Embroidered Fashion Scarf

Make one Fashion Scarf and get four fantastic accessorizing possibilities! Tie it several ways as a neck scarf, belt, or head scarf...it is very, very versatile!

This fun and flirty accessory is the finishing touch to any ensemble, dressy or casual. Simply choose the perfect fabrics, colors, designs, and embellishments that will best complete your outfit.

In red and purple with feather trim, this scarf will be perfect for a Red Hat Society outing.

The finished size for this project is 58 1/2 x 6 inches.

Supplies & Materials:

Supplies needed:

1 1/2 yard lightweight twill
1 1/2 yards silky charmeuse
Lightweight or medium weight cut-away stabilizer
16-inch length of beaded trim
Air-erase pen
Temporary spray adhesive
Small piece of tag board or paper

The designs used in this tutorial include:

Art Nouveau Butterfly - Small
Also available in Medium and Large

Gather Materials:

Draw a vertical line on the tag board, 8 inches long. Then, draw a horizontal line out 7 inches from the bottom of the vertical line.

Hand holding a blue pencil drawing a right-angled line on white paper using a steel ruler for measurement.

Draw a line connecting the ends of the two lines creating a triangular shape.

Hand holding pencil drawing a triangle on white paper using a black metal ruler on a dark wooden surface.

Cut out the shape.

Hand holding orange scissors cutting along a black line on a white piece of paper over a wooden surface.

Label the base of the pattern by marking it along the 7 inch side of the pattern.

Hand holds pencil near a stainless steel ruler measuring the base of a white paper right triangle on a wooden surface.

To plan for cutting on the bias, fold the uncut twill fabric in half, wrong sides together, so the selvage edge meets the cut edge (forming a triangle).

Lay the pattern on the right end of the fabric with the pointed end facing the edge of the fabric and the base edge facing in. Mark the point and the right edge of the pattern onto the fabric.

Hand tracing a triangle template with a pen on peach-colored fabric laid flat on a wooden table.

Flip the pattern over and lay it on the opposite end of the fabric, measuring 61 inches between the tip of the first marking to the tip of the flipped pattern. Mark the point and the left side of the pattern onto the fabric.

Hand holding a white pencil tracing a triangle template onto a peach-colored fabric on a dark wooden surface.

Open the folded fabric and lay it out flat, ready for connecting the points you have marked on both ends.

Draw a line connecting the bottom of the marked lines. Then measure up 7 1/4 inches from the center of this line. This will help bridge the long connection for the top line.

Close-up of a hand holding a pen and measuring a piece of pale pink fabric with a black metal ruler on a light-colored surface.

Draw a line connecting the mark you just made with the top points of the pattern lines.

Large piece of pale pink fabric laid flat on a table with a black metal ruler and a hand holding a pen drawing straight lines on the fabric.

Cut around the fabric leaving about 2 inches of excess around the marked lines.

Using embroidery software, create a paper template of the first design by printing it at full size. Cut around the template to make it a manageable size.

Place the template near the end of the fabric in the corner. Align the template with the grain of the fabric.

Center the template by measuring equal distances between the edges of the fabric and the center of the template. Poke a hole in the center of the template, and mark the center onto the fabric. Also, mark the horizontal and vertical axis points.

Hand drawing an embroidery pattern on peach fabric using a stylus tool, black floral design printed on paper taped to fabric, markings outline fabric shape.

Remove the template and draw lines connecting the horizontal and vertical axis points. These lines will be used for hooping.

Hand holding white marker draws a pattern on peach-colored fabric using a metal ruler on a wooden table surface.

Start Embroidering:

Hoop the fabric with a lightweight or medium weight stabilizer.

Spray the stabilizer with temporary adhesive and smooth the fabric over the stabilizer.

Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together by aligning the marks on the hoop with the lines on the fabric.

Note: Kenny used Floriani's No Show Fusible Mesh, which is sturdy and supports the embroidery design. It is also lightweight, which allows the fabric to drape nicely. Fusible stabilizer does not need to be sprayed with temporary adhesive.

Light pink fabric marked with purple intersecting lines inside a gray embroidery hoop, placed on a dark surface partially visible.

Attach the hoop to the machine, load the design, align the needle directly over the center point on the fabric, and embroider the design.

Repeat the template positioning, hooping, and embroidering process for the other end of the fabric.

Once the designs have been embroidered, carefully trim away the excess stabilizer.

Hand holding orange scissors cutting around a small square piece of white fabric with multicolored floral embroidery, placed on light pink fabric background.

Cut out the shape from the fabric.

Hand holding orange scissors cutting light pink fabric with green and brown floral embroidery on wooden surface.

Lay the charmeuse fabric flat, right side up. Then lay the embroidered fabric right side down on the charmeuse, along the bias. Pin the fabric in place and, using the edges of the embroidered fabric as your pattern, cut out the shape.