bridal hankie

[giddygirlie]

My cousin is getting married in a couple of weeks and I wanted to send her a little pre-wedding gift. I decided on a handkerchief and I kept saying "hankie" which made me think of "blankie" which was her name for her childhood security blanket. It was yellow gingham and had a ruffled trim on it.

Her wedding invitations also had yellow, so I decided to make her a "hankie that looks like blankie" and embroider it with the same motif that she used on her invitations.

I bought some yellow gingham and embroidered directly onto it, then backed it with yellow linen. The trim is a ruffled ribbon. I ended up finishing the corners after I photographed it (I was going to leave them loose, but at the last minute had a change of heart), so the final product is slightly different than shown here. It's 100% hand embroidered and hand sewn (no sewing machine).


bridal hankie by giddygirlie, on Flickr


bridal hankie by giddygirlie, on Flickr


bridal hankie by giddygirlie, on Flickr

[glasstapper]

I love this design- and your stitches look so nice! Great work.

[giddygirlie]

Thank you! All credit for the design goes to the invitation; I'm lucky I just could copy it!

[kittykill]

Wow! That is so beautiful. What a wonderful gift, once again, you blew me away with your stitching.

[giddygirlie]

Thank you, Kittykill! I tried to be very careful with the stitching, so that it would look as uniform as possible. I even bought some extra tiny needles (they're about an inch and a half long and slightly thicker than a beading needle) to work with, so that there wouldn't be big holes in the fabric - which can sometimes be a problem with these low-weave, inexpensive fabrics.

[PurpleHeather]

Lovely stitching, and a great thoughtful gift

[blupaisan]

came out beautifully!

[LimeRiot]

Beautiful. That is such a thoughtful little gift. The color is fantastic.

[megstar]

BEAUTIFUL stitching!  i know your friend will LOVE it

[imera]

That is really sweet, and cute