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From: tiedyejudy
Date: 08-10-2005, 06:59 PM (1 of 7)
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Hello. I just joined this forum, and I am hoping to get some tips on hand-sewing loose sequins. I plan to embellish tie-dye clothing and have never sewn on sequins. Any suggestions? Thanks! Judy Judy Sall Originals
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User: tiedyejudy
Member since: 08-10-2005 Total posts: 78 
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 08-10-2005, 08:45 PM (2 of 7)
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To sew on sequins you will also need a small bead for the centre. Start at the inside of the garment, go up thru the sequin, thru the bead, back down thru the sequin and to the inside of garment again and tie off. The thread will show a bit on the bead so use a co-ordinating colour, or clear beading thread, which is very strong. Have fun. Violet 
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User: mamahoogie
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 08-10-2005, 11:36 PM (3 of 7)
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Hello Judy, Welcome to Sew What's New. We have very knowledgeable people here so ask any question you would like. Jump in and join some of our other discussion too. Summer
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User: SummersEchos
Member since: 09-29-2004 Total posts: 884 |
From: tiedyejudy
Date: 08-11-2005, 08:43 AM (4 of 7)
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Thanks for the welcome! I plan to do a lot of perusing here, and hope to participate as well! Judy Judy Sall Originals
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User: tiedyejudy
Member since: 08-10-2005 Total posts: 78
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From: tiedyejudy
Date: 08-11-2005, 10:44 AM (5 of 7)
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To sew on sequins you will also need a small bead for the centre. Start at the inside of the garment, go up thru the sequin, thru the bead, back down thru the sequin and to the inside of garment again and tie off. The thread will show a bit on the bead so use a co-ordinating colour, or clear beading thread, which is very strong. Have fun. Violet Thanks, mamahoogie...I'll try that on my next project. By the time I read your reply, I had already started experimenting, and found a way to sew the sequins by themselves, using nylon thread. Here's the result: http://www.angelfire.com/retro/tiedyejudy/tiedye_with_sequins2.JPG I wonder if adding beads would have weighted the design down... would I need to add innerfacing to the inside to keep the embellishments from sagging? Judy Judy Sall Originals
www.angelfire.com/retro/tiedyejudy |
User: tiedyejudy
Member since: 08-10-2005 Total posts: 78
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From: pucktricks
Date: 08-12-2005, 02:47 PM (6 of 7)
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For that design and with that cloth, no. For something with LOTS of sequins, possibly, but I would think not. Or, that's my experience from craft projects. Ticia who, by the way thinks its very hard to type with babies in your arms. |
User: pucktricks
Member since: 03-31-2004 Total posts: 570 
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From: mommgsews
Date: 08-14-2005, 05:58 AM (7 of 7)
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My daughter was a synchronzied swimmer for many years and needed tons of sequin covered swim suits for her competition routines. The best thread I found to sew on sequins was lingerie or bobbin thread. It is thin and yet very strong and flexible. It comes in white and a dark grey/almost black. I found that one of those colors blends really well with most beads/sequins. This thread has a semi transparency that allows it to fade into the color of the sequins. I tried one time to sew on sequins without the bead in the center and it worked, but I did not like the result. I much prefer to sew the sequins on indiviually with a bead in the center of each. It gets quite therapuetic after awhile. And, I need all the 'therapy' I can get. It's much cheaper than a shrink! 
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User: mommgsews
Member since: 03-15-2004 Total posts: 73 
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