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embroider names to identify.

Placing pockets on the inside makes it easy to pull around the body.

embroider names to identify.

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This is a gift for a friend in a convalescent home.  He had personal items "go away" but, due to blindness, he could not help find them.  The shawl dimensions are: Length= from left middle fingertip, across the arms and shoulders, to right middle fingertip + 1/2 hems.  Width=from nape of the neck to waist + 1/2 inch hems (unless person is a wheelchair user. Ask the person where to end; sitting for long periods of time with a lump of fabric pressing on the spine is most unpleasant.)  The pockets are made to these measurements: Place open hand on firm surface; Width= from tip of thumb to tip of last finger.  Length= from bend of wrist to tip of middle finger. Add 1 inch to top for hem; add 1/2 inch to other three.  To assemble the shawl: Embroider name in large letters, if desired.  Hem all four sides of the shawl; set aside. Pocket: Turn the 1 inch hem, right sides together; start at the bottom of hem on one side, stitch up to the top; turn and stitch back down to the bottom of the pocket; cut threads.  Stitch other side the same way. Stitch bottom of pocket from one side to the other; cut threads. Trim out the excess fabric from the hem; turn and pin the 1/2 inch sides/bottom, butting the pocket against the inside edge of the shawl's side and bottom on the front inside.  (By placing the pockets on the inside, it is easier for the user to pull the shawl around the body.) Stitch and stitch a second time 1/2 inch away. Trim any excess or loose threads.  The first one took about an hour and a half, including measuring and embroidery.  Use the best quality, soft fleece you can afford. Older and unwell folks often have fragile, easily irritated skin. Oliver is very happy with his shawl.  He mentioned that the embroidery was an ID he could feel.  So, keep it wide and large as is reasonable.

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