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 drawing marker 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.

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 a 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, 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. So don't feel constrained by our guidelines.

Step 1: Bobbles (using purple bobble yarn)

Step 2: 'Hair' Moss (using bubblegum pink & white milk yarn)

Step 3: More Bobbles (using purple bobble yarn)

Step 4: More 'Hair' Moss (using bubblegum pink & white milk yarn)

 

Step 5: Feather Yarn Grass (using blue, pink and white feather yarn)

Step 6: Embroidered Details (using pink milk yarn)

Step 7: Adding Pom Poms (using blue & yellow 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 Bobble section at the upper left of your coaster using your purple bobble yarn and latch-hook tool.

Follow the video tutorial below to learn the technique.

 

2. Creating 'Hair' Moss

This next textured section will be familiar to you if you've done one of our latch-hooking kits before. This time we use a slightly different technique to latch hook our yarn, creating 'Hair' Moss.

You'll be using your pink and white milk yarn to create your 'hair' yarn. Cut the yarn into equal pieces using the video below. You'll be using 2x pieces per stitch to give a more dense feel - 1x of your pink yarn and 1x of your white yarn. In order to make 2x pieces more manageable we use a different style of latch-hooking with this hook.

TIP: Because this coaster has a whole lot of 'hair' moss, you can create a rectangle template for trimming your yarn pieces to get it snipped even faster. To do this, cut a piece of cardboard that is approximately 1 inch across and 5 inches long. Take your milk yarn and wrap it around and around the 1 inch length of the cardboard, once its covered take your scissors and cut all along one edge. You'll be left with a bunch of 2 inch pieces! How easy was that?!

Trimming: You can either trim your latch-hooked knots as you go, or all at once at the end. We recommend giving them a very small trim first, and if you're unhappy with the length trimming them again. You can always cut your yarn shorter, but if you trim it too much on the first snip, you cant add the length back again! So snip wisely.

 

3. More Bobbles

Next you'll be adding more Bobbles to your coaster on the top right side. You'll do this using the same method as Step 1. You can check out that step if you need a refresh of the technique.

4. More 'Hair' Moss

On the left side of your coaster you'll be adding more 'Hair' Moss. Again you'll be using both your white and pink milk yarn and mixing them together.

Check out the video in Step 2 if you need a reminder of the techique.

5. Weaving Feather Yarn 'Grass'

Now you're ready to stitch the Feather Yarn Grass area on your coaster! This will be the section that you can put your mug on because its flat and stable. 

For your 'grass' you'll be using your blue feather yarn for the top, your pink feather yarn for the middle and your white feather yarn for the bottom section. 

TIP: You can blend your grass colours together if you don't want a harsh line between each coloured patch. To do this simply add extra stitches of each layer on top of the existing colour to create a blended look. 

Follow the video below to learn how to weave your grass.

4. Adding Embroidered Details

Now that your base is done, its time to add some extra texture using Embroidered Details. You'll use your pink milk yarn to stitch the flower shapes onto your design.

Our example uses 2x large flowers, but feel free to add more or change the size of your flower to suit your preference. See the below video to learn this technique.

7. Adding Pom Pom Flowers

Now for the last step, adding Pom Poms! You'll be using your blue and yellow milk yarn to create these fluffy flowers.

For this coaster we've made 3x small sized yellow pom poms, leaving them looped - this means when you tie them you'll leave the loops intact instead of trimming them. We've also made 2x small sized blue pom poms, trimming these and fluffing them up with our weaving needle.

Both pom pom types are approximately 15 loops around 2 fingers.

 

Use the video below to learn how to make pom poms quickly and easily.

Backing your Coaster

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

There are 2x steps to finishing your coaster, which we show in the below tutorial. First you'll need to roughly trim the canvas edging and sew it down to the back of your piece. 

Then it's time to back your coaster with your felt either with glue or by sewing it. If you're using it as a decor piece or to hang on the wall, it may be better for you to leave it at it's current stage. It will be easier to hang on a wall hook if the back is free from felt.

 

Sewing your Backing

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 a hot-glue gun. 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 your Backing

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.

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