Happy Stitch hoop templates
The Happy Stitch Project is in full swing, and in today’s post I’m sharing these Happy Stitch hoop templates with permission from Helen from @unicornfactoryuk!
I have been absolutely delighted to see lots of people joining in with The Happy Stitch Project this week. It has been so amazing to see you all enjoying some creative time, and so many of you learning a new skill. It feels like the perfect craft for 2021 to bring us a little peace, calm and creativity. These little moments and pockets of time are truly going to be invaluable for us all. Here in the UK as we are now in our third Covid lockdown, and I’ve had lots of lovely messages from people saying that they are looking forward to making time for themselves, and that’s really so important. It’s hard to believe we’re only seven days in to 2021 and everything has gone completely crazy!
Earlier this week, the lovely Helen from The Unicorn Factory shared a hoop design in her Instagram stories, which she had put together to be able to make a sampler for The Happy Stitch Project. It has 52 sections, and Helen said that she was going to use it to practice each of the stitches that we’re learning throughout the year. I just think this is the most brilliant idea! So I got in touch to ask if I could share them with you, and I’m very pleased to say that she said yes (thanks, Helen!).
Helen is a surface pattern designer, and you can buy fabrics from her beautiful first collection (called Rainforest Joy) on Fashion Formula and Spoonflower. I love the colours she has used in this collection, and they complement each other so well. Go and give her a follow on Instagram too!
Happy Stitch hoop templates
Helen has very kindly put the documents together for the Happy Stitch hoop templates, so they’re ready for you to download and print! 😊 You can either stitch in an 20cm (8″) or a 25cm (10″) hoop, depending on what you feel most comfortable with. You can print both at 100% on A4 – the larger size will get chopped off slightly when printed, but the lines are clear enough for you to be able to draw this on anyway.
Click here to download the 20cm (8″) templates
Click here to download the 25cm (10″) templates
Week 1 project – in case you missed it!
Did you see the design for week 1 of The Happy Stitch Project? It’s this lovely little sprinkles hoop – I have loved seeing your creations over on Instagram this week. Keep sharing, as I’ll be sharing my favourites each week! And don’t forget that if you need some sewing supplies, you can find lots of lovely things in my haberdashery. Hoops are now available, and more things coming soon!
Have you stitched anything this week? Let me know in the comments! The week 2 stitch tutorial and project will be available tomorrow – yay!
You may also like…
Enjoy stitching the Do Your Thing hoop from week 7 of The Happy Stitch Project:
Try out the first kit from The Happy Stitch Project here:
https://hellohooray.com/product/brighter-days-are-coming-kit/
Try out your own 100 Happy Days – perfect for practising gratitude:
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This is my first time to see this web site. How do I go to the beginning and learn the stitches from January. I am familiar with embroidery but just the basics.
Hello Bonnie! That’s absolutely okay – I knew the first few stitches but I’m teaching myself many more throughout the year! You’ll find the intro post here: https://hellohooray.com/the-happy-stitch-project/
All of the posts for The Happy Stitch Project can be found here: https://hellohooray.com/category/the-happy-stitch-project/ and the links to the tutorial videos are included on these posts.
I’m @hellohoorayblog on Instagram and there are tutorials on IGTV too! 🙂