Step-By-Step Guides

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, 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. So don't feel constrained by our guidelines.

Step 1: Bobbles (using veriegated green bobble yarn)

Step 2: Fuzzy Loops (using green chenille yarn)

Step 3: Feather Yarn Grass (using grass green feather yarn)

Step 4: More Feather Yarn Grass (using apple green feather yarn)

Step 5: 'Hair' Moss Latch-Hooking (using apple green, sage green and light coral milk yarn)

Moving onto your decorative elements ...

Step 6: Flower Pom Poms (using butter yellow and bubblegum pink milk yarn)

Step 7: Pipe Cleaner Monarch Butterfly (using deep orange, light orange and black pipe cleaners)

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

Monarch Butterfly Walkthrough

Below is a video that will walkthrough the creation of your moss coaster. This video will show you the process, but it won't include detailed tutorials. So if you're new to making moss coasters - make sure you keep on scrolling! You'll fine in-depth tutorials for each technique below.

This video is intended to be a relaxing walk you through of each step in your moss coaster, so that once you know the techniques you can craft along with us. 

Step-By-Step Tutorials

This guide will walk you through each step of your moss coaster, and include video tutorials for each technique you will need to learn. If you're already familiar with the techniques used for moss kits, you may just want to watch our walkthrough video (shown above) without needing to dive deeply into each step.

First Things First - Transferring your Stencil

Your first step in creating your moss coaster 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 drawing marker 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.

1. Weaving Bobbles

To start your Monarch Butterfly coaster, you'll be stitching the textured Bobbles at the top middle section of your coaster using your green bobble yarn and your latch-hook tool. Follow the video tutorial below to learn the technique.

2. Weaving Fuzzy Loops

Next you'll work on the Fuzzy Loops that you'll find on the left side of your bobbles. You'll be creating these loops using your grass green chenille yarn and your latch-hooking tool. Watch the video below to learn the technique.

3. Weaving your Feather Yarn Grass

Now it's time to weave in the 'grass' on your mossy coaster. You'll be covering two sections of your coaster with this soft green grass, starting with the smaller section that spreads just below your Bobbles and Fuzzy Loops.

When you stitch this section, remember to leave the shape on the bottom left and top right of your canvas empty. We'll be filling those sections when we get to step 5.

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.

4. More Woven Grass

Moving onto your next colour of feather yarn, its time to fill in the rest of your 'grass'. Use your light apple green feather yarn, use the same technique to fill in the large and wide open space that covers the middle and bottom right section of your coaster.

If you need a refresh of the technique, scroll back to step 3. and watch the video.

5. Latch-Hooking 'Hair' Moss

This next textured section will be familiar to you if you've done one of our latch-hooking kits before. This time we use a slightly different technique to latch hook our yarn to look soft and 'hairy'.

Preparing your cut yarn:

To begin, you'll be cutting your apple green, sage green and light coral pink milk yarn into 8cm lengths. To do this, you'll create a cardboard template that is 4cm in width, and wrap the milk yarn around the length of the template. Use sharp scissors to cut down the side of your wrapped yarn, creating many small pieces of 8cm yarn. 

Before you begin, take time to create 2-3 bundles of your cut yarn so that you have enough to fill your entire space.

Our video below will show you the technique for creating a simple cardboard template! 

Latch-hooking colours:

Now that your yarn is prepared, its time to stitch! Each latch-hook knot will be made using 2x pieces of milk yarn, to give it a denser feel. You'll also be using alternate colours to create the subtle but colourful effect on the final coaster design.

To create this look, you'll be using 1x piece of apple green yarn for every latch-hook knot you make. You'll then alternate the colour of your second piece of yarn, switching between the sage green and light coral yarn with each stitch. 

TIP: You don't need to keep your alternating colours perfect with each stitch, feel free to add variations in colours to suite your preferences. For example, you could make the alternating colours organic, add more apple green yarn stitches or even swap one of your tones with the butter yellow or bubblegum pink yarn in step 6. You can really make this coaster feel like your own!

Trimming: I find that these 'hair' sections look lovely when they are left shaggy and organic. But you can use a sharp pair of craft scissors to trim any uneven or stray lengths of yarn, if you would rather keep them looking neat and orderly.

6. Pom Poms

Now that your coaster base is entirely covered, its time to add some fun, decorative details! You'll be creating 3x small looped Pom Poms using your butter yellow and bubblegum pink milk yarn.

Use the following tutorial to learn to make pom poms.

In this coaster, I've made 2x small butter yellow pom poms and 1x small bubblegum pink pom pom, each with approximately 20x loops around the fingers. To give them that soft, floral effect, I've left them with their loops intact - opting not to trim them.

7. Pipe Cleaner Monarch Butterfly

Onto the grand finale of your mossy creation - you're going to be crafting your own beautiful butterfly to complete your coaster.

Pipe Cleaner Colours:

You will need the following colours to finish your butterfly. We've included extras just in case you need any spares!

2x Deep Orange

6x Soft Orange

5x Black

Watch the video below to bring your butterfly to life:

Backing your Coaster

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

There are 2x steps to finishing your coaster, which we show in the below tutorial. First you'll need to roughly trim the canvas edging and sew it down to the back of your piece. 

Then it's time to back your coaster with your felt either with glue or by sewing it. 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.

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.