Ice Storm Moss Coaster Intro: ✨ 

 

What you'll find inside your kit:

 

 

Transferring your Stencil

Your first step is to transfer your coaster design from the stencil onto your latch-hooking canvas. To do this you'll need your canvas and a marker of some kind. We recommend using a sharpie or similar permanent marker, but a regular pen or even coloured pen will work just fine.

Simply lay the canvas on top of your stencil and use the marker to trace the design behind it. The stencil matches our design with the smaller shapes roughly indicating where we will stitch each type of 'moss' in the following steps.

Ice Storm Stencil:

When transferring this stencil you might notice that the design on your ice storm coaster looks quite complicated! But don't fret. Whilst this piece does look like it involves lots of elements, its actually just the same technique repeated again and again to complete an ombre effect.

Because there is lots of lines on this stencil, it can be easy to get lost as you work on filling your coaster. For this reason I recommend you keep your paper template nearby even after you've transferred your design. You can look back over it if you ever feel confused about the placement of the shading.

Feel free to get creative with the shape of your design, as your coaster doesn't have to be exactly like the stencil. You could make it a little larger or smaller depending on how you'd like to use it. Just remember to leave at least 1/2 inch space between your coaster shape and the edge of the canvas.

TIP: Why not move the smaller shapes around within your coaster? You can get creative with the layout.

 

Step-By-Step Guide

Below you'll find each of the steps to making your coaster, with recommendations on the order to stitch each element. If you're a newbie to crafting, it will be worth following this step-by-step guide, so that you can get comfortable with the techniques and tools used in this kit.

If you want to create your own variations, you can stitch each section in whichever order you want! Don't feel constrained by our guidelines.

Step 1: Bobbles (using blue bobble yarn)

Step 2: Feather Yarn Grass (using all five shades of blue and white feather yarn)

Step 3: Adding Pom Poms (using white and blue milk yarn)

 

You can also use the image below to see the details of each element on your coaster.

Step-By-Step Video Guide

This video will give you a step-by-step overview of exactly how to finish your coaster! If you're already familiar with the techniques used for moss kits, this video will be the perfect guide to help you finish.

This video will show you the steps, but it is NOT a tutorial for the techniques. For detailed tutorials, please use the videos below. Each step will have a detailed tutorial attached so that you can fully understand the technique if this is your first time making a mossy creation. 

1. Weaving Bobbles

To start your coaster, you'll be stitching the textured Bobbles at the top left and right of your coaster using your blue bobble yarn and your latch-hook tool. You'll be using around half of your bobbles for each side - they're both pretty even in size but don't worry if your bobble sections aren't perfectly equal. Follow the video tutorial below to learn the technique.

 

2. Weaving your Feather Yarn Ice

Now it's time to weave in the Feather Yarn 'Grass' on your mossy coaster - or in this case ice!. You'll be using all five colours of your feather yarn to cover the entire blank space on your coaster. This will be where your mug will sit as its flat and stable.

This will be the most complicated section of your coaster, only because there are quite a lot of colours that you'll be weaving in. And its important to go slowly to make sure you're weaving each shade of blue in the right place (and not accidentally covering another section!).

I recommend working from the top down, weaving each colour in order. Start with your darkest blue feather yarn at the top. Then use your cooler medium blue second. Using your warmer medium blue you'll fill in the third shape - and now you're halfway there!

Next you have a large pastel blue section, this shape is larger than the rest and curves all the way around the sides of your coaster. Following this each shape gets a little bit smaller and smaller until your whole coaster is covered. Next you've got your crisp white, followed by your pastel blue again. Next add your warmer medium blue. Finally end with your dark blue in the last space! 

Whilst these instructions might look overwhelming, remember that filling in this section is actually a really simple technique! You're just using your weaving needle you'll be stitching back and forth to cover the canvas section. You just happen to be repeating that step with some extra colours!

Follow the below video tutorial to learn how to weave your ice section.

TIPS: Keeping track of your lines:

• Keep your paper template handy so you can look at it if you ever feel confused
• Writing down the colours you intend to use on your template can also be helpful! 
• Don't overthink the shapes of the ice! Each curve doesn't need to be completely accurate - what matters is that all the different types of blue are visible and blending together.
• If you forgot to add one blue shade thats okay! Just add some extra blue around the edge of your coaster or even weave on top of your finished yarn. It's almost like 'painting over' your mistake!
• Remember that we've included extra feather yarn in this kit so if you make a mistake or don't like how it looks, you can unravel or even cut off some feather yarn and try again.

3. Adding Trimmed Pom Poms

Now we're moving on to the decorative elements! Starting with adding a range of fluffy Pom Poms to your piece. Below I've listed the types of pom poms that we have used on our coaster, but remember that you can customise these any way you like - you can even mix the white and blue yarn together!

If you're using a set of our pom pom makers, we recommend using the second-smallest size (the green size) for the blue pom poms and and wind approximately 30x loops around each end.

2x Blue Medium Pom Poms

Start by snipping a short length of milk yarn and placing it in between your first and second fingers. Take the end of your blue yarn and wrap it around your fingers approx. 30x. Using that length of yarn in between your fingers, tie a loose knot around your pom pom and remove it from your fingers. Tighten the knot to secure and trim the loops. Finally give your pom pom a trim with your pink scissors to make it nice and even!

If you're using our pom pom makers, use the second-smallest size (green) for this pom pom and wind 30x around each coloured side piece.

2x White Smaller Pom Poms

This pom pom uses the exact same technique as the previous sage ones, but this time you'll use two fingers instead of four. Place the short length of yarn between those two fingers and wrap the yarn approx. 20x and secure. Once you've removed and tightened your pom pom, give it a trim.

If you're using our pom pom makers, use the smallest size (coral pink) for this pom pom and wind 20x around each coloured side piece.

 

TIP: Variations you might want to try with your pom poms include:

• Yarn colours used, including the colour you use to place between your finger
• Density of your pom pom (more or less loops around your fingers)
• Size of your pom pom (using two or four fingers)

Backing your Coaster

Congratulations on finishing the main part of your coaster! Now you're onto the home stretch, its time to back your coaster so its ready to be used.

Backing your coaster involves 2x steps: trimming/sewing your canvas and gluing/sewing your felt backing. If this is your first time backing your coaster, I recommend you scroll below to watch the full video tutorial! 

Trimming/Sewing Your Canvas:

Begin by trimming your canvas so that there is approximately 1inch of space around the edge of your coaster (you can leave more or less, it doesnt need to be precise). Use any sharp pair of craft scissors for this step, we recommend our new Moss scissors! Your pom pom scissors will do in pinch as well, although their curved blade doesn't make it ideal. Take your white thread and begin roughly sewing down the edges of your canvas so that they sit nice and flat on the back of your coaster.

Watch the first part of the above video to see this process in detail. 

Adding Your Felt Backing

Once you've sewn down your canvas its time to add your felt backing. This can be done with hot glue, fabric glue or sewing if you don't have any glue handy. If you're keeping your coaster to hang on the wall, I recommend not adding the felt backing at all and instead using a piece of milk yarn to tie as a hanger at the back. 

Sewing Option

Our kit includes all of the supplies you need to sew the backing of your coaster.

To sew your fabric you'll want to trace the shape of your coaster so that you can cut out the felt fabric to match the shape. You can do this with a pencil or pen.

You will then need to pin your felt backing to your coaster so you can begin sewing the edges. You can do this by using sewing pins, bulldog clips or even tacking the back with some bluetac (we're not craft purists here!). I find bulldog clips the easiest method of holding my coaster to the felt.

Using 3-strands of your cotton thread, begin stitching your canvas to your mossy coaster using a whip stitch. This just means that you will whip your thread around and around the edge of your coaster as you go around. Don't worry if your stitches don't look perfectly neat, they'll blend into the grass on your coaster and won't be visible when you're finished.

Gluing Option

If you have any fabric glue handy or a hot glue gun then you can also glue the backing of your coaster. We've included a glue stick for a standard craft hot glue gun, as well as a glue paddle if you have fabric glue.

To glue your fabric you'll simply place fabric glue across the middle of your felt square and place your coaster on top. Allow it to dry so that the coaster is secure - you may want to put a heavy book on top of your coaster to add pressure. Once it's dry you can take a sharp pair of scissors to cut around the coaster. 

You can then top up the glue on the edges, if any sections are lifting up. That's all there is to it!

Thank you!

I hope you've loved creating your very own moss coaster creation! All of these tutorials are personally written and filmed by me - Nakisah - the founder of Craft Club. I always love hearing from customers (whether you loved your experience, or there was something you'd like to give feedback on) so please come say hi at hello@craftclubco.com or send us a DM over on Instagram @craft.club.co.

I'm always working on ways to improve our kits so that they are as easy as possible for our incredible customers! So all feedback is welcome (but please be nice haha).

Nakisah x