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We love it!          The Finished Gauntlet.         Complete instructions follow.

Our Fairy Gauntlet has a built in trick because fairies can be very tricky!

There Are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden
Video soon ... I promise but for now instructions and images follow.

Embellished Gauntlet Ready for Seaming

Remember, Fairies never shop! They find what they need.

Items Needed

• Stretch fabric for gauntlet (12 inches by ten inches)
• Manilla folder for pattern
• 1/8th inch elastic (12 inches)
• Embellisment choice
• Needle and thread or sewing machine

Selecting Gauntlet Fabric

• The best gauntlet fabric has a stretch to it.
• Will be using a purple stretch velvet for this sample
• This should be very tight --- tighter than you think in order to stay up.

Step Number One - Gauntlet Pattern

• Take Manilla folder or any choice of paper to make pattern
• Trace your hand
• Mark your wrists bone
• Stop where you want your gauntlet to stop
• Mark knuckle of third finger

Step Number Two - Fitting Pattern to Fairy

• Measure wrist just above wrist bone
• Measure around arm where gauntlet will stop
• Measure from where gauntlet will stop to half an inch below
  middle knuckle.
• Center that measurement on pattern and extend pattern out

Create cutting lines

• My cutting lines in the image are straight -- because my photoshop skills are
  not the best!
• There should be a slight curve from top to wrist bone
• See pattern below

INSERT IMAGE MEASURING WRIST

 Step Number Four - Cutting the Gauntlet

• Cut pattern and lay it out on fabric for gauntlet
• Leave one quarter inch for seam allowance
• See sample pattern below

• This can be done before or after sewing.
• This very simple embellishment is done with glue, glitter and jewels.

Step Number Six - Sewing the Gauntlet

The gauntlet was seamed with a needle and thread to show how simple this can be.

I used white thread for illustration purposes. You should use black or purple if you have it.

You do not need a sewing machine -- for most of these projects.

Hand sewing can be more exact and there are fewer mistakes. It does not take a great deal more time to do small projects by hand.

Turn "V" point under one quarter inch and hem by hand or
with machine.

• Can use zigzag stitch
• Turn top under and add 1/8th width elastic
• Stretch elastic and sew directly on to top of gauntlet

Step Number Seven -- Elastic and Seaming

• Fold with right side together. and mark seam line with chalk
• Seam gauntlet
• Add elastic loop to knuckle point to go around middle finger
• Trim the elastic you have to a narrow width or just ust a bit of fabric from the gauntlet.
• Turn right side out

Step Number Eight -- Add Fairy Trick

Take a penney - or any coin and a strong nail.

Nail a hole in the top of the penney.

Tie a rubber band through the hole.

Attach the other end of the rubber band two or three inches above the wrist on the bottomside and inside of the gauntlet with a safety pin.

The fairy can offer the penney to someone stretch the rubber band and holding the penney between her thumb and forefinger.

As the mortal reaches to take it -- the penney will disappear back into the gauntlet.

• Wear guantlet!

GAUNTLET

Behold Fairy Gauntlet!

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