SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Upcycled Sweater
- Embroidered Special Occasion Sequin Fabric
- 18mm Rotary Cutter
- Cutting Mat
- Straight Pins
- Sharp Hand Sewing Needle
- Matching Thread
- Optional: Thread Snips
- Optional: Sewing Weights
DIRECTIONS:
- Cut out Special Occasion Fabric Embroidery with small 18mm Rotary Cutter; you could also use a small, sharp scissor. Thread snips are helpful for removing pieces of mesh in small corners.
- Position embroidery cut-outs on sweater with straight pins carefully positioned through the centers of the embroidery.
- Attach embroidery cut-outs to sweater by hand sewing with a blanket stitch (described below) or alternatively, attach smaller sections of embroidery onto the sweater using a Fabric Glue.
BLANKET STITCH:
- Start with the needle in the under the sweater and poke out through the interior of the embroidery edge.
- Pull through and insert the needle through the sweater along the embroidery edge.
- Poke the needle out through the interior of the embroidery edge again, right next to your first stitch.
- Begin to pull the thread, but stop when a small loop of thread remains. Pull the needle through the loop, then pull the thread taut.
- Repeat the last step again - inserting the needle again through the interior of the embroidery edge, right next to your second stitch. Begin to pull the thread, stop when a small loop of thread remains. Pull the needle through the loop, then pull the thread taut.
- Give the next stitch a little bit of space from the first three, and again pull the thread to form a small loop, pull the needle through, then pull the thread taut.
- Repeat around the perimeter of the embroidery.
JOANN HACKS:
- When attaching embroidery with fabric glue, pattern sewing weights are helpful for keeping the embroidery in place as you glue.
- Place the weight in the center of the section you're adhering, lift the small section of embroidery up onto the bean bag weight, add a light amount of glue, press the section down, and scoot the bean bag over top and repeat the process for the next section.
- Apply glue with a small craft brush.