By Caro Gilmore
If you're feeling indecisive, consider doubling or tripling up on your embellishments to make your items ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ even brighter!
Hello, I'm Caro โ a stay-at-home mom with a passion for all things creative. From baking and crafting with my kids to pattern testing and doodling, my days are filled with creativity. Of course, sewing for my entire family is a big part of it! You can find me under the name 'linchen's needle' on Instagram and Facebook.
My journey brought me across the big pond from Germany to the United States, leaving behind a world of fantastic craft and sewing supplies. While I've found fabrics I love here (and yes, they do travel from Europe to the USA as well) there was still something missing in my sewing room: '๐รผ๐๐๐๐ฅ.' Interestingly, there isn't even an English word for this delightful concept. Let me explain โ in the sewing world, Tรผddel refers to anything that adds a special touch to a project. From bows and tags to labels, laces, patches, eyelets, piping trim, premade ruffles, and buttons, these little goodies elevate a simple shirt or a fancy dress. Itโs like the finishing touches that make your sewing truly special.
If you're anything like me, you'll hoard these Tรผddel pieces. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐. But fear not โ there's help on the horizon!
The answer lies in stacking, piling, and combining your Tรผddel. ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช! Personally, I enjoy pairing a leather patch with a tag. To keep the leather patch in place, I use a washable textile glue stick. I leave a spot without glue to slide in a woven or cotton tag. Then, I start sewing where the tag is to secure it in place and then sew all around. ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. In other projects, I've placed a seam tag into a seam while adding a leather patch elsewhere. Let your creativity run wild โ it's so much fun!
Also, if you feel like your leather patches need to pop up just a smidge more, use a fabric square underneath. On a solid fabric, a cute coordinate might look super cute to ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต, and on a busy fabric, a solid frame may be the best way to make your statement patch stand out in its one-of-a-kind way. Here, I want to leave a little side note: keep your eyes peeled for something new to come. You won't regret it.
Now I canโt wait to see what your next projects will be - all those simply unique makes are mind blowing! Itโs so much fun to see so many creative minds around!ย
Happy sewing!
Almost all fabric I used in my examples is from Frollein S who has a wonderful selection of organic and Oeko-Tex certified euro knits in countless bases!
The cute bear fabric is from Maddie and Kenz and was perfect for the camper and outsider patch.