I am going to show you a simple way to evenly embellish something you’ve sewn. I use this technique to stitch detail on wrist cuffs primarily, but you could use it on any cloth item.
What you need:
* A finished piece of fabric sewn on a sewing machine
* Beads
* Thread
* sewing needle
What to do:
– Thread your needle and knot the end.
– Look at line of stitches you made with your sewing machine (at the hem or at the finishing seam.
– Pick up your piece and decide how far apart your want your beads. This will most likely depend on your stitch length, but I usually space mine fairly close together, about 3 stitches apart.
– You will be working on the front (visible portion) of your piece.
– Start at the underside and push the needle up through the fabric at the beginning of a stitch
– Put a bead on your needle and push the needle back through the fabric at the end of the stitch you started in
– Count down the number of stitches you previously determined and repeat until you have finished that seam line.
– Decide if more of the seams need the same treatment until you feel you are done!
Here is how the beading ends up looking on a wrist cuff:
