in a dystopian society. This festive felt egg cozy does just that. Types of stitch: Overcast stitch Backstitch Difficulty: Medium Finished size: 3.5 x 5.5 in

You will need

White Felt Skin-colored Felt (light tan shown) Red Felt Red Embroidery Floss Dark tan Embroidery Floss Embroidery needles Sewing Scissors Paper Scissors Tape Hot glue gun & Hot Glue sticks
Tools:
Tweezers

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Description

One must keep their eggs secure and safe and warm in a dystopian society. This festive felt egg cozy does just that. Types of stitch: Overcast stitch Backstitch Difficulty: Medium Finished size: 3.5 x 5.5 in

Instructions

1. Cut out paper pattern

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

3. 

   Cut out your felt pieces without marked stitch detail.

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

5. 

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

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.

7. 

   Assemble body pieces. • Hot glue the hand piece to the sleeve piece.

8. 

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

9. • Glue the collar pieces onto the shawl pieces.

10. 

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

11. 

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

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.

13. 

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

14. 

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