# @skillshare on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=ND-_YjsrMuk
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37950639-skillshare-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-16T16:00:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Skillshare (@skillshare) — https://gondola.cc/skillshare

## Caption

Sew along with us as we create an adorable mini Christmas stocking!
Perfect for gifting, decorating, or adding to your handmade holiday collection! 

In Day 22 of 30 Days of Holiday Gift Making, sewing instructor Cloudia David walks you through how to print a stocking pattern, cut and assemble your fabric, add a ribbon loop, and stitch a clean, reversible finish.

This mini stocking is quick to make, beginner-friendly, and easily customizable with prints, solids, or scrap fabrics you already have at home.

What you’ll learn in this lesson:

🧵 How to print and prepare a stocking pattern for sewing
✂️ Tips for accurate cutting—especially around curved edges
🪡 How to sew two layers for a reversible mini stocking
🎀 How to add a ribbon loop for hanging
✨ Tricks for clean seams, flipping, and finishing
🎁 Why this mini stocking makes the perfect handmade gift

Looking for a printable pattern?
You can find stocking templates online with a quick search, or check out Cloudia’s full class on Skillshare where she includes patterns and extra project variations there!

👉 Watch Cloudia David’s full class, “Sewing for the Season: Craft Custom Christmas Stockings,” to explore more festive projects and techniques: https://skl.sh/48PMhEi



✏️ Explore Skillshare Live Sessions → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtqQYNGG0ZFeALwrYz1h9OhePt7_bJRzy&si=gpxadUpKq2Yv34Uv

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Chapter Guide:

00:00 – Intro: Mini Christmas Stocking Project
00:11 – Printing & Cutting the Stocking Pattern
00:33 – Folding Fabric & Tracing the Template
01:08 – Cutting Clean Curves with Accuracy
01:41 – Preparing Both Fabric Layers
02:11 – Aligning Layers & Pinning
02:44 – Sewing the Top Edge
03:17 – Assembling the Two Stocking Layers
03:50 – Adding the Ribbon Loop
04:22 – Stitching Around the Edges (Leave a Gap!)
04:52 – Snipping Curves for a Clean Flip
05:23 – Turning the Stocking Right Side Out
05:47 – Pressing Edges & Closing the Gap
06:35 – Creating the Folded Cuff + Reversible Look
07:12 – Finished Mini Stocking Reveal!





Hashtags for the portal: #ChristmasSewing #DIYStocking #HolidayCrafts #SewingTutorial #HandmadeHoliday 
#ChristmasDIY #SewingForBeginners #MiniStocking #GiftMaking #SkillshareArt

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## Tags

ministocking, giftmaking, skillshareart, sewingtutorial, holidaycrafts, sewingforbeginners, christmasdiy, christmassewing, handmadeholiday, diystocking

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