This liquid embroidered Santa scroll is painted using Liquid Embroidery Cones. Make this Christmas special by making this scroll yourself to decorate the walls of your homes or to hang it on the main entrance to give a warm welcome to your guests.
Fevicryl Soft Acrylic Colour - White 227, Burnt Sienna 201, Liquid Embroidery Colours - Red 701, Light Green 704, White 707, Black 708, Fevicryl No Stitch Fabric Glue, Fevicol MR, A3 Sized White Paper, Pencil, Ruler, Yellow Carbon Paper, Green Art Silk Fabric, Newpapers, Golden Coloured Strings / Cords / Lace / Golden Coloured Tassels
Take half a meter green coloured art silk cloth Measure and cut a rectangular piece of about 18" x 24" inches
Draw a circle of about 12" inches in diameter on an A3 sized white paper Draw a waving Santa picture in the circle as shown You may select any other favourable Santa design of your choice
Trace the Santa in the centre of the cloth using carbon paper
This is a closeup of the traced Santa
Give a base coat of Acrylic Colour - White on the areas that are going to be painted using Liquid Embroidery Cone - Red for the cap, gloves and the jacket Leave it to dry
The cap and the gloves are coloured using a blanket stitched pattern with Liquid Embroidery Cone - Red The coat is coloured in satin stitch strokes using Liquid Embroidery Cone - Red The beard and the moustache are coloured in a running stitch pattern using Liquid Embroidery Cone -White The fur of the coat is coloured in thick close zig zag strokes given using Liquid Embroidery Cone - White
The MERRY CHRISTMAS written around the Santa is filled in with even dots of Liquid Embroidery - White for a beaded look
A close up of the beaded effect will look like this
The circular background for the Santa is coloured using Liquid Embroidery - Light Green in a running stitch pattern The face of the Santa is painted in a tan colour made by mixing Soft Acrylic Colour - White with a little bit of Burnt Sienna
This is a close up of the completely painted Santa The eyes are yet to be painted
Take a newspaper and cut it half at the fold. Take 4 to 5 cut sheets together and roll them in a thin roll to make the rod for the scrolls Stick the edges using Fevicol MR Make two such rods Colour the rods using Fevicryl Acrylic Colour Pearl Metallic - Gold 352 Give two coats of colour for the rods for an even finish Leave it to dry
Colour the Santa's eyes using Liquid Embroidery Colour - Black and White Leave it to dry Make the channels on the top and the bottom side of the fabric for the rods to hold Fold the fabric on the rear side and stick the edges of the fabric using No Stitch Fabric Glue for the channels Leave it to dry completely Insert the paper rods in the channels Add golden coloured tassels on either sides of the lower rod Tie a golden string or a cord on the upper rods for hanging