How to embroider a bridal denim jacket
Have you seen those really cute wedding-themed denim jackets, embroidered with “Bride” or “Wife” on them? I’ve seen them all over and I was so obsessed with them, but not with the price tag. Especially when I had a denim jacket laying around unworn - it wasn’t quite my style anymore, but too nice to toss or donate.
Time: two hours
Materials:
Water-soluble embroidery paper
This project ended up being WAY easier than I anticipated. Before this jacket, I had embroidered a handful of times, but usually just free-handed and never came out with a finished product that I loved.
You will need five colors of embroidery floss: white, green, light orange, lilac, and yellow.
Use a whipped back stitch for the majority of the design. The exception is the flowers, which I free-handed using the lazy daisy method, and made five chain stitches which all meet in the middle.
Embroidery floss is a strand of thread made up of six individual strands. You can use all six threads, or just one thread, and that will determine how bold your embroidery shows up against your fabric.
Make sure to pay attention to how many strands you are using throughout this project — we want the word “Bride” to show up bolder than the rest of the design.
First, print out this design on your water-soluble embroidery paper. This paper is key. You can print or draw any design on it, and it has a sticky backing, so you can just stick it right onto your jacket.
Second, begin embroidering, using four strands of white thread. Using a whipped back stitch, embroider the entire word “Bride.”
Third, using two strands of embroidery floss, embroider the mountains (lilac), hills (green), and sun (yellow), using a whipped back stitch.
Fourth, use the lazy daisy method to embroider the flowers. Using two strands of the orange embroidery thread, make two flowers on either side of the word “Bride.” You should have a total of four flowers.
Fifth, soak your jacket in warm, soapy water to dissolve the water-soluble paper. You might need to agitate it a bit, but it should come off easily.
Sixth, lay your jacket out to dry. It will be ready to wear as soon as it’s dry!
This project ended up being much less expensive than buying an embroidered bridal jacket new, and I love how it turned out. I wore this jacket on the plane to my bachelorette party and honeymoon, and it came in handy during my reception as well - it was 50 degrees out on the day of my wedding!
Comment down below if you make this project! I would love to hear about it.