Gingerbread

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 Gingerbread
girl and
man
Please, read all of
the instructions before
starting your
project.

Size: 5”

Materials
You will need for each one:
. Caramel felt (7.1” x 5.5”).
. Scrap of pink felt.
. Stuffing.
. Pencil or felt marker.
. Embroidery floss: red, black, caramel and white.
. Embroidery needle.
. Beading needle.
. Scissors.
. Chopstick or pointy tool.
. Tiny glass white beads.
. Ric rac trim (white).
. 3 square buttons (for the girl).
. 1 star button.
. 1 white bow.
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 Sewing and embroidery
These Christmas ornaments are embroidered and stitched together with embroidery
floss. In case you´re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches a
few times on a felt scraps before working on a doll. None of the stitches are difficult, but
can take some practice to get perfect. Always keep your stitches and the space between
them the same length. Be consistent with your sewing tension.
Or, if you want to keep embroidery to a minimum, you can sometimes glue on certain
elements, instead of embroidering them.
You can experiment and use your imagination to customize the project.
These illustrations will help you with any unfamiliar stitches.

1. Applique stitch 2. Overcast stitch 3. Straight stitch 4. Satin stitch

2 in

1out
Keep thread
at right angle

5. Blanket stitch 6. Back stitch

1out Working
2 in direction
3 out 2 in
1in 3 out

Carry needle 1 stitch

Working beyond previous stitch
direction

1. Appliqué Stitch: Stitching a felt piece onto a felt surface. Place the appliqué on the
background felt. Make tiny stitches perpendicular to the edge of the appliqué.
2. Overcast Stitch: Simple stitch over the edge of the felt. Also called whip-stitch, is
used to attach two pieces of felt. This isn´t a decorative stitch, so always use floss that
matches the color of the felt and make the stitches small and neat.
3. Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif.
4. Satin Stitch: The satin stitch is composed of parallel rows of straight stitch and is
often used to fill in an area with floss. The make very nice eyes and noses on softies.
These illustrations will help you with any unfamiliar stitches.
5. Blanket stitch: The blanket stitch is both decorative and functional. Use this
stitch to accentuate an edge or to attach an appliqué.
6. Back Stitch: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it´s great for outlining shapes
or creating text. A backstitch gets its name because you create it moving the needle a
stitch backward before moving it forward to create the next stitch.
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 To make gingerbread girl and man:
1. Print a page 8 of this pdf, and cut out templates using scissors. Trace templates onto felt
using a felt marker or a pencil and cut out on the line. Cut carefully so edges are vertical,
not slanted. Cut out two gingerbread pieces from the caramel felt, and the cheeks and
hearts from the pink felt.
2. Draw the face (see page 9) in place with a felt marker or a pencil. If you use a pencil, be
careful. You will have to be precise and be sure to cover every mark when stitching. The
pencil is not easy to remove. You can practice the motive a few times on a paper before
working on a doll.
Embroider the face. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery
floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece, checking against the picture to get
the placement right. The eyes are made using a few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes
with small straight stitches for each eye. Embroider the pupils with two circles of satin
stitch. Make doll´s eyebrows by sewing two tiny straight stitches for each one and placing
at a slight angle.
For the girl: Re-thread the needle with red floss and embroider a small, curved mouth with
a few backstitches. Now, stitch the lips, using horizontal straight stitches positioned very
close together.
For the man: Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of brown embroidery floss
and sew a small semicircle in backstitch to make the mouth.
3. Using the picture as a guide, place the ric rac trim over the head and stitch it along the
scalloped bottom edge. Use thread and one small vertical stitch between each scallop. Fold
each end back, and glue on the wrong side of the felt shape.
Using the photo as a guide, place the cheeks onto the head and the hearts onto the body. Tack
them with a dot of fabric glue to keep them in place while you sew. Thread an embroidery
needle with one strand of pink embroidery floss and sew around the cheeks and hearts
with a small, neat appliqué stitch.
4. Thread a beading needle with one strand of white floss. Sew the tiny white beads in place,
using the pictures as a guide. Fasten off the thread on the wrong side facing out.
5. (For the girl). Sew three square buttons down the center of her body.
6. Align the two body pieces together, right side of embroidery facing out. Thread an
embroidery needle with one strand of caramel embroidery floss and overcast stitch the
pieces together using blanket stitch, leaving a gap open.
7. Pad with toy stuffing, using a matchstick or a toothpick to distribute it evenly, then sew
shut.
8. Tie a small bow and sew it in place. Place one star button on the bow, and sew it in place
securely with a double thickness of thread. With the large darning needle, stitch through
the top of the head with the baker´s twine or floss. Pull the ends of the twine up, and knot
the tails to create a hanger.

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 Gingerbread girl
Embroidery
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girl (front)
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Red
back stitch satin stitch
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Red White
satin stitch straight stitch
Ric rac trim

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 Gingerbread man
Embroidery
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(white)

Brown White
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Photo gallery

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 Patterns

Gingerbread girl
(cut 2)
Caramel
Cheeks
(cut 2 for each one)
Pink

Gingerbread Man
(cut 2)
Caramel

Heart
(cut 1 for the girl)
(cut 2 for the man)
Pink

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 Embroidery
face template
(real size)

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