I now have, oh, almost 25 ornaments in various stages of completion. I definitely went overboard. Just a little.
Once the stockings were turned inside out, it was time to start stuffing. Once again, the small opening made it a bit difficult.
And, the general shape of the ornament also made it a fun challenge to stuff...
Between the small opening and the heel area, stuffing the toe meant pulling out the same tool I used to help turn the ornament right-side out.
Eventually, though, I did get the stocking stuffed. I was surprised at how much stuffing each stocking actually took.
Once stuffed, it was time to start hand sewing.
After a couple of attempts, I finally settled on a way to sew the top shut while adding the loop.
As an aside, the first one I made, I didn't think about putting in the loop to hang until I was almost finished decorating the stocking. That approach definitely did not work.
The approach that did work was to choose the trim that I wanted to use for the loop, which for this particular ornament was a bit of gold elastic. Once again, each ornament is unique--I didn't use any particular measurement for the loop. Instead, I just put the trim in the shape I wanted, added about a half inch, and cut. Once cut, I knotted the ends.
After getting the cord ready, I made sure that the raw edges were tucked into the stocking. Then, I placed the knotted end into the top of the stocking.
And, then I started sewing, being really careful to put a lot of stitches around the cord, including in between the two cord ends. I definitely don't want the cord to slip out of the stocking. The finished edge is kind of flat, but it will get covered up.
Next, I selected the trim, cut it to fit, and sewed it on.
I can either leave it like this or add beads or other findings.
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