Autumn Table Mat

Made for some homework ages ago...

Posted by Steph.

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Hessian is a horrible fabric...it frays all the time and it leaves little brown furry bits all over your clothes!!
I made this table mat for some autumn holiday homework that I got in year 5 (that was ages ago).
I hope you like it! It's a nice idea to do it with younger children to get them into sewing, if you want :)

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Hessian
  • Embroidery Thread
  • Felt

Steps (6 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    Find a template for the leaves, and cut it out.
    Also cut out your rectangle of hessian.

  2. 2

    Cut out as many templates for the leaves as you want.

  3. 3

    Pin them onto the hessian and make sure they fit etc...

  4. 4

    Sew them on using thick embroidery threads (the reason I used thick threads was because it emphasises the leaf a bit more).

  5. 5

    Then I just did a quick running stitch round the edge to make sure it didn't fray too much and to make it look nice.

  6. 6

    Thanks for looking at my project!
    I hope the instructions are clear enough :)