Fancy-work is the English term for 'fancy handiwork' and that is exactly what is created by means of these stickers quite easily. Fancy-work stickers have beautiful dot patterns that can be used as a basis for embroidering on paper. Each design has been made to ensure that the straight stitch will take you a long way. Combined with sewing on beads and/or spangles, each sticker provides a fantastic result. Fancy-work stickers are available in sets (of ten sticker sheets.)

How to proceed - general instruction:
Put the sticker on a card or a piece of paper and put that on a pricking mat. Prick through the dots on the sticker. Embroider the sticker with one strand of DMC stranded cotton and/or with beads and spangles. Click here for instructions.

Fancy-work tips 
Use a thin needle for embroidering as you can prick it through the holes easily and during embroidering you can also sew on beads without having to change needles.

Fasting on and off thread: thread a needle, prick through the first hole from back to front and stick the beginning of the thread onto the back of the paper using a piece of adhesive tape. Stick the end of the thread also onto the back using a piece of adhesive tape.

Embroidery stitches: the patterns on a Fancy-work sticker have been made to ensure that the stem stitch or the straight stitch will take you a long way. Combined with sewing on beads and/or spangles, even those stitches alone provide a splendid result on each sticker.

Sewing on beads: prick the needle through the hole from back to front, string a bead on it and prick the needle through the same hole to the back. Go to the next hole and repeat this action.   

Examples of various embroidery stitches.