Disco Daisy Moss Coaster Intro: ✨

What you'll find inside your kit:

 

Transferring your Stencil

Your first step is to transfer your coaster design from the stencil onto your latch-hooking canvas. To do this you'll need your canvas and a marker of some kind. We recommend using a sharpie or similar permanent marker, but a regular pen or even coloured pen will work just fine.

Simply lay the canvas on top of your stencil and use the marker to trace the design behind it. The stencil matches our design with the smaller shapes roughly indicating where we will stitch each type of 'moss' in the following steps.

Feel free to get creative with the shape of your design, as your coaster doesn't have to be exactly like the stencil. You could make it a little larger or smaller depending on how you'd like to use it. Just remember to leave a 1/2 inch space between your coaster shape and the edge of the canvas.

TIP: Why not move the smaller shapes around within your coaster? You can get creative with the layout.

Step-By-Step Guide

Below you'll find each of the steps to making your coaster, with recommendations on the order to stitch each element. If you're a newbie to crafting, it will be worth following this step-by-step guide, so that you can get comfortable with the techniques and tools used in this kit.

If you want to create your own variations, you can stitch each section in whichever order you want! Don't feel constrained by our guidelines.

Step 1: Bobbles (using green bobble yarn)

Step 2: Fuzzy Loops (using green chenille yarn)

Step 3: More Bobbles (using green bobble yarn)

Step 4: 'Hair' Moss (using green faux mohair yarn)

Step 5: Feather Yarn Grass (using grass green)

Step 6: More 'Hair' Moss (using green faux mohair yarn)

Step 7: Mini Pom Poms (using light pink and medium pink milk yarn)

Step 8: Embroidery Flowers (using light blue and ice blue feather yarn)

Step 9: Looped Pom Poms (using white, light pink and medium pink milk yarn)

Step 10: Pipe Cleaner Daisies (using green, brown, light coral, lilac, magenta, yellow and orange pipe cleaners)

You can also use the image below to see the details of each element on your coaster.

Step-By-Step Video Guide

This video will give you a step-by-step overview of exactly how to finish your coaster! If you're already familiar with the techniques used for moss kits, this video will be the perfect guide to help you finish.

This video will show you the steps, but it is NOT a tutorial for the techniques. For detailed tutorials, please use the videos below. Each step will have a detailed tutorial attached so that you can fully understand the technique if this is your first time making a mossy creation. 

We've made this video intentionally long so that you can pop it on in the background as you stitch. If you forget what the next step is, you can take a peek at the video to remind yourself.

1. Begining With Bobbles

To start your coaster, you'll be stitching the textured Bobbles at the top right of your coaster using your green bobble yarn and your latch-hook tool. You'll be using around half your bobbles for this first section. Follow the video tutorial below to learn the technique.

2. Stitching Fuzzy Loops

For the next section of your coaster, you'll be creating Fuzzy Loops using your grass green chenille yarn and latch-hooking tool! Watch the video below to learn this easy-peasy technique.

3. Adding More Bobbles

Now its time to fill in the lower left section with your remaining Bobbles. Use the same technique listed in Step 1 - we recommend checking out that tutorial if you need a refresh.

4. Adding 'Hair' Moss

This next textured section will be familiar to you if you've done one of our latch-hooking kits before! But if this is your first time latch-hooking don't fret, its a really simple technique that creates a beautifully shaggy effect.

You'll be using your soft faux mohair yarn to create the first patch of 'Hair' Moss on the top right of your coaster. The video below will show you how to cut your yarn into 6cm lengths as well as multiple techniques for latch-hooking your fluffy moss. 

For this coaster we recommend creating a 3cm cardboard template to cut your yarn, so that you have full 6cm lengths. Then use 3x pieces of your faux mohair for each knot that you create. We also recommend you try both latch hooking methods 1 and 2, to see which you prefer! 

5. Weaving your Feather Yarn Grass

Now it's time to weave in the Feather Yarn 'Grass' on your mossy coaster! This is where your coaster will really start to take shape, as you cover the main blank space with your grass green feather yarn. This space will be where your mug will sit as its flat and stable. And any decorative elements we are adding will all be flat as well.

Follow the below video tutorial to learn how to weave your grass section. Its a very simple technique, using your weaving needle you'll be stitching back and forth to cover the canvas section.

6. Adding More 'Hair' Moss 

You'll notice that there is still one more patch of space left on your coaster. It's time to fill in this small section with more of your 'Hair' Moss using your faux mohair yarn. You'll repeat the exact same process as Step 4, so take a look at that tutorial above if you need a refresh.

 

7. Adding Mini Trimmed Pom Poms

Now we're moving on to the decorative elements! Starting with some mini trimmed pom poms that we are going to place inside our bobble yarn spaces, almost as though they are bright little floral gems peeking out of the luscious greenery.

Below I've listed the types of pom poms that we have used on our coaster, but remember that you can customise these any way you like!

If you're using a set of our pom pom makers, we recommend using the smallest size for this project and wind approximately 15x loops around each end.

3x Light Pink Mini Pom Poms

Start by snipping a short length of milk yarn and placing it in between your first and second fingers. Take the end of your light pink yarn and wrap it around your two fingers approx. 15x. Using that length of yarn in between your fingers, tie a loose knot around your pom pom and remove it from your fingers. Tighten the knot to secure and trim the loops. Finally give your pom pom a trim with your pink scissors to make it nice and even!

3x Medium Pink Mini Pom Poms

These pom poms will be made in the exact same way as above, but this time using your medium pink milk yarn instead. 

TIP: Variations you might want to try with your pom poms include:

• Yarn colours used, including the colour you use to place between your finger
• Density of your pom pom (more or less loops around your fingers)
• Size of your pom pom (using two or four fingers)

8. Weaving Your Feather Yarn Flowers

Now its time to add some Embroidery Details to our flat feather yarn space using our two shades of blue feather yarn. You'll be creating between 3-5x flower shapes using the below techniques for stitching with feather yarn. We have added 2x light blue flowers and 2x ice blue flowers on our coaster, but you can add as many or as little as you like!

 

9. Adding Looped Pom Poms

Now for your next fluffy detail - it's time to add a couple of smaller looped pom poms to decorate between your fuzzy loops. We've added ours amongst the fuzzy loops to create some bright pops of pink amongst the grassy green, but you can add yours wherever you like on your coaster! 

If you're using a set of our pom pom makers, we recommend using the second-smallest size for this project and wind approximately 5x loops around each end using each colour (15x loops total). 

2x Pink and White Variegated Looped Pom Poms

These pom poms start in a similar way to our previous pom poms in step 7, by snipping a short length of any milk yarn colour and placing it between your first and second fingers. Take the ends of your white yarn, your light pink yarn and your medium pink yarn, wrapping them around your fingers approx. 5x (15x loops total). Using the length of yarn in between your fingers, tie a loose knot around your pom pom and remove it from your fingers. Tighten the knot to secure and you're done! You can choose to trim these pom poms if you like, but we've kept them looped in ours to add a different texture on the finished coaster.

 

Begin Backing Your Coaster - Sewing Down Canvas

Before moving onto step 10. you'll want to begin the process of backing your coaster! Backing your coaster involves 2x steps and usually we leave both until the very end, however completing the first half of the backing process now will make it much easier to attach your tulips afterwards.

Start by trimming the edges of your white canvas, with approximately 1inch of space from the edge of your coaster edges. Take your white thread and begin roughly sewing down the edges of your canvas so that they sit nice and flat on the back of your coaster. Watch the first part of the below video to see this process in detail.

And thats it! Now your coaster will be it's final size and you're ready to add your tulips.

10. Making Pipe Cleaner Daisies

Woohoo! You've officially made it to the best part, creating your rainbow array of pipe cleaner daisies! There's only a couple more steps before you've finished your adorable mossy creation.

Creating your daisies will add dimension and texture to your piece. Using the green, brown, coral pink, lilac, magenta, yellow and orange pipe cleaners included in your kit, watch the video below to learn the technique.

TIP: There are a few variations of your tulips that you might want to consider!

 

Rounded or Pointed Petals: Making your petals more pointed will give you more of a sunflower-style look, however keeping them more rounded will give a cuter look. It's up to you which you prefer!

Size of Middle: Your brown daisy middle can be as large or as small as you like. A medium sized circle is more accurate to how a gerbera daisy looks however if you want more of the coloured petals to be visible on your piece you might want to make your middles smaller.

Positioning of Leaves: In our tutorial we've shown you how to make 2x equal sized leaves for each flower as well as a single leaf. You can arrange these between your flowers however you like. You can also twist your leaves higher up on the stems to make to have the leaves frame your flowers, or twist them on at a lower point on the stems to fill in space below. It's totally up to you!

Backing your Coaster

Congratulations on finishing the main part of your coaster! Now you're onto the home stretch, its time to finish the back of your coaster.

You've already done half of the work backing your coaster, so now its time to glue or sew down your felt! If you're using it as a decor piece or to hang on the wall, it may be better for you to leave it at it's current stage. It will be easier to hang on a wall hook if the back is free from felt.

Refer to the second half of this video for finishing up your backing.

 

Sewing your Backing

Our kit includes all of the supplies you need to sew the backing of your coaster.

To sew your fabric you'll want to trace the shape of your coaster so that you can cut out the felt fabric to match the shape. You can do this with a pencil or pen.

You will then need to pin your felt backing to your coaster so you can begin sewing the edges. You can do this by using sewing pins, bulldog clips or even tacking the back with a hot-glue gun. I find bulldog clips the easiest method of holding my coaster to the felt.

Using 3-strands of your cotton thread, begin stitching your canvas to your mossy coaster using a whip stitch. This just means that you will whip your thread around and around the edge of your coaster as you go around. Don't worry if your stitches don't look perfectly neat, they'll blend into the grass on your coaster and won't be visible when you're finished.

Gluing your Backing

If you have any fabric glue handy or a hot glue gun then you can also glue the backing of your coaster. We've included a glue stick for a standard craft hot glue gun, as well as a glue paddle if you have fabric glue.

To glue your fabric you'll simply place fabric glue across the middle of your felt square and place your coaster on top. Allow it to dry so that the coaster is secure - you may want to put a heavy book on top of your coaster to add pressure. Once it's dry you can take a sharp pair of scissors to cut around the coaster. 

You can then top up the glue on the edges, if any sections are lifting up.

 

Thank you!

I hope you've loved creating your very own moss coaster creation! All of these tutorials are personally written and filmed by me - Nakisah - the founder of Craft Club. I always love hearing from customers (whether you loved your experience, or there was something you'd like to give feedback on) so please come say hi at hello@craftclubco.com or send us a DM over on Instagram @craft.club.co.

I'm always working on ways to improve our kits so that they are as easy as possible for our incredible customers! So all feedback is welcome (but please be nice haha).

Nakisah x