It is only a week to Christmas eve, just in time to hang my newly sewn Burlap Christmas Stockings at my fireplace and praying hard to have a surprise on the morning of the Christmas day. Ho ho ho!!!! My kids are awfully happy to see me sewing a new pair of stockings since the pair I have sewn 4 years ago. Ooppsss, it is so embarrassed to tell that I have been using the same old pair of Christmas stockings for 4 years 
Perhaps you may think that there is nothing special on sewing this Burlap Christmas Stocking as there are plenty of similar tutorials on sewing a Christmas stocking, including the one I did 4 years ago. Look into the tutorial and you will find that I am sewing it differently. I learned this method from bag making, where the lining is totally attached to the external fabric and the seam allowance is hidden away between the layers. This method is perfect for sewing burlap, the muslin lining makes the stitches on the loosely woven burlap more secure and without have to afraid of seam lines rupture. And if you get tired of burlap, just turn the lining side out and you have a new Christmas stocking to display. Actual size pattern template included too.
Even though I named this pattern & tutorial as Burlap Christmas Stocking, you may substitute the fabric with your favorite cotton. You can either add medium interfacing to make the fabric stiffer or add batting to make the stocking looks fuller or just add nothing at all. If you are using cotton, just treat the combination of both cotton and interfacing or batting as a piece burlap.
Be it a plain Burlap Christmas Stocking or you can decorate it some embellishment to spice it up.
Burlap Christmas Stocking
Pattern’s template: Actual size in pdf format, 4 pages. Download here.
Finished size: approx. 10″ x 14 1/2″
Duration: Approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour
Make: 1
Materials:
1. Burlap, 2 pcs. of 11″ x 15 1/2″
2. Muslin or cotton, 2 pcs. of 11″ x 15 1/2″
3. Linen or cotton (red/cream strips), 2 pcs. of 9 1/2″ (W) x 7 1/2″ (H)
4. Jute twine, 8″
5. Embellishment (optional)
Tools:
1. Sewing machine (prefer to have walking foot presser)
2. Pencil or seamstress chalk
3. Seamstress tracing wheel and paper
4. Scissors
5. Pins, needle and matching threads
6. Quick dry glue, eg. UHU
7. Printer and papers
Remark: Add 3/8″ seam allowance to the pattern template.
Note: You may substitute the burlap with your favorite cotton. You can either add medium interfacing to make the fabric stiffer or add batting to make the stocking looks fuller, or just add nothing at all. If you are using cotton, just treat the combination of both cotton and interfacing or batting as a piece burlap.
Gathered all materials and tools as listed above.
Download the pattern template, open in Acrobat Reader and print them out without scaling (unless you want a different size). Don’t print from browser, the scale won’t be correct.
Cut paper templates and glue to join the stocking template.
Stack fabrics with 2 pcs. of burlap at the bottom followed by 2 pcs of muslin fabrics on top. If the fabrics have distinguishable right-side and wrong-side, place them with right side facing each other. Pin.
Place the red / cream stripes fabrics for the cuff with right side facing each other. Pin
-Place the stocking paper template on the wrong side of the muslin aka. on top of the 4-piece stacking, pin, trace the outline with pencil or seamstress chalk. Trace the cuff line of the stocking on the wrong side of the second layer of muslin with tracing paper and tracing wheel. Cut fabrics with 3/8″ seam allowance.
-Place cuff paper template on the wrong side of the red / cream stripe fabrics, pin, trace the outline with pencil or seam stress chalk. Trace the top and bottom lines on the wrong side of the 2nd layer of fabric. Important: Make a marking on the rear side of the cuff (the black dot on the pattern template). Cut fabrics with 3/8″ seam allowance.
Sew sides of the cuff piece.
Sew around the stocking except for the top cuff line.
Clip the seam allowance on the valleys and notch on the mountains.
Turn the stocking muslin side out from the layers between the muslin.
All the seam allowances will be kept in between the layers and won’t expose in the stocking lining.
Turn the cuff right side out and sew the twine loop on the seam allowance of the rear side.
Turn the cuff wrong side out again.
With the twine loop on top, insert the stocking into the cuff, align and match seam lines, pin and sew around.
Turn the stocking right side out.
Fold the cuff down, align and match the top seam line to the bottom (the one sewn to the stocking). Tuck in the seam allowance.
Slip stitch along the seam lines.
Fold the cuff down.
The basic and plain Burlap Christmas Stocking.
You may choose to leave it plain or spice it up further with embellishment.
For a fast embellishment, you may glue the accessories to the stocking since it is not going to be washed. Of course, you may sew them on too.
I used pom-pom trim, mini ricrac and a crochet snowflake (the same pattern I crochet as the Christmas Coasters) for the embellishment.
I hang a spiral paper star on the plain burlap stocking.
You may add store bought Christmas tree ornaments or any of your DIY ornaments too.
I’m getting ready to make these (8 of them to be precise). I want to add batting but not sure how to stack it as I’m still pretty new to sewing. Help! Lol
Sorry for the late reply, I hope it is still in time to answer you. Just sandwich the muslin between your batting fabrics (from top you should see batting, 2 layers of muslin, batting, followed by 2 layers of burlap) and sew.
If I wanted to have a name embroidered on the cuff before I attach the cuff to the stocking, where would I position the name? The best I can tell, it would go approximately where “Cuff” is written on the pattern piece.
This will be the second time I’ve used this pattern. I made 8 the first round out of burlap. This round will be 3 out of cotton. Thank you for such a wonderful pattern!
I used your pattern to make 2 burlap stockings and 2 cotton ones. All turned out beautiful. Thanks so much.
Enjoy sewing more for your Christmas preps 🙂
What is the reason for the black dot ont the cuff?
The black dots are the marking for you to match the cuff to the stocking.
Great post! Have nice day ! 🙂 garig
I’m confused about sewing the four pieces of fabric with two muslin on top and two burlap on the bottom. I just want to make sure I understand that right. Somehow the muslin will turn right side out in the middle of the burlap?
Yes, you will get the right side out muslin in the stocking if you follow through the steps.
Thanks, I am doing burlap stockings for a craft show and this looks like the best instructions I’ve seen. I was wondering if its better to put batting on it or just use burlap and muslin. Which would sell better
If your burlap texture is not as sturdy as mine, then adding batting could be a good idea as it will give a thicker and warmer feel to the stocking. Otherwise, burlap with muslin will be good enough. Hope my answer does make sense to you.
Looking for a pattern for Bell pulls using Burlap strips
Looking for patterns for Bell Pulls with Burlap strips
About how many yards of each fabric do I need?
Hi Olivia,
You will need
1. Burlap, 2 pcs. of 11″ x 15 1/2″
2. Muslin or cotton, 2 pcs. of 11″ x 15 1/2″
3. Linen or cotton (red/cream strips), 2 pcs. of 9 1/2″ (W) x 7 1/2″ (H)
as stated in the list of the materials.
Thank you! I made 2 stockings with your pattern & instructions. I really like the technique you used to enclose the seams.
I am so happy to know this. Thank you for commenting here 🙂
I have what may be a stupid question. I’m a beginner at sewing, so while this project seems very simple, the slip stitch looks a bit daunting. In the photo, it looks as if you’re stitching the red & white fabric to the burlap, but further down on the finished product, it looks as though the red & white fabric is not attached all the way and is wider than the burlap. Do I sew the contrasting fabric TO the burlap? Or just to itself to hide the cut edge?
Hi JoDee, the red and white cuff is sewn to the burlap and it is FOLDED down, that’s means with seam is actually at the top of the stocking and hiding inside the fold. Hope this helps in explaining.
Thank you so much for this post! After finding & trying other tutorials (with fails), I finally found yours & it is exactly what I needed! Now, my stockings look how they should! Thanks again!!!
Hurray Jennifer!!!!
I’ve been looking for a easier burlap stocking pattern. Thanks