Tools and Materials

• Dark-colored velvet pillowcase
• White transfer paper
• Embroidery hoop and needle
• Metallic embroidery floss

Wax-free transfer paper, in White, $11 per roll, by Saral; dickblick.com. Light Effects metallic floss, in White gold, $14.10 for 6 skeins, by DMC; yarntree.com. Embroidery hoop, 9 inches, $3.90, by Colonial Needle; Gold Eye embroidery needle (#3-9), $2.60, by Clover USA; and tapestry needles, size 22, $2.25, by John James; all from purlsoho.com.

How-To

1. Download the PDF; print the initial you'd like to use, enlarging as needed.
2. Place transfer paper facedown on pillowcase. Place letter right side up on transfer paper. Trace letter with a pencil to transfer outline.
3. Center letter in embroidery hoop. stitch in space around letter, zigzagging to create dense diagonal stitches.
4. Sew a running stitch along outline of letter to finish.