Help with a stocking

nudkks

Last year when my son was born 10 weeks before Christmas he was bought THREE (spoiled I know) 'My First Christmas' Stockings.  Well I am at a loss to find one I like for this year as it will be his second Christmas so those ones just won't do.

I have seen a few nice Christmas stocking designs and know I would have no problems with the Cross Stitch but how would I make it up?  I know to back it - but wouldn't know the best material - and I know it will need something around it at the seams/join to make it look neat but wouldn't know what or how.  My knowledge base is cross stitch, aida and evenweave - I can use a sewing machine to do a basic stitch but that's about it.

Please can someone give me some advice or point me in the right direction?  I will be stitching on 11 count aida to make the stocking nice and big but I do want it to last more than a couple of years as well. x

Thank you for any assistance in advance x

nudkks

fingers crossed someone can help us x

nudkks

Thank you for sharing these - I am off to have a look now :) need to decide which of the stocking design I want to do so I can make a start! x

nudkks

thanks for all your answers the links are a great help too x I think I have the right idea for finishing it now x just need to pick a design and get stitching x

nudkks

definitely very good information, i think i will be waiting until after christmas and making one for next year as my main project.  I am also getting a new sewing machine for christmas so it should help with the making up part as the one i am using now isn't great. x