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Small Scissor Cases, In-the-Hoop

Small Scissor Cases, In-the-Hoop

Keep your scissors well-protected and easy to find with colorful, creative in-the-hoop cases. Bright embroidery and fabric add a burst of color to your craft tools; a button and cord closure is a handy finish.

Supplies & Materials:

- 1/4 yard of solid color lightweight home decor canvas

- 1/4 yard print lightweight home decor canvas

- Lightweight batting (such as Warm & Natural)

- Medium-weight (2.5 - 3 ounce) cutaway stabilizer

- Tear-away stabilizer

- 3" of 1/8" thick cord

- One 5/8" button

- Temporary spray adhesive (like Gunold KK100)

- Masking tape

- Needle and thread for some hand sewing

The designs used in this tutorial include:


- Artsy Craftsy Scissors Case (In-the-Hoop)

These instructions are for the small In-the-Hoop Scissors Cases. If using the larger size of the scissor cases, different instructions apply.

Finished size: 3" x 4 3/4"
These cases hold scissors that are up to 2 1/4" x 4 3/4".

When you download the in-the-hoop small scissor case design, you will find multiple files. Some are the embroidery files, and the others are dieline files marked with the letters "DL". Dielines are used to cut the fabric to the correct shape and size. Open and print each dieline file using an embroidery software. If you do not have an embroidery software, take a look at our  helpful video  on using dielines.

Four sheets of white paper with printed sewing or cutting patterns featuring outline shapes and fold lines, laid out on a dark wooden surface.

Spray two pieces of cutaway stabilizer with temporary adhesive, like Gunold's KK100.

Hand spraying adhesive spray on two white fabric pieces. A third piece of black-and-white checkered fabric is partially visible on a wooden surface.

Cut one piece of the solid color fabric and one piece of the print fabric.

Smooth each piece on top of a piece of cutaway stabilizer.

Spray the backside of the printed dielines with a bit of temporary adhesive, and smooth them on top of the fabric.

Cut out the shapes.

Hand cutting black-and-white checkered fabric using orange scissors, guided by a white paper pattern. Beige fabric piece with the same shape is to the left.

Cut a 3" length of the 1/8" thick cord. This will become the button loop closure for the case.

Close-up of small black cord cut near a metal ruler on a wood grain table, with silver scissors about to cut the cord.

Bring the ends of the cord together to form a loop. Secure the ends together with a small piece of masking tape.

Hand holding a small black loop with a white plastic tip over a wood-grain surface, possibly part of a crafting or sewing project.

Add the loop to the center top of the backside of the print fabric piece with another small piece of masking tape.

Hand holding white checkered fabric with black loop attached, placed on a brown wood grain surface. Small yellow tape piece near the loop.

To prepare the front fabric piece, trim off the top flat edge of the front dieline.

Pair of orange-handled scissors cutting along a curved line drawn on a white sheet of paper on a wooden surface.

Cut a piece of the print fabric to a little bit larger than twice the height of the front dieline. This added height is because the fabric will be folded at the top edge of the front dieline shape in the next step. Spray the wrong side of the fabric with adhesive.

Hand spraying adhesive onto a gray and white checkered fabric rectangle placed on a wooden table.

Cut a piece of lightweight batting a bit larger than the front dieline shape. Smooth the batting on one side of the print fabric. Then, fold the other side of the fabric over the batting. The fold of the fabric should meet the edge of the batting.

Hand with a silver ring resting on a small square of black and white gingham fabric on a wood grain table.

Spray the backside of the front dieline shape with a bit of adhesive. Align the top flat edge with the folded edge of the fabric/batting piece.g.

Hand with a ring traces a paper pattern on layered fabric pieces, including black-and-white checkered fabric and white batting, on a wood surface.

Cut out the shape.


Orange-handled scissors rest on a wooden surface with a small black and white checkered fabric scissor case partially underneath the blades.

Now that the pieces are cut and ready, it's time to embroider the case.

Hoop a piece of tear-away stabilizer.

Note: When choosing tear-away stabilizer, choose stabilizer that is soft and fibrous. Steer clear of tear-away stabilizer that's stiff or feels too much like paper, as those will not yield good results.

Rectangular embroidery hoop holding white stabilizer fabric on a wooden surface, with a hand holding one corner of the fabric on the right side.

Attach the hoop to the machine and load the full embroidery design (not the DL files).

Embroider the design. The first thing to sew is an outline for the back piece. This traces the area where we'll put the fabric shape.

Note: Use a size 11 or 75/11 sharp sewing needle, not an embroidery needle. A sewing needle has a smaller, finer point than an embroidery needle, and that will make smaller, finer perforations in the stabilizer.

Embroidery machine stitching a scissor case outline on fabric hooped in a rectangular embroidery frame with stabilizer beneath the fabric.

Spray the back side of the solid color back fabric piece with adhesive.

Hand holding a spray can applying adhesive to a white paper or fabric piece shaped like a rounded triangle, on a wood grain table.

Place that piece right inside the sewn outline.

Close-up of an embroidery machine hoop with fabric inside, showing a hand lifting one fabric layer from the machine's stitching area.

Continue embroidering the design.

A tack down stitch will sew next.

This binds the fabric to the stabilizer for the remainder of the embroidery.

Embroidery machine stitching a beige fabric piece shaped like a scissor case on white stabilizer inside a rectangular embroidery hoop.

Other elements of the design will sew.

Close-up of an embroidery machine stitching a black geometric pattern on a beige fabric piece secured in a white hoop on the machine bed.

On the color change sheet there will be a step that says "tack downs, finishing seams." When you reach this step, stop the machine and remove the hoop.

Spray the backside of the print back fabric piece (with the loop) with adhesive.

Hand holding a spray can applying adhesive to a white paper pattern with a black loop on one end, placed on a wood grain table.

Place that fabric on the back of the embroidery, right inside the shape.

Hand with ring smoothing black-and-white checkered fabric shaped like a scissor case inside an embroidery hoop with stabilizer on wood surface.

Secure the loop in place with a small piece of tape. This will prevent the loop from being sewn over in the remaining steps.

A hand with a silver ring pulls yellow tape from the edge of black-and-white gingham fabric hooped in a white embroidery stabilizer on a wooden surface.

Next, spray the upper corners and bottom point of the front fabric/batting piece with a quick shot of adhesive.


Hand holding a white spray can spraying a black and white checkered fabric piece folded in a triangular shape on a wooden surface.

Place that fabric piece on the front of the embroidery, aligning it with the bottom section of the shape.

Small black and white gingham fabric piece shaped like a cone with embroidered black and white geometric design on top inside an embroidery hoop. A hand with a silver ring touches the fabric.

For the remaining steps, wind a bobbin with the same thread that is used in the top, as the remaining stitches are seen from both sides of the case.

Attach the hoop to the machine and continue embroidering the design. Tack down stitches will sew all around the outer edge of the shape. Also, finishing satin stitches will sew along the top edge.

Black and white gingham fabric scissor case attached in embroidery hoop on sewing machine, with decorative black geometric embroidery at top.

After the embroidery has finished, unhoop the stabilizer.

Remove the tape from the loop, and tear the excess stabilizer away.

Hand holding a small black and white gingham patterned fabric scissor case with black embroidery and a loop, resting on white stabilizer paper on a wooden surface.

Turn the case right side out. Use the blunt end of a pen or pencil to push the tip all the way out.

Hand holding a small fabric scissor case with black and white geometric embroidery, including star-like patterns, on a wood grain surface.

Next, add the button for the closure. To get a perfect fit, insert a pair of scissors into the case.

Hand holding orange-handled scissors, placing them inside a black and white gingham-patterned fabric scissor case on a wood-grain surface.

Close the flap and mark where the bottom of the loop lies on the front of the case.

Hand holding a blue pen, marking a black-and-white checkered fabric scissor case with a flap. The flap has black geometric embroidery on a white background. The case lies on a wooden surface.

Sew the button in place by sewing the first stitch through the outer layers of the front.


Close-up of a hand pulling a needle and thread through black and white checkered fabric on a wooden surface, working on sewing or embroidery.

Then, add the button, sew a few more stitches, and tie off the thread.

Hand sewing a black hexagonal button onto a black and white checkered fabric scissor case resting on a wooden surface.

Insert the scissors inside the case, close the flap, and secure the loop around the bottom.

Hand holding a small black and white gingham fabric scissor case with a geometric embroidered flap and a black button closure on a wood surface.

Use these in-the-hoop cases to keep your craft scissors wellprotected. They come in a variety of styles and colors to fit your personality.

Seven small fabric scissor cases in various colors and patterns, each with unique embroidery and decorative buttons, arranged next to a pair of orange-handled scissors.