Christmas socks for gifts: how to choose and how to do it yourself?

The coming of the New Year is always a creative mood and anticipation of the upcoming holiday. We think about how to decorate a house, how to present gifts in an original way to loved ones. In our today's article, we will look at how to make traditional Christmas socks (Christmas Stockings), in which you can place small presents, and how best to arrange them in a festive style.

The tradition of hanging socks by the fireplace originated in Europe. It is connected with St. Nicholas (also known as Santa Claus, living in Lapland), who, according to legend, gave three poor girls gold bars on Christmas night. Since then, the fame of an unusual and generous act has spread everywhere. And for many years now, children and adults throughout Europe have been hanging festively decorated socks above the fireplace in anticipation of gifts.

In Russia, this tradition appeared quite recently and is considered quite original. Nevertheless, all your favorite Christmas movies are often full of frames with the original festive decoration. And having issued a house with such an accessory, you will certainly cause a wave of good feelings and pleasant associations among your loved ones. And you can tell the children a fairy tale about Saint Nicholas, who presented us with such a wonderful tradition.

Choosing such a wonderful holiday accessory is difficult - the shelves and fairgrounds are full of diversity. Still, the best option would be not to look for a sock in the store, but to create an ornament with your own hands! At least because it is fascinating, you can connect your relatives and children to creativity, for whom the creative process will serve as an excellent preparation for the upcoming holidays. Of course, handmade Christmas socks are a real classic!

There are many types of Christmas socks design. As a decoration option, you can even use stockings or ordinary felt boots (this improvised sock will look very original). It is possible to arrange such an unusual storage for gifts in the form of Santa Claus and Snow Maiden boots in the appropriate style: paint snowflakes with paints on the fabric (or sew them with threads), embroider with beads and sequins. A fringe to make faux fur or swan fluff.

You can also make a sock yourself, for example, knit (knitted socks look very comfortable and at home) or sew using special patterns. Let's talk about this in more detail.

Many templates for making Christmas decorations are in specialized stores and on thematic forums. First of all, you need to decide on the size of accessories and choose the appropriate material.

Knitted socks are always good, if you have the skills to crochet or knit, it will not be difficult for you to knit New Year's. But even if you are a novice master of needlework, using a suitable scheme, you will cope with this task. What we need:

• suitable yarn;
• hook or knitting needles;
• mating schemes.

Classic Christmas socks for gifts can be knit without heels, the main thing is to keep the shape of the sock.The traditional “spit” technique that we used to see on warm winter sweaters will look very nice on knitted socks. You can decorate socks with pompoms on a string of yarn or with a ribbon you like.

The easiest way to make a festive sock is from textiles. And being able to sew perfectly is completely optional, as the patterns are very simple, you can even draw the shape of the product you like on your own. And the halves of the sock can be fastened with a decorative stitch or simply glued together with special glue - they will hold tight.

Which fabric is better to choose for the manufacture of Christmas decorations - Most often, master craftsmen prefer dense fabric that is easy to handle. To date, the most popular for needlework, for example, materials such as felt, fleece and tapestry.

Socks made of felt is quite simple, and they will look very impressive. Plus the choice of this material is also due to the fact that due to its density, the accessory keeps its shape well and will last for a long time, and the decor can be cut off at will and changed to a new one with the onset of next year. For the manufacture of a felt product, you only need to cut 2 identical parts of a sock and sew the halves together using a sewing machine or even manually.

Tapestry or even an ordinary kitchen towel with a festive theme can be used to make a New Year's sock. This will greatly simplify the task of decorating the accessory. If you correctly select the pattern and pattern, a print with a New Year's plot will already flaunt on the sock.

What you need:

• the cloth;
• lining material (if necessary);
• thread with a needle or glue;
• paper and pencil for pattern.

Pay attention to the different techniques of sewing socks from the most simple to intricate. The seam fastening the two halves of the sock can be decorated with beautiful braid, stitched with thick contrasting threads. You can also use a more complex pattern (for example, with an oblique seam) and various styles.

For example, the socks, sewn in the patchwork technique, look beautiful and spectacular. To make such an accessory, you will need several pieces of fabric with different textures and patterns, connecting them together, you will get a truly exclusive, eye-pleasing accessory. You can unleash the imagination and combine the incompatible! Patchwork always looks bright. And also one of the variants of this technique is socks, sewn from pieces of various knitted things.

You can decorate socks made of felt in different ways, as materials for decoration often use yarn, braid, jute cord and various themed accessories. Let's look at the most popular decor methods used by needlewomen.

The classic embroidery option is snowflakes. Using thick or woolen threads, you can embroider New Year's boots with snowflakes and patterns of various colors. Beautifully look thread using Lurex, as well as textured yarn. Real skilled workers can embroider more complex patterns, such as a snowman or a deer.

Satin bows will look great on Christmas socks. Ready-made bows can be bought at the store or made independently with the help of a ribbon. It is very simple to decorate a sock with bows beautifully and harmoniously! For example, the classic combination of colors is a green sock with white fur decor + bright red bows - a win-win for any holiday item. For decoration socks with bows, you can also add, for example, a decorative bell.

It's simple! You can purchase ready-made applications with a thematic storyline (angels, Christmas trees, winter accessories) and sew them on your socks.Especially bright pictures look good on red and white products. You can also use felt stripes that you previously made yourself.

The decor may also differ from the concept of placing socks and the one to whom you are going to make presents in such an original way. An interesting idea for a large family will be making several socks of different sizes (each will have its own). And you like the way you like to make the inscriptions "beloved dad", "golden child", "caring grandmother" or write the names of loved ones, on each sock, and even wishes.

Look great as socks, sewn and decorated in different styles, as well as conceptual combinations, made in a single style and color scheme. For example, neutral gray-white and beige concepts look good.

Usually Christmas socks are placed above the fireplace, but you can think of another place for them. For example, using a cord, you can make an improvised garland of socks and hang over the bed, on the door, on the railing of the stairs, and even decorate a New Year tree with them. Great look Christmas wreaths, decorated with embroidered socks as a decor. If you use felt boots, as an element of decoration, you can put them under the Christmas tree.

When the socks are ready, do not forget to fill them with symbolic presents. - sweets, tangerines and notes with pleasant wishes. Let every family member find a little fabulous gift! We hope our article has been useful to you, and you will please yourself and your loved ones with wonderful gifts and a festive mood!

For information on how to choose and make your own New Year's socks, see the following video.