Arent sequin beautiful? Theyre sparkly, colorful and downright glitzy. They can add a touch of elegance to anything from clothing, to accessories to picture frames. The thing about sequin, though, is that theyre tiny, hard to hold, and even trickier to sew. Most people think they have to hand stitch sequin, and thats generally the way theyre attached, but you have a couple other choices for attaching sequin, depending upon the project.
Generally, sequin are sewn onto any cloth item by needle and thread. The thread is doubled and the needle brought up through the hole of the sequin, and across one side. The needle is then pushed back through the fabric, up through the hole once again, and the thread taken across the opposite side. When finished the sequin is held by a double thread on two opposite sides. To create the perfect look each sequin will be stitched in the exact same manner, with the threads being on the same two sides of each sequin. Its time-consuming, redundant and tedious work. The resulting creation, though, is magnificent.
When it comes to sewing on sequin its sometimes possible to use a sewing machine. The presser foot must have very little pressure so youll do most of the guiding by hand. If the pressure on the foot is too heavy youll end up with hundreds of smashed sequin. If the pressure is not enough the sequin can slide out from under the machine. Test the pressure on the foot by positioning a single sequin on a piece of fabric. Push the lever of the presser foot down and allow it to hit the sequin with all its weight. If the sequin collapses or indents, lessen the pressure slightly. To machine stitch the sequin youll have to be exact with your positioning of the sequin as well as the length of the stitches. Stitches should be set at a straight setting instead of a zig-zag or other decorative stitch. Position the first sequin to where it is at the edge of the fabric, and the machine needle is straight down, through the hole of the sequin. Walk the needle by turning the wheel and set the stitches to where the needle takes its next stitch just outside the sequin. The following stitch should hit the second sequin through its hole, and the next stitch will land just outside the second sequin. Its important to sew slow and easy while attaching sequin. Metal sequin, hit wrong by the needle, means you could bend or even break the needle. Plastic sequin accept accidents a little easier than the metal ones but still need to be perfectly stitched to create the proper look. If your stitch length doesnt allow for the needle to land inside the hole, then just beside the sequin, simply adjust the sliver of space between the two sequin. You can use some adhesives to attach sequin to certain objects. Its possible to even use adhesives to affix the sequin to fabrics. After doing so, however, you could have a few minor problems with needles and thread. After gluing sequin onto the fabric with fabric glue, and allowing the glue to dry completely, you can then cut and stitch the fabric. The adhesive absolutely will gum up the needle, and therefore, the machine unless proper steps are taken during the stitching of the sequin. Every few inches youll need to use a cotton ball, wet with rubbing alcohol, to clean the needle. Youll know when its time to do so because the gummy needle will cause the fabric to raise up slightly as you stitch. Hot glue can be used to attach sequin to any number of objects, like vases, belts, purses, chokers, barrettes or even mirror frames. The trick is to avoid pushing the sequin in place with bare hands. Hot glue will burn you and other adhesives will ooze out of the hole in the center of each sequin. Spray adhesives work well to quickly attach sequin without worrying over hot glue burns and oozing white glue. Creating beautiful, sparkly things with sequin is fun but can be somewhat of a hassle. Follow the tips here and youll have much success with anything you wish to embellish with sequin. Find sequin, fabric glue and even stencils for specific d
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