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Five years ago, my husband's aunt made fabric Christmas stockings for us. They are so adorable! I love decorating the living room with these Christmas stockings during the festive season. But they have one disadvantage: there are no names and we never know which stocking is whose. As I design felt craft patterns and like Christmas stockings so much, I made my own felt Christmas stocking pattern, including personalization :)  And the best part? I’m sharing it with you for free! This Christmas stocking is not too large or mini, just about a medium size. This DIY stocking pattern is perfect for adding a personal touch to your Christmas decor. With step by step instructions, it is simple to make and can be customized to fit your unique style. But what if you don't have sewing skills? No worries! It is also possible to craft a no-sew stocking using this pattern. Whether you are a seasoned crafter or a beginner, this felt Christmas stocking pattern is a great way to bring the handmade holiday spirit to your house.

Happy felt holiday crafting!

If you like this Christmas felt pattern and want to craft more for the holidays, check out my Gingerbread house pattern and Christmas finger puppet pattern.

Tips for Making Felt Christmas Stockings [Felt Sewing Tips]

Follow the detailed instructions and hand sew this easy felt Christmas stocking. You'll need to prepare felt sheets, scissors, a needle, and embroidery floss and sew the DIY Christmas stocking. It is stitched entirely by hand, using a running stitch, and blanket stitch. These stitches are basic hand sewing stitches that are great to learn and know. Looking for help with embroidery stitches? Visit the post 9 hand embroidery stitches for felt to learn more. If you've decided to craft the no-sew felt stocking version then you'll only need felt sheets and scissors.

Tips for Hand Sewing with Felt

TIP for sewing with felt: Explore the felt sewing tips to help you while sewing felt. In this comprehensive guide, you learn what types of felt exist, what’s the best needle and thread for felt, how to trace on felt, and how to cut felt shapes.

TIP for holding pieces in place for sewing: Place a tiny dab of instant dry fabric glue on the reverse side of felt shapes and position them on the stocking. I use Beacon Fabri-Tac glue for my felt crafts. Ensure you don’t place glue where you need to sew. It happens to me occasionally, and getting the needle through the dry glue gets really difficult.

TIP felt glue: Have you wondered what is the best felt glue? Find the findings of a test comparing 8 different glue for felt. I used a hot glue gun for the no-sew Christmas stocking.

TIP felt scissors: Curious what are the best scissors to cut felt? Learn the secrets of the best scissors for cutting perfect felt shapes in Felt cutting made easy.

TIP for cutting felt: If you like to learn tips and different ways for cutting out felt pieces, you can read my post about 6 techniques for cutting felt shapes.

Materials & Supplies for Felt Christmas Stockings Pattern

• Felt Christmas Stocking Free PDF Pattern (full size) - To download the file, subscribe to the FunClothCrafts newsletter. In the newsletter, you will find a password to the subscriber's Free Downloads Vault.

• Free Alphabet Letters Template - Also available in the Free Downloads Vault. 

• Felt Sheets (find great felt at Benzie Design or find more buying options in the Types of Felt section of How to Sew Felt blog post): felt colors based on your choice (grey and white if you want to follow my colors)

• Embroidery thread

• Embroidery needles

• Small or embroidery scissors (KAI 5 1/2 inch Embroidery Scissors are the ones I use)

• A glue that works on felt (Hot Glue Gun works well, and Aleene’s tacky glue for kids)

How to Sew Personalized Felt Christmas Stocking?

Download the free pattern for the Christmas stocking and the free template for the alphabet letters. Up to six letters of a name fit on the felt stocking. If the name is longer than that, print the template smaller. Choose different colors of felt to make your DIY Christmas stockings, follow the instructions, and sew your adorable stockings.

Step-by-Step Felt Christmas Stocking Instructions

1. Cut out all pieces: Use the free pattern to cut out all pattern pieces from felt. You'll need two stocking shapes, two cuff pieces, and felt letters for your name.

2. Add felt or ribbon loop: To hang the felt stocking, you’ll also want to sew a piece of felt or ribbon to use as a hanging loop to the inside of the top of the stocking. I'll do it on the back shape. I’ll sew the loop with a cross to the stocking shape.

3. Sew the edges of the cuffs: Sew the top and bottom edges of the cuff with a blanket stitch. You'll need to do so for both stocking shapes. I also tried to sew whip stitch but didn't like it as much.

4. Position the letters: Position the letters of your name on the stocking's top shape. This will depend on which way you want the Christmas stocking to face when sewn. Note that up to 6 letters should fit. If the name is longer, then make the template smaller when printing it.

5. Sew the letters: Sew the letters with a running stitch or a whip stitch.

6. Complete the stocking: Join the front and back stocking shapes with a blanket stitch close to the edge (running stitch is a possible alternative).

Now that you've made your first felt Christmas stocking, will you make more? It surprised me what an easy Christmas craft this is. And it's even faster in the no-sew version. However, the embroidery gives it such a nice touch.

Step-by-Step Instructions No-Sew Felt Christmas Stocking with Free Pattern

This tutorial teaches how to make a DIY felt Christmas stocking without sewing. It's a simple stocking, which is much fun to make. You'll need to cut out the felt pieces and use hot glue to glue them all together.

1. Cut out all stocking pieces: Use the free pattern to cut out all pattern pieces from felt. You'll need two stocking shapes, two cuff pieces, and felt letters for your name.

2. Glue the stocking cuff to the stocking shape. Make sure to do it on the right sides for the two pieces. 

3. Add the felt loop to the upper edge of the back of the stocking. First, glue the edges of the felt stripe together and then glue the loop to the felt stocking shape. Position the felt loop slightly away from the edge on the reverse side of the back felt stocking shape. 

4. Position and glue the letters: Position the letters of your name on the stocking's top shape. Glue the letters in place.

5. Glue the two stocking pieces together. Apply hot glue slightly from the edge and work in parts. Leave the opening on the upper edge.

How to Personalize Your Christmas Stockings?

With this personalization ideas you add unique Christmas stocking features that will make your stocking looking special:

1. Attach the name: I've personalized the stocking with the names of family members. You can also add initials, surname, or nickname. If you want to make your own alphabet letters, you can learn how to do so in the felt banner post. My letters are 144pt tall; however, the right size depends on your font. 

2. Embroider the name: Write the name with a fabric erasable pen and embroider it with embroidery thread. You might want to practice first on a piece of felt.

3. Use stamps for a name tag: Make a hand stamp name tag and sew it to the stocking.

4. Make the first initials using small buttons: Sew small buttons in the shape of the first initials.

5. Iron on vinyl name or initials: Cut iron-on vinyl initial on your Cricut Maker and iron it onto the felt Christmas stocking.

6. Add photograph: You can glue a photograph of each family member on a tag and attach it to the Christmas stocking.

7. Attach a tag with a name: You can use leather, paper, or faux leather to make the tag. Making them with a Cricut Machine will make it really easy. You could also use a gift tag.

8. Decorate with pom poms, pom pom trim, rick rack trim, or buttons: Place different buttons, ribbons, pom-pom trims, or pom poms onto the felt Christmas stocking. Try different placements first before gluing them or sewing them.

9. Add festive shapes from felt: Cut out different shapes out of felt and decorate the felt Christmas stocking with them. This shape could be a snowflake, Christmas tree, star, gingerbread man, reindeer, holly leaves or different ornament shapes. You can sew them, glue them or use double-sided fusible interfacing and iron them on.

10. Attach jingle-bells or pine cones: Adding jingle bells or pine cones is a cute way to personalize your stocking.

Conclusion Free Felt Christmas Stocking Pattern

Is your Christmas stocking already hanging on the fireplace? Mine not yet, as I write this post in September. Was it fun and easy to sew your own stockings? I found it surprisingly easy to complete, especially the no-sew stocking. I like that this free pattern allows you to personalize the stockings to your liking. The felt material used in this project gives the stockings a decorative and cozy look, perfect for hanging on the fireplace. You can add your personalized touch to the stockings by embellishing them with ribbons, buttons, or even names embroidered on them. This Free Felt Christmas Stocking Pattern is a great Christmas sewing project that will result in beautiful and unique decorations for your home this holiday season. 

Be sure to visit this website for free embroidery and sewing tips and tricks to help you out as you stitch my patterns. Explore my free felt patterns if you want to sew more felt crafts. 

Let’s craft together!

XO, Anna