DIY blue amulet travel helps them from fraying too

helps them from fraying too much (optional)

Note that the thread is single strand (it does not separate into plies like embroidery floss) and it is best suited for embroidery/crewel needles in sizes 3

the folded card is blank inside and includes a kraft colored envelope

This heavily stitched owl pocket pal is made by your hands out of soft white wool felt

DIY blue amulet travel helps them from fraying tooMaterials to make two 2x2 stitched and embellished amulets (one necklace and one pin). This process is a balance of creative (shape and decoration) and mechanical technical (assembly) and I delight in the overlap between the two. The technical aspects can be very creative as there are so many ways to finish each piece. Originally featured in Taproot Issue 57:: BLUE, this project stemmed from a towering pile of indigo dyed linen that sits on the table