- 1 pair of Bensimon® sneakers
- 6-strand DMC embroidery thread
- 1 large-eye needle
- 1 pencil
Step 1: Draw or trace an eye on each shoe, using the models below as inspiration.
Step 2: Push the thread through the needle eye. You can thread all 6 strands, or less, depending on the desired embroidery thickness.
Step 3: Insert the needle and thread into the shoe and pull it out at marker A, 4 mm from the beginning of the drawing.
Step 4: Insert the needle back in at marker B, then pull it out at marker C, 4 mm after marker A. The distance between A and B must always be equal to that between A and C. You just created your first back stitch.
Step 5: For the second stitch, insert the needle 4 mm before stitch A, and pull it out 4 mm after stitch A.
Step 6: Stitch by stitch, repeat the process within the contours of the design to create the embroidered eye.
Step 7: Once the eye contour is completed, finish with the pupil. To do this, make a satin stitch, creating very close stitches from bottom to top, from one edge to the other of the pupil, to cover the entire surface.
Step 8: Customize the second shoe with the same embroidery stitches by using the pattern of your choice.
