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How to Make Fringed Embroidery Designs

A finished rainbow embroidery design with colorful, fluffy fringe.

The Basic Technique

Creating fringed embroidery is an easy and fun process. These designs are 100% safe to machine wash and are suitable for any kind of fabric.

Simply embroider the design as you normally would. The large satin stitches that create the fringe will appear loose. Once you have finished stitching the design, turn your hoop over and carefully cut the bobbin thread on the back. That's it!

Step-by-Step Process

First, complete the embroidery design. The fringe designs have rows of long satin columns—these are the stitches you will work with to make the fringe.

A completed embroidery design in the hoop before the fringe has been created.

A close-up of the satin stitches that will be turned into fringe.

Next, turn the hoop over to the back. Cut the bobbin stitch of the first thread color that is located on top.

Cutting the bobbin threads on the back of the embroidery with small scissors.

Continue this process step-by-step, cutting the bobbin stitches for all the satin stitch colors.

Continuing to cut the bobbin threads for each color of the fringe.

Finally, turn the embroidery back to the front side and gently fluff the fringe with the point of small scissors to give it volume.

Using the tip of scissors to fluff the fringe on the front of the design.

The fully fluffed and finished fringe on the rainbow embroidery.

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