My hand-stitched Hankies (heavy PIP)

Madisonpenny

With Bridetobes previous post, she reminded me that I wanted to post these.
I bought plain white handkerchiefs and hand stitched my messages on them by hand. I'll admit that it took alot of work and man hours but I got them all done.


My Dad



My mom



(It says: Mom, To dry your happy tears on my wedding day as you have always dried mine.  Love Andrea.  July 21, 2012)

My grandmother
 


(It's in French, just that alone will give her a perma smile since most of the grand kids don't speak it anymore)

FMIL



FFIL



FI's grandmother



FI  (he has no clue he's getting one)




And since I was ona  roll.... Mine (It's 1st Corinthians "Love is...")

bridetobe71412

They look awesome! I love that you did them yourself. I'd probably puncture myself with a sewing machine if I tried.

ceglare4

Apparently I can't go a day without crying this week These made me tear up, I love them. They are so sweet!

Madisonpenny

Oh no.. no sewing machine.. I mean I sat in front of the TV witha  needle and thread and literally hand stitched these.

BmoreBride311

Beautiful! I'm sure they will all love receiving those!

bridetobe71412

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_july-2012-weddings_my-hand-stitched-hankies-heavy-pip?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:066005ef-215f-48b1-8655-328b41e07c52Discussion:287f4fda-443e-4dc3-b501-f3d5d3e0f65ePost:504515cd-7771-4c6b-9b67-b31d4ae68bc6">Re: My hand-stitched Hankies (heavy PIP)</a>:
[QUOTE]Oh no.. no sewing machine.. I mean I sat in front of the TV witha  needle and thread and literally hand stitched these.
Posted by Madisonpenny[/QUOTE]

I am in awe.

Madisonpenny

yup.. I should make an etsy shop..lol.. but i enjoyed doing them. and ty girls.

MeaganR12

OMG that's amazing, I LOVE that you did them yourself! So sweet and thoughtful, I'm sure they'll come in handy when you gift them

colleenm18

These are adorable!! I love them!

k8888

Holy. Sh*t.  That's crazy impressive.  And also made me tear up, too.

They're amazing and really thoughtful... beautiful work!

butterflyjumper1

I am absolutely in awe. These are stunning and I also teared up. I can only imagine how the recipients of these are going to feel...you seriously should open an etsy shop, I would buy some from you for sure!!

Nancy00714

one word...WOW!  You did a great job and they are really so touching!  Brava!!

BeabullMom

These are amazing...and very touching.  Lovely!

ajmom2two

I LOVE them!  What an awesome thing for you to do!  They are all absolutely going to love them and I bet most of them will get a little teary about them too!  Great work!

Nati05

That's amazing! Open up an Etsy shop girl!! ;-) They're going to love these and even more since they were made by you!

sunshine9779

GORGEOUS!  I bet that took a TON of time, but how fun and personal.  I was thinking of making one for my dad, but I never liked embroidery.  How did you get the letters to actually look like letters?  Any suggestions if I were to venture a try on this?

KimC1983

OMG.  They are gorgeous and the fact that you did them yourself, by hand, makes me bow down to your DIY Bride-ness.  

Bravo!  

mekiakoo

WHOA!!! How did you do them?!?! I would have given up before I even thought about starting it. How long did it take you to do one? They're amazing!!!

littlemoments324

those are amazing!!! great job!!!!

Madisonpenny

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[QUOTE]WHOA!!! How did you do them?!?! I would have given up before I even thought about starting it. How long did it take you to do one? They're amazing!!!
Posted by mekiakoo[/QUOTE]

It depends on which one.. a short one like my dads would have taken me about 4-5 hours, one like the grandmothers would have taken me at least 12-15 hours.

This is how I did them:

I went into Ms  Word and typed out my message and printed them on my printer.  Then I took graphite paper layered that on top of my handkerchief and then taped the paper with the message on it onto top of the graphite paper.  Next I traced the message so the graphit transferred onto the hanky.  Once I finished tracing my message I removed all the paper. Placed my hanky in an embroidery ring and went to work witha  needle and thread.