End of school year brings needs for gifts. A few years ago, I was asked to monogram a tool bag for a gift. Didn't think this could be done on my single-needle machine, but to my surprise, it is actually doable. I've since become a fan of this gift for graduates who will be going away to school, or moving out on their own. It is a gift that will come in handy for years to come. I monogram a few every year now for gifts.
HOW TO ADD A MONOGRAM TO A TOOL BAG.
- These tool bags can be found at your local Target or other store that may have basic tools sets. They cost about $20.
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| Fresh tool bag ready to embroider. |
- There is about 2" maximum height for letting on the red bag. A 4x4 embroidery hoop will work fine for this project. Use the hoop template to find and mark the center of you embroidery space with a removable ink marker.
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| Find your center point. |
- Hoop sticky stabilizer. Either tear-away or cutaway will work. I used tear-away as that is what I have on -hand.
- Hoop the stabilizer with the paper-side up. Score the paper with a blade edge and remove this paper backing.
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| Peel paper backing from sticky stabilizer. |
- Load the hoop onto your embroidery machine, and tuck your tool bag so the embroidery space is under the needle. Press down to stick the bag to the stabilizer.
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| Support the bag to make sure it moves freely. |
- Begin your embroidery and support the tool bag to ensure it moves with the embroidery arm as it should.
- When embroidery is done, carefully remove the project from the machine. Trim or tear the stabilizer from the back of the bag.
- Turn the tool bag right-side out and you are done!
Happy Stitching!
Great idea, love the bags :)
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm new at embroidery. If you have your bag inside out, do you reverse your design? It looks like you have it flipped and reversed? Thanks. Great idea!!
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