You will need
- 1 x printable heart template
- 1 x piece of box card or card stock 16cm x 26cm
- a ball of string, yarn or wool
- an embroidery needle
- a metal skewer
- scissors
- pencil
- eraser
Activity
- Choose a heart from the template. A smaller heart will require less yarn and may be easier to manage for little people. The bigger heart requires you to re-thread the needle a few times (because you will run out of yarn).
- Cut out the heart you want to use.
- Now fold your piece of card in half to make a card.
- Place the heart template on the front cover and trace around it with a lead pencil.
- Now use the skewer to punch holes all along the pencil line.
- Thread your needle and start embroidering your heart, going mostly cross-ways at the front, and then use small stitches at the back to save on yarn (see video).
- When you have finished, tie off the yarn at the back and snip it.
- Don’t forget to write your message inside the card!
