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Just Cross Stitch Tiny German Folk Slipper

A Tiny German Folk Slipper
Designed by Tricia Wilson Nguyen of Thistle Threads
Finishing Instructions by Tricia Wilson Nguyen and Marcia Brown Smith

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Finishing Instructions:

The list of finishing materials was edited out of the article, they are:

9" x 7" warm and natural cotton batt or other thin batt
4" x 8" silk lining (2 pieces)
4" x 4" silk lining
1 skein #44 Anchor floss
2-ply matt board
4-ply matt board
4" x 4" skirtex

OR

Purchase a Die Cut Tiny German Folk Slipper Finishing Kit.

  • 32 count slipper finishing kit $15.00
  • 36 count slipper finishing kit $15.00

The finishing pictures use the die cut pieces from the Tiny German Folk Slipper Finishing Kit and the instructions beneath the photos are slightly modified to accommodate this.
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  1. Start with the pieces of the Tiny German Slipper Kit. Templates for the 36 count slipper were included in the Just Cross Stitch article. If you are interested in stitching on 32-count linen, Xerox the templates at 112%.
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  2. Mark the tufting points on the 2-ply matt board using the template.
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  3. Take out the three pieces of die cut warm and natural cotton batting. Bond only one side of each die cut sole form to a batt using a very light layer of glue. After drying, bond a second layer of batt onto the batt side of the 2-ply matt board sole. This makes a double layer.
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  4. Use the silk cutting sole template (make sure to magnify on a Xerox if you are making a 32 ct slipper) to cut out two soles from your silk lining fabric.
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  5. Place each silk sole wrong side up on the table and then the batt side of a sole form on top of the silk. Using a very thin layer of glue or spray adhesive on the cardboard, wrap and bond the silk edge to the cardboard, smoothing the curves with your finger. Let dry.
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  6. Take the silk wrapped 2-ply matt form and cross-stitch tufts through the entire cardboard-batt-silk assembly with one-strand of the #44 Anchor floss or Au Ver a Soie 681 at your premarked spots. Set the soles aside while preparing the toe.
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  7. Using the skirtex toe, center the skirtex on the back of the embroidered linen. Use a light table or pins to help center the skirtex on the design. Once centered, use a pencil to trace around the skirtex.
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  8. Place the linen right side to the 4" x 4" silk lining cut and sew with your sewing machine along the top curve of the toe (instep edge).
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  9. Trim this allowance to 1/4" and open and press the seam towards the silk.
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  10. With the assembly turned right face up, top stitch with your machine next to the seam on the silk side, catching the seam allowance with the stitching.
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  11. Place the skirtex toe inside the silk-linen assembly, center, and pin.
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  12. Hand baste around the raw edge of the linen-silk sandwich right up against the skirtex edge.
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  13. Trim around the toe at 1/2" away from the basting line and notch the curves.

  14. To bond the toe to the sole, take the toe and place it embroidery side down on the table. Center the 2-ply sole assembly, silk side down on the toe with the tip of the sole touching the basting line.
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  15. Run a line of glue around one half of the sole edge corresponding to the toe.
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  16. Wrap the silk-linen tabs of the toe around the sole and hold in place while dry. The toe stands off the surface of the sole and so the basting line on the toe should run against the edge of the sole.
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  17. Do one half and let dry before doing the other half as the toe will bend off the surface of the sole.
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  18. Place the toe-sole assembly wrong side to the 4-ply sole assembly and ladder stitch around the entire edge to join. Start at the edge of the instep-sole intersection and leave a 1/4" hole at this point in your ladder stitch for inserting the raw end of the twisted cord.
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  19. Make a detached buttonhole loop on the back of the slipper near the top for a tree hanger using two plies of #44 Anchor floss or Au Ver a Soie 681.
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  20. Using the leftover Anchor floss, make a 4-ply twisted cord. Start applying it to the instep edge, opposite from the side where the hole was left. Apply it over the instep, make a right turn at the sole and go around the heel then the toe and back to the spot where the hole was left.
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  21. Use a small piece of tape to form a shoelace end and cut off the excess cord. Insert the end into the hole and sew closed.
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I hope you enjoyed working the Tiny German Folk Slipper. If you are interested in trying my other slippers, die cut finishing kits are also available for these pieces as shown below. As the size of the die cuts vary depending on the linen you use, be sure to order the correct size.

All finishing kits come with the die cut cardboards, die cut skirtex, die cut batt, silk fabric, silk ribbon, and twisted cord floss.

Coral Silk Finishing Kit for Florentine Needle Slipper or A Gift is Small Needle Slipper

  • 32 ct. Finishing Kit $15.00
  • 36 ct. Finishing Kit $15.00

Blue Silk Finishing Kit for Sampler Needle Slipper or Rice Stitch Needle Slipper

  • 32 ct. Finishing Kit $15.00
  • 36 ct. Finishing Kit $15.00