Tolkien embroidery

[cecile]

Two Tolkien bibs I made for my nephew:

Comments

[keladry_lupin]

Putting the names of hobbit meals on a baby's bib is genius.

[dunderklumpen]

Best quote ever to put on a bib! I love it:)

I'm in the middle of embroider some bibs right now as well. So let me ask: How did you secure the threads on the back? I'm a bit concerned that my usual method won't hold because bibs get much more often washed than other things.

[cecile]

It's all split back stitch, so there's a lot of thread on the back to loop the loose thread under. I go back 3 times on the same line before I cut the loose end. I'm sure it holds, I did the same thing for tshirts of mine that I've washed a million times, nothing moves... It's not pretty though, here's what the back looks like :

[dunderklumpen]

Thanks. I wasn't sure if it would really hold this way. But that it works for your T-shirts is good news.

[dunderklumpen]

Oh, and I wanted to ask... you said it's split back stitch. I thought it looked like a satin stitch with only one thread. Did you use the split back stitch to fill the letters as well or only for the outlines? How many threads did you use?

[galwithglasses]

Brilliant!

[lutine]

Love it! (Although the three dots should strictly speaking be over A's only. ;))

[amysisson]

Oh, I would so buy these! Any chance you sell on Etsy or elsewhere? I've got some friends who are expecting......

[cecile]

I'm sorry, no, I don't have a shop...