Gingerbread Wool Appliqué Table Runner

Gingerbread Table Runner by Christine Baker and Nellie Holmes is a beginner wool appliqué pattern designed to add handmade warmth to holiday decorating. The finished runner measures 16″ x 38″, making it a cheerful accent for a dining table, sideboard, or festive display. Skills involved include preparing felted wool, tracing freezer paper templates, cutting appliqué shapes, arranging motifs, blanket stitching, layering the runner, adding decorative tongues, and embellishing with buttons. The needlework technique applied is wool appliqué, worked with embroidery floss and blanket stitch. Gingerbread men, trees, stockings, mittens, stars, and hearts create a charming Christmas keepsake. All templates included.