I have been sharing free ornament tutorials every friday in November & December, and this week I have an upcycled sweater Christmas ornament tutorial! Using up those super thick, shrunken sweaters that went through the washer and dryer, you can sew soft, festive ornaments with inexpensive trims.
I had fun digging into my vintage trim stash for this! It would be fun to work on with kids designing them, as well.
This is a Ralph Lauren sweater with about 500 moth holes in it. But I found enough space to cut out two ornaments!
This is the second one, to give you another idea for embellishment, but I realized after finishing it that the sequins are 100% crooked. I was rushing to finish before we left on vacation, moved up by a snow storm, so please forgive me! There are so many creative ways to embellish the plain template, I can’t wait to see people sewing them up.
Pin this upcycled sweater Christmas ornament tutorial for later with this link or collage photo:
Upcycled sweater Christmas ornament tutorial
Supplies
- 1 old 100% wool sweater
- Stuffing
- Vintage ric rac & trims
- Decorative buttons or sequins
- Needles
- Floss & thread
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Steps
Step 1- Cut up the side seams of the sweater and find a good spot to cut 2 different ornament shapes.
Step 2- Sew on trims! This is definitely the fun part.
Step 3: Blanket stitch or running stitch around the edges, pausing to add some stuffing and then sewing all the way around.
Step 4- Add any extra beads and sew on a hanging thread, and throw it on your tree!
Betty Flores
Thursday 16th of June 2022
Beautiful, great idea to share with kids, looks like it will be lots of fun to make for all crafty friends.
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Tuesday 28th of June 2022
thanks Betty!!
Juana
Tuesday 18th of December 2018
Me encsntan todas esas ideas
Marcia
Friday 14th of December 2018
That's a beautiful & great idea!
Stephanie - Swoodson Says
Sunday 11th of August 2019
Thanks Marcia! I am excited to make some more this year :)