Make a Christmas Stocking

Kids love getting small gifts in their stocking for Christmas. The tradition is for each child, and sometimes each member of the family, to have a personalized stocking near the Christmas tree. It doesn't get much more personalized than making your own stocking from scratch, so here's a good holiday crafts craft idea that'll be fun for the whole family

Steps

 * 1)   [[Image:Stocking2_280.jpg|thumb|]]Make the template.  Draw the shape of a stocking on a piece of card and cut it out to make a template. You can make it as big or small as you like and even make mini stockings to hang on the tree.
 * 2)  [[Image:Stocking3_918.jpg|thumb|]]Draw on the felt.  Fold the felt in half or use two separate pieces. Place the template on the felt and draw around it in chalk.
 * 3)  [[Image:Stocking4_891.jpg|thumb|]]Pin the felt. Use a couple of pins to pin the two pieces of felt together.
 * 4)  [[Image:Xmas_stocking_113.jpg|thumb|]]Sew together. Sew around the outline of the stocking with embroidery thread. Make the first stitch at the top corner a double stitch, to ensure that it is really strong. Then continue sewing around the outline using a simple running stitch.  Sew along the top on both sides for a neat finish, but remember not to sew them completely together, so that an opening remains.
 * 5)  [[Image:Stocking6_293.jpg|thumb|]]Trim. Trim the material with pinking shears,  about 1 cm / 0.4 inches away from the stitching.
 * 6)  [[Image:Stocking7_729.jpg|thumb|]]Make a hole. Punch a hole in the corner at the top of the stocking.
 * 7)  [[Image:Stocking8_941.jpg|thumb|]]Loop the cord. Cut a length of cord and tie a knot in one end. Trim off the excess. Thread the other end through the hole in the stocking and tie it in a knot. Tie both ends together to make a loop.
 * 8)  [[Image:Stocking9_167.jpg|thumb|]]Decorate. Decorate the stocking by gluing pieces of gold confetti in places all over the front of the stocking.

Tips

 * If you turn the stocking inside out before punching the hole and stringing the stocking, it won't have any rough edges.

Things You'll Need

 * Card
 * A pencil
 * Scissors
 * A large piece of felt
 * A piece of chalk
 * Pins
 * Silk embroidery thread
 * Needle
 * Pinking shears
 * Hole punch
 * Ribbon or cord
 * Christmas confetti
 * Glue
 * A star

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Make a 3D Paper Snowflake
 * How to Make a Christmas Card Star
 * How to Make Christmas Ornaments With Dough
 * How to Make a Christmas Centrepiece
 * How to Make a Paper Christmas Tree

Sources and Citations

 * VideoJug.com: How to Make a Christmas Stocking - Source of content, shared with permission.