Textile Christmas tree decorations

Festive textile decorations for your Christmas tree – or as attractive gift tags!

There are so many ways to decorate fabrics, and they’re ideal for making Christmas tree decorations and gift tags. Presents give so much more pleasure when they’re beautifully wrapped – and not just for the person receiving them, because making the gift tags and creative packaging can also be lots of fun! We asked a selection of creative bloggers about their favourite ideas using textiles and are delighted to present one particular idea from Clara - author of the “tastesheriff” blog - who has prepared these cute hanging Christmas decorations especially for you! They can be jazzed up with an appropriate sentiment or a motif so, whether you place them under the tree or hang them from a branch, they’re bound to be eye-catching. The edding textile markers and textile pens are perfect for adding designs to all manner of pale-coloured fabrics such as cotton, silk and linen. You can choose from a range of 20 colours in two stroke widths, including neon colours for particularly vibrant effects. What’s more, the sets are ideal for beginners and advanced crafters alike: each of the edding textile sets – blues/greens, reds and assorted base colours – contains five perfectly colour-coordinated shades.

Categories: Christmas
Special gifts
Products: Textile markers and pens
Materials: Textile
Difficulty: A bit more challenging

Step-by-step

Step 1

We recommend that you start by washing the finish from the fabric and leaving it to dry. Make sure you have all your materials to hand before you start. Choose large biscuit cutters if possible, as this makes the padding and decorating much easier. 

Step 2

Place the cutter (our example shows a star shape) on the material and draw around it with a pencil. Repeat, then cut out both shapes.

Step 3

To make the hanging loop, cut a suitable length of string and position the ends in the centre of the star. Spread textile glue along the edges, leaving a small opening so you can insert the wadding.

Step 4

Next, place the second star shape on top so they overlap exactly. Glue firmly together. Make sure the string is also glued in place and that you still have a small opening for the filling.

Step 5

You can now start adding your colourful decoration. Draw a line around the contours of the star with the edding 4600 textile pen in green, leaving sufficient space around the edge. Draw a second star inside this. Colour in the border using the broader green textile marker.

Step 6

The textile pen, with its fine tip, is perfect for writing names on gift tags.

Step 7

You can now stuff your decoration with wadding to give it an interesting 3D effect. Finally, close up the gap with textile glue. To keep the glued spot firmly closed, secure it with a couple of staples.