Christmas Cottage Embroidery Hoop - Tutorial

Supplies needed:

• Cutting File available here from 3dcuts.com.

• 12” embroidery hoop from Amazon

• Card stock- high quality - I used:

  • 1 12 x 12” Bazzill Avocado (Holly layer)

  • 1 12 x 12” Bazzill Rain Forest (Hemlock layer)

  • 1 12 x 12” Bazzill Guacamole (Mistletoe layer)

  • 1 12 x 12” Bazzill Arctic (Sky background)

  • 1 8.5 x 11” Recollections Red (Cottage)

  • 1 8.5 x 11” White Neenah Card stock (Trees and stars)

• Adhesive - Art Glitter Glue

• Hot glue

• Ribbon - 1/4” red satin

• Ribbon - Silver 1/8” (I used curling ribbon sliced down)

• Silver ink -

• 1 pr Chop sticks - disposable ( get from Chinese takeout)

Links to supplies on Amazon: All are Affiliate links

• Order from Amazon: 12” wood embroidery Hoop 3 pack

• Order from Amazon Silver curling ribbon

• Order from Amazon Red Satin Ribbon

• Order from Amazon Silver Ink Pad

• Order from Amazon: Art Glitter Glue with metal tip

• Order from Amazon Neenah Bright White Card Stock

• Order from Amazon:  Nicapa Cutting Mat

• Order from Amazon: Premium Silhouette Blade

• Order from Amazon: (Precision Tip Applicator Bottle)

• 12 x 12 card stock shop is where I ordered my Bazzill papers in individual colors. https://www.12x12cardstock.shop

Major Parts Sizes - as download.

Keep grouped for sizing: . Measurements maybe needed if using dxf files. Also check before cutting with Cricut.

Note: Files have multiple pieces. Keep them grouped together for these sizes

• White Grouping - 8.121” h x 10.32” w

• Red Grouping - 6.399” w x 7.040”h

• Green Hemlock Grouping - 7.808” w x 10.31”h

• Green Holly Grouping - 10.84”w x 10.58” h

• Green Mistletoe Grouping - 5.957’ W x 4.348” h

• Blue background - 11.85” w x 11.85” h (Cricut users will need to cut by hand.)

Note: Not all software and cutting machine combinations can use the ALL file. Some resizes files to fit in a smaller mat area. Import the individual files if your machine has size limitations. I create the ALL file in case you want to re-size everything.

• Chisritmas Cottage Embroidery Hoop ALL. svg - 24.92” w x 23.17” h

Layout Notes:

The layout below is here to show you how the files are organized. The above sizes match those groupings in the split files.

Steps for completing the Christmas Cottage Embroidery Hoop:

Special Note: I update the instructions online. Check here for adjustments and additional information.

1. Download the cutting files for your cutting machine here from the 3dcuts.com store. . For those of you that are reading this as a pdf I recommend viewing it online at my tutorials page at this url. https://3dcuts.com/embroidery-hoops/christmas-cottage . There all the links will be live.

2. Load the files into your cutting software following the steps for your cutting machine.

3. Prepare the files:.

• For the Silhouette:

• SIL Files from upload SVG purchased from 3dcuts.com:

  • The SVG files may need to be turned into cutting files. Click here for detailed steps on how to use SVG files on your Silhouette. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-upload-svg-silhouette

  • DXF files can be opened in the basic edition of Silhouette Design Studio but often require modifications. I recommend using the Designer Edition and using svg files. DXF files do not always maintain file sizes and you may need to adjust according to sizes noted above.

• For Cricut Explore: Here is a guide for importing into Cricut Design Space. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-adding-3dcuts-files-to-cricut . Remember to ATTACH files before cutting in Cricut. You should check dimensions before you cut. Design Space occasionally has import issues and sizing gets mixed up. You will not be able to import the background ring because it is larger than 11.5”. Just place your embroidery hoop ring on the card stock, trace and cut by hand.

• For Brother ScanNCut: The svg files will need to be transferred to files for your particular machine. You can change SVG files to FCM files at http://www.canvasworkspace.com/ or Google "How to import SVG files into a ScanNCut" for links to tutorials. Some models of Brother Scan N Cut can directly import the SVG files.

4. Cut the files:

• It is best to have good quality card stock and a good blade and clean, sticky mat. I use the Premium blade and the Nicapa mat. For Bazzill Card stock I use the double cut option. I found it helpful to separate out the complex small ferns onto a separate cutting and cuts those alone. Complex designs like that can have issues and if they are individual you only waste a small piece of card stock.

5. Assembly

• The assembly steps are detailed in the video below. Here is the YouTube url https://youtu.be/XLfmLWweSX4 .

Creative Applications:

I will post photos of cards other crafters have made. Send a photo to marji@3dcuts.com if you have done something interesting with this file. And share in the crafting groups on facebook.

Other Embroidery Hoop Designs:

I love this technique of using the wooden embroidery hoop as the structure for wall-decor. I have designed several new projects in this area and hope to do more. Check these out here https://3dcuts.com/embroidery-hoops/ .