well this is my Challenge for 2015 & IT WAS A BIG ONE! whew it took me longer to thread them back together then it did to figure out what design would fit . I am glad that I did it because I had it the back of my mind that these moccasins of hubs ( That I wear lol a little big but comfy) are quite ugly the way that they are & a little embroidery would pretty them up so much. That being said I doubt very much that I will try to do this again.......even with a darning needle these laces are too thick & it made for a very challenging 2 hours to lace them back up & my fingers are sore from yanking on the needle to pull the laces through.there are 3 layers for the bottom & the top that I had to go through to lace them back up so the red bits that you see are part of the liner & I'm sure will sink back in once I start to wear them again. After all is said & done even though one is off center I am glad that I took up the challenge & stitched these designs on real suede slippers!
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299559Excellent idea and the embroidery gives them an expensive look.
Suz
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83666022Great job, this is thinking outside the box, like what you have done.
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234496Wow, Well done , I would not have thought of this. they look great.
Hugs Pam
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by pldc
27 Jan 2015
thanks much appreciated Pam, I guess it's safe to say we can embroider on almost anything lol ~hugs~
30988Whew, this was a challenge! I like the design and you did a great job, glad it was you and not me!!!! lol
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353012357767576024I think the slippers look so much nicer now. You did a great job blinging them up.
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169064Wow! It certainly was a challenge, but it looks as tough you succeeded. Congratulations.
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29801Congratulations on a great piece of work
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115750Nice job! You certainly met the challenge. Sorry we didn't come along and offer the plier tip for sewing through all of those thicknesses.
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by pldc
26 Jan 2015
oh well I was trying to keep it hush hush to see if it could be done or not so my own fault for not asking about an easier way lol. Thanks anyway Jerrilyn.~hugs~
158715Great job on the shoes! What did hubs think of his new design?? Would a pair of needle nose pliers made it easier on your fingers? Did you adjust the tension on the embroidery?
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by pldc
26 Jan 2015
funny he is not home so has not seen them & he has a few other pairs so honestly I don't think he will mind in the least. his kids on the other hand may be a wee bit testy when they see what I did (they each bought him a pair over the years lol)
2346Some Cute need a Gold Medal for what they do I would not do that to hard on my hands but the need a G Medal well done L Sherene X
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173692wow i bought some of these at Giant tiger but i won't be doing this lol
Your fingers will heal and your job is excellent .Wanta do Mine lol
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