How To Make

Little Chef oven mitts ITH

"Little Chef" In-the-Hoop Oven Mitts

A finished, embroidered 'Little Chef' oven mitt.

Materials & Sizing

You will need:

  • Two pieces of main fabric
  • Ribbon for the hanging loop
  • Tape
  • Scissors
  • Wadding (optional)
  • Tear-away stabilizer

Fabric Cutting Guide:

  • For 5x7 hoop (13x18 cm): Two pieces, each 6 x 16 inches (15 x 40 cm)
  • For 6x10 hoop (16x26 cm): Two pieces, each 7 x 20 inches (18 x 50 cm)

Design Overview

The color chart and design file for the 'Little Chef' oven mitt.

Embroidering Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Front

Hoop only the tear-away stabilizer.

Tear-away stabilizer secured in an embroidery hoop.

Place the main fabric piece and a layer of wadding (if using) inside the hoop.

Main fabric and wadding placed inside the hoop.

Position the fabric so the top part is exactly in the hoop and the rest of the fabric extends out from the bottom for later use, as shown in the example image below.

Correctly positioning the long piece of front fabric in the hoop.

Step 2: Stitch the Decoration

Attach the hoop to the machine and stitch the decorative embroidery (Color 1).

The decorative embroidery stitched on the main fabric.

Step 3: Add Ribbon and Backing

Attach the ribbon for the hanging loop.

Taping a folded ribbon loop onto the project.

Tape a folded piece of ribbon where indicated by the placement stitching, as shown in the photo below.

The ribbon loop taped securely in place on the oven mitt.

Take your second piece of fabric and fold it in half.

The second piece of fabric folded in half.

Place a layer of wadding between the folded layers (optional).

Wadding placed between the folded layers of the second fabric piece.

Lay the folded fabric piece right inside the stitched shape.

The folded fabric placed over the embroidered front.

It is helpful to use tape to ensure the fabric stays flat while stitching.

The backing fabric taped securely in place.

Sew the entire mitten outline tack-down seam (Color 2).

Step 4: Final Assembly

Pause the machine and fold the open bottom side of the first fabric piece up and over the mitten.

The long front fabric piece being folded up over the project.

It should look like this:

The front fabric piece correctly folded over the back piece.

It is important to fold the bottom edge of this fabric and iron it in place first, as shown in the image below.

The bottom edge of the fabric is folded and ironed to create a clean hem.

It is also important that the folded side does not go past the pattern on the upper part of the mitten. Leave at least a ½ inch (or 5mm) gap at the top.

A close-up showing the half-inch gap at the top edge.

You will now have a "sandwich" of layers, as shown in the image below.

All layers are now in place for the final outline stitch.

Return the hoop to the machine and stitch the whole mitten outline seam (Color 3).

The final outline stitched through all layers.

Step 5: Finishing

Unhoop the project and gently tear away the stabilizer.

The finished oven mitt, unhooped and ready for trimming.

Cut out the shape.

Cutting out the oven mitt from the excess fabric.

It is important to make a cut between the thumb and the palm. Make the cut as close as possible to the seam in the corner. Be careful not to cut the thread!

Clipping the curve between the thumb and palm of the oven mitt.

Now it's time to turn the mitt right side out. This is a two-step process. First, turn the detail through the upper hole.

Turning the mitten right side out through the top opening.

The top part of the mitten turned right side out.

Optionally, you can sew the opening inside the mitten closed by hand at this point.

Hand-sewing the inner opening closed.

Now, turn the entire mitt right side out through the bottom opening.

The finished oven mitt, fully turned right side out.

Your child will be excited to play with their new oven mitts!

Please feel free to ask any questions.

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