How to sew the sequins?

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For decorating clothes in the form of ornaments with the help ofit is necessary to buy a set of this kind of decor of pearl or matte shade. Also, for embroidery you will need special needles for embroidery and sewing threads in tone paillettes or contrasting tones.

To ensure that the sequins decorating the product are neat, it is important to sew them correctly.

Sewing sequins in the form of "scales"

How to sew the sequins, if you want to arrange them inrow? For example, if you decide to embroider letters with iridescent scales, it is better to use the popular seam "back needle". The process of sewing paillettes in the form of "scales" occurs in this way:

Mark on the embroidered surface conceivedornament or pattern with the help of a washable or disappearing marker (for dark fabrics you can use chalk or sifting). So it will be more convenient for you in the process of work not to get out of the way.
Insert the needle and thread from the wrong side to the front.
Insert the needle into the first sequin card face up.
Make a stitch back for the radius of the sequin.
Bring the needle to the front side on one line with the previous stitch by the step length with the diameter of the previous sequin.
Again, thread the needle through a new sequin. Thus, the new sequin is superimposed over the previous one.
Continue to embroider in the same order from right to left, until the necessary pattern is released.

How to sew sequins with a continuous seam

Now try to understand how to sew sequins in one row with an even continuous seam. To do this, follow our instructions:

Insert the needle into the base of the embroidery fabric (dress, blouse) from the underside of the the front side.
Now thread the needle into the sequin.
Return back to the distance of the radius of the sequin using the stitch "back needle", pulling the needle to the wrong side to the right of the first sequin.
Then bring the needle to the front side to the left of the first sequin.
Now insert the needle into the center of the first sequin on the wrong side, and draw to the front through a step with the diameter of the sequin, while stripping the next sequin.
Advance by using the "back needle" and "forward needle" stitches from point 3 to point 5 until you finish embroidering.

Fast way of sewing sequins

There is also a method of sewing sequins, which is considered to be the simplest and fastest. To do this, you will need a bead and a needle for beads (it is thinner and with a smaller eye). Here's how to do it:

Insert the needle with the thread from the wrong side to the front side, threading the first paillette.
Then put a bead on the needle with the thread.
Now pull the needle with the thread on the wrong side. So quickly I was able to sew the first paillette.
Then, using the "forward needle" stitch, go up the wrong side and pull the needle to the front side to sew the second sequin. Repeat steps 1-3.