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Yarn Embroidered Gift Bags

"Hey I could do that." (Famous last words.)

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/yarn-embroidered-gift-bags • Posted by Pintester

Saw these stinkin’ cute gift bags on Pinterest, thought, “Hey I could do that.” Famous last words. And even I knew these were probably not as easy and cute as they looked, so I opted for doing a test run with supplies I already had in my house: namely, a Williams-Sonoma bag and not-at-all-Christmas-colored yarn.

You will need

Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

0 h 29

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
Medium 106695 2f2015 01 08 182549 capture3 Medium 106695 2f2015 01 08 180654 embroidered bags

Description

Saw these stinkin’ cute gift bags on Pinterest, thought, “Hey I could do that.” Famous last words. And even I knew these were probably not as easy and cute as they looked, so I opted for doing a test run with supplies I already had in my house: namely, a Williams-Sonoma bag and not-at-all-Christmas-colored yarn.

Instructions

  1. Small 106695 2f2015 01 08 180927 pencil design

    Pencil the design.

  2. Small 106695 2f2015 01 08 181026 old wrinkled bag

    And begin poking holes. Now this is an old bag, it’s true, but it is a sturdy bag, so I was not expecting the amount of wrinkling that occurred. (Yes, we are still talking about a Williams-Sonoma bag, not a 30-something blogger, thankyou.)

  3. Small 106695 2f2015 01 08 181204 ripped hole

    Begin embroidering. Now, guys. When you stick things in the holes of old bags, sturdy though those old bags may be, the holes tend to… uh… stretch a little. Maybe even tear. Eeek. And I was not being careful and, indeed, ripped a hole.

  4. Small 106695 2f2015 01 08 182631 embroidered bags

    I still finished, though, because what’s a ripped hole when you have the end in sight, hm? (I just grossed myself out.)