Handmade Christmas stockings give a personal touch to the gifts stuffed within. Get some ideas on homemade stockings for Christmas.

Handmade Christmas Stockings

• Soft wool is the best for making homemade stockings for Christmas. A few popular themes for stockings include cartoon characters, Santa Claus, reindeer, etc.
• Snowflakes, angels, snowman, etc are also some of the popular Christmas stocking motifs.
• You can adorn the stockings with beautiful hand sewn pieces of elegant embroidery.
• Stitch the name of the person for whom the stocking is being made, with the help of colorful threads.
• Rather than the regular stockings, make boot shaped stockings this year. They are very much in fashion these days.
• You can make a stylish Christmas stocking by using cotton velveteen for your stocking fabric.
• Using quilted satin fabric for making the cuff of the stocking definitely gives it a glamorous look.
• Trimming or embroidery should be added to the cuff and body of the stocking before sewing the edges.