It takes a skilled person to produce gorgeous hand embroidered linens. This project gives you the same effect but you can do it yourself and requires no sewing! All you need to create your pillow is cording, fabric glue, a disappearing-ink pen, a pen/marker and graph paper. With a dark marker or pen draw your design on graph paper, using the grid to make the pattern uniform. Place the design under the fabric surface, then with a disappearing-ink pen, trace the design onto the fabric. Working in small sections, go over traced lines with fabric glue; carefully arrange cording over glue. To prevent fraying, treat all cut ends of cording with a dab of fabric glue. That's all it takes! You can use programs like Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop to create your design instead of drawing on graph paper also! Just print out your design and follow the same steps of tracing it with the disappearing-ink and gluing on the cording. Once you get the hang of it, you can use this technique from anything to bed skirts, window treatments, towels, and more. Also, make sure your trim is washable if you plan on washing your pillow. Remember to be creative and have fun!

Happy Friday! DIY Jill

image and project courtesy of www.marthastewart.com