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3D Lace Sants'a Flight

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3-D Lace - Santa's Flight

Create a dramatic newholiday decoration withSanta's Flight in 3-D Lace.It'll be spectacular on yourmantle or as a centerpieceon the buffet or dining roomtable!

Santa and his eight trustyreindeer take flight in this 3-Dfreestanding lace project.

Follow the directions below tocreate this lovely ten-piecelace set. Then, with a bit ofwire and magic, you canmake the reindeer appear tobe leaping into the air to flyabove the roof tops.

The finished size for thisproject (using the largedesigns) is 27 1/2 incheslong by approximately 5 1/2inches high. If using thesmaller pack, the finishedsize will be slightly smaller.

Supplies needed:

** Water-soluble stabilizer** Paper towels** Fabric glue** 16-gauge colored wire** Wire cutter/pliers** Colorful pipe cleaners** 2 yards of decorative cord

Optional:

** Small ornaments and candy

Designs we used:

** A Santa's Flight (Lace) Design Pack - Large - Also available in Small (Bothdesign packs contain freestanding lace designs to make three different reindeer,Santa, and his sleigh.)

Special Project Notes:

You can use either 40 weight rayon thread or 30 35 weight cotton thread.

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I use Coats and Clark 30 and 35 weight cotton thread. It's labeled as MercerizedELS Cotton for Machine Quilting & Crafts; Machine Quilting; or All Purpose. I findCoats and Clark cotton thread at JoAnn's. I've also used Madeira Cotona, which is a30 weight cotton thread.

I use the 30 - 35 weight cotton thread both in the bobbin (I wind my own bobbins)and in the top (needle).

A note about water-soluble stabilizers and needles:

There are many, many different brands of water-soluble stabilizer available. Someare thin and light, some are fibrous, and some are thick and heavy. It can beconfusing to pick the right one for your lace project.

We've digitized and stitched thousands of freestanding lace designs, and haveconsistently excellent results with Sulky Ultra Solvy (the heavy weight water-solublestabilizer by Sulky) and Vilene, a fibrous water-soluble stabilizer. We order Vilenefrom www.pointetopointe.com.

Use a sharp needle (as opposed to an embroidery needle) when embroidering ontowater-soluble stabilizer - especially if using the "plastic-looking" kind (such as SulkyUltra Solvy). An embroidery needle has a larger point, which makes larger holes inthe water-soluble stabilizer, leading to tearing and misalignment.

For each design, hoop onepiece of water-solublestabilizer (WSS). We usedSulky Ultra Solvy.

Kenny tested different brandsof WSS to see which worksbest. Click here to see howdifferent brands hold up whenused to sew freestanding lace.

We embroidered eightreindeer (sewing a mix of thethree, 3-piece reindeer designs inthe pack), the 3-piece Santadesign, and the 4-pieceSleigh design.

Because freestanding lace istwo-sided, the bobbin threadshould match the top threadfor each design.

Wind a bobbin with the samethread that you'll be using inthe needle for each design.

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Attach the hoop to themachine, load the design,and embroider the design.

Note: We recommend a size11 sharp needle whenembroidering freestandinglace.

After each design has beenembroidered, unhoop theWSS and cut away theexcess.

Trim as close to theembroidery as possiblewithout cutting any of thestitches.

Soak all of the designs in acontainer of hot tap water.

If you are using Sulky UltraSolvy, soak for 15 minutes.For other brands of WSS,follow the manufacturer'sinstructions.

Blot the lace with papertowels.



Allow the lace to drycompletely. It should retainsome stiffness.

Assembling Santa

Align the back edges of thetwo Santa pieces together (files"a" and "b").

Use the same thread colorthat you used to embroiderthe Santa design to sew azigzag stitch along only theback edge of the two pieces.

Fold the pieces, wrong sidestogether, and fold the lacealong the borders that areright next to the zigzag stitch.



Unfold the lace and lay it withthe wrong side up. Squeeze aline of fabric glue from the ballon the hat, across and downalong the face, beard, and thefront.

Stop when you get to thebottom edge.

Fold the piece together,aligning the shapes, and presstogether.

Add fabric glue to the back"spine" of the lace.



Lay the arm piece (file "c")with the wrong side up. Alignthe spine of the first piecewith the center of the armpiece. Insert a pen inside thelace, so you can press thepieces in place.

Add a drop of glue to theinside of the arms.

Fold the arms and press inplace.



Assembling the Sleigh

Lay the front, bottom, andback pieces (files "d" and "e")with the right sides facing upand the swirled detail facing tothe outside, as shown.

Zigzag stitch the piecestogether using a matchingthread color.

Lay the sewn front, bottom,and back piece wrong side upand align the bottom edges ofthe side pieces (files "f" and"g") along each long side ofthe sewn piece. The front ofthe side pieces, which is theend with the swirl knob,should face towards the frontof the sewn piece. The frontof the sewn piece is the endwith eight swirls within theshape.



Also, align the third line insidethe runner (counting from thepointed end) with the seam inthe sewn piece. Do this witheach side piece.

Zigzag stitch the side piecesin place starting at the insideof the pointed end of therunner and ending as soon asyou get to the curved sectionof the side piece.

Fold the side pieces up andpinch along the seams. Thismakes the side pieces standupright.

Then, add fabric glue alongthe sides of the back panelpiece.

Bring the back panel up tomeet the back edges of theside pieces and press inplace.



Add fabric glue to the sides ofthe front panel piece.

Bring the front panel up tomeet the front edges of thesides and bottom edges of thelace.

Add fabric glue along thesides and bottom of the Santapiece.



Place Santa in the sleigh asfar up as he can go. Press inplace along the sides andbottom.

Assembling the Reindeer

Lay the side pieces (files "a"and "b") with the wrong sidesup. Apply fabric glue to the "b"piece starting at the nose; goup the forehead, but do notadd glue to the antlers.

Work your way around theears, down the neck, andacross the back. Stop whenyou reach the back of the tail.

Lay the "a" piece on top ofthe "b" piece, wrong sidestogether. Align the head,back, and tail together andpress in place.

Lay the belly piece (file "c")with the right side up. Applyglue to just one end of thepiece. Starting in the middleon one side, work your way tothe tip, and back down theother side. Stop when youreach the middle of the otherside.



Add the tip of the belly pieceunder the chin, and align thepiece with the chest of thereindeer, following the outershape.

Add glue to the remainingedges of the belly piece andalign it with the back end ofthe reindeer.

Repeat these assemblyinstructions for each reindeer.

Assembling the Harness

Lay the reindeer on a flatsurface and space them in theorder you would like them tobe joined. Measure from thechest of the first reindeer tothe chest of the last reindeerand add about 3 inches.



Our harness measures 23inches long.

Cut four pieces of the coloredwire to the measurement youjust took and straighten thewires.

Wrap the entire length of eachwire with colored pipecleaners.

Add fabric glue along the sideof the reindeer from themiddle of the chest to theback of the leg.

Add the wire harness to thereindeer and press in place.

Repeat this for each reindeer.



When the glue has set, flip thereindeer over and glue alongthe other side of the reindeer,just as you did for the firstside. Press the harness inplace.

Now, add the harness to theother set of reindeer.

Twist the back end of theharnesses together.



Add glue to the sides of thesleigh and...

...press the twisted ends ofthe harness in place.

Add reins by first gluingdecorative cord inside Santa'shands and then gluing thecord to each of the reindeer



shown.

The reindeer will need a littlehelp getting off the ground!

To make them fly, cut two 6-inch lengths of the coloredwire. Use pliers to bend aone-inch diameter circular"base" and then bend the wireto the center of the circle.

Add the wire bases to theharness at a point near thefront ends of the second pairof reindeer (counting out fromthe sleigh). Insert the end ofthe wire in between thereindeer and harness andthen bend the wire around theharness. Add a drop of gluebetween the wire and thereindeer and press it in place.

After the glue has set, bendthe pipe cleaner harnessupwards to make the reindeerappear to be leaping into theair!

Fill the sleigh with all kinds ofgoodies like candy, small



ornaments, or toys!

"Happy Christmas to all, andto all a good night!"

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