These are lovey. They would go well in the christmas boxes. Shirley
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51So pretty, finally decided to collect them even though there are no little ones in my family YET!
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28So these come with the cute designs on them. Because I love them.
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62461Love your hair clips. Is there a way to scale down for a 4x4 hoop. I saw some tiny designs on DBC but they were for a larger hoop. Great Job.
11220I love these but would not have a clue on where to find those teen.y designs.
been searching all over for designs like that.
what a very clever lady you are !!!!!
140Oh NO!!! I've done it again. Yesterday I answered all the questions in full and I must have omitted to Submit the answer. I've done that so often... will I never learn????
First, thank you for your messages. It was a lot of fun creating designs for these little clip covers.
To answer several questions...... I made the designs from my 3D Program, using star, music, flowers, hearts and scrolls. I put starlizard's outline designs on the embroidery screen and then chose the elements from the built-in program and fitted them into each outline. I sized them according to how I wanted them in the outlines, adding different elements e.g. scrolls to the bows and stars. I saved each design as I did it.
When I had the embellishing to my satisfaction I put the cover outlines on the screen again and then added the small designs.
That meant that the first colour in the stitch list was the outline - I didn't stitch it first - I stitched it last!!!!!
I merged the colours where I could to avoid thread changes but then I had a lot of jump stitches. However, that doesn't worry me - I just sit and snip. I used lightweight cutaway stabiliser and firm felt.
I hooped the stabiliser and stitched the Fix or basting line - that gives me the size of the felt to use without wasting too much.
I began the embroidery with the second colour which then proceeded to all the embellishing designs.
Last of all I took the hoop off the machine and stuck some more firm felt onto the back, the same size as the Fix or basting line.
Then I went back to the First Stitching Colour and stitched it out. That stitched out the outlines of the clip covers.
The next job was to sit in front of the TV and watch the Australian Open Tennis matches while I cut the covers out with the pinking shears.
The last job was to cut slits in the back of the covers into which the top of the hair clips are inserted. The 'clippies' work beautifully.
I've added crystals as i believe that Bling is the Thing these days. Well.... I like Bling, anyway.
A Huge Thanks to 'starlizard' for her help and for generously giving the outline designs in the first place. I'm going to make more.
AlmaG.
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17214okay how did you get the designs on the top of the clip and still do the pinking around the edge. the only way I can think of is do the embroidery then take the hoop off and place the 2nd piece to the back of the hoop. Is that the way you did it?
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by starlizard
20 Jan 2012
Alma asked me how to do it... you set it up where you stitch out the design, and then float a piece of felt on the bottom before stitching the outline.
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9945WOW I love these where can I get them from.
Thank you
Staci
would love to make some.
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by candlebkry
20 Jan 2012
I found the outer covers did you must add the desigens I would love to make these they are so cute
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31366these are great!! my first attempt making clip covers was during Christmas. thye were ok, but these are wonderful. thanks for sharing. did you embroidery the tiny details?
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11979115256They are all really nice and would be hard to pick a favorite. Someone will be so lucky with these.
48168These look wonderful. Nice work. I'll have to try some out.
12407What a nice collection! You used lovely design on them, quite inspiring!
145302Alma!!! You have been a busy bee and they turned out sew cute!... Love the designs you used also. Real sweet. Now I'm looking forward to making them. Thanks for sharing the photo.
36693They are very cute, nicely done! Where did the small designs come from? Hugzz,Linda
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132773Every girl will love to wear them in their hair. They look great! Good idea to add the design directly on the cover :o)
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7076741781Alma, what a great job you have done with these - they are adorable - where did you get all your cute little designs you used on them?
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23581Wonderful job with the minis-Really cute and pinking is really good
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10191The link to the designs...
These are very nice, I may have to make some for Aliyah!
designsbycuties.cuteembroidery.com
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360641these are way too cute. Love the left and right clippies. It's very hard finding small designs to fit into these, but you managed quite well. Betty
6622The musical adornment caught my attention, Alma. I wouldn't have thought of that. They're gorgeous!
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by almag
20 Jan 2012
Thank you. I love that one, too, but I can't make a mirror partner for it because the clef would be at the wrong end.
Alma.
by almag
20 Jan 2012
I'll have to try just the stave and some notes. The clef with the crystal makes it special, though.
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7056Way too cute!!!! I love the idea of embroidering right on the clip piece instead of attaching a separate design.
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