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Fabric Decoupage TrayThere are a few things one would assume you can’t add embroidery to. Metal. Buildings. Cats. All these things are inadvisable to hoop. You might also think a hard plastic serving tray also wouldn’t be the kind of thing you could add embroidery to, but if so, clearly you haven’t been on this site long enough. We add it to furniture, clocks, and even wood boxes. We haven’t tried the cat and really wouldn’t advise it. A tray, however, can get a chic laminated addition of embroidery with just a few ridiculously easy steps! SuppliesOK, so to make your laminated fabric tray, you’ll need:
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Let’s start with your tray. There’s nothing really wrong with this one, but it was cheap, plastic and on sale at Target for a few bucks. I’d recommend a rectangular shaped tray, as curved ones are much harder to wrap fabric around. Also, cheap is good! All it needs to be is rigid and a nice shape. Anything after that is gravy. |
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Now for your fabric. You’ll want to cut a piece that not only totally covers the front of your tray, but gives you a good few extra inches all the way around to comfortably wrap your fabric. |
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As a totally random and somewhat unnecessary step, I decided to give my purple fabric a blue ombre gradient, so my ship tattoo design had some beautiful blue waters to sail on. This is totally optional, but looks pretty cool! If you do decide to try this step, make sure you let your fabric totally dry before moving on! |
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Now it’s time for the embroidery! Hoop up your fabric with your stabilizer. Remember to place the design near the middle of your fabric, or at least far enough away from the edges so it doesn’t get wrapped around the back. |
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The pretty, light-stitching ship design finishes up pretty quickly. A light-stitching design is imperative here! Not only do we want something delicate for the fabric, but we need something with light stitches in order for our adhesive to have lots of fabric area to take effect on. Heavy stitched designs will not stick well to your tray. |
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Your design all finished! Doesn’t it look pretty sailing through the waves of purple and soft blue? That’s the fun of these light-stitching designs. They can still be big, bold and beautiful! |
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Now you’re going to want to remove as much stabilizer as possible from the back. You can either carefully cut it away, or tear it off depending on your stabilizer. The more fabric you can reveal on the back, the better it will stick flat. |
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