Bucilla Felt for Beginners - How to Sequin, by Holiday Felt on YouTube. 1 min 34 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 34 s
- Time to do it
- 15 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Sort the sequins and seed beads into small dishes by colour and size. Keep the kit chart or photo in front of you so you know where each colour goes.
Thread a beading needle with a single strand of thread about 18 inches long. Knot the end and trim the tail close.
Push the needle up through the felt from the back at the spot where the sequin should sit. Pull the thread through until the knot rests against the felt.
Slide one sequin down the needle so it lies flat on the felt, then add one seed bead on top of it. The bead sits in the centre hole and locks the sequin in place.
Take the needle back down through the sequin and the felt, just beside the bead. Pull gently until the sequin sits snug but still flat.
Repeat along the marked line, letting each sequin slightly overlap the one before. Overlapping edges give solid coverage with no felt showing through.
Turn the piece over and tie off the thread with a small knot against the felt. Run the needle under a few stitches to hide the tail, then trim it.
Work one small section at a time and check the front as you go. Smooth any twisted sequins with your fingertip before moving on.
Tips and common mistakes
Use a shorter thread than you would for plain sewing, as long thread tangles quickly around sequins.
Do not pull the stitch tight, or the sequin will cup and the felt will pucker around it.
Keep all the sequins facing the same way so the light catches them evenly across the ornament.
Attach sequins before you sew the ornament pieces together, while the felt is still flat and easy to hold.
Questions
Can I glue the sequins on instead of sewing them?
Sewing holds far better on felt and keeps the sequin flat. Glue tends to stiffen the felt, show through, and let sequins lift off over time.
Do I have to put a bead in the middle of every sequin?
A seed bead is what locks the sequin to the thread, so yes, use one per sequin. Without it the sequin slides and the stitch pulls through the hole.
What if I run out of a sequin colour?
Substitute a close shade from your own stash or swap in a slightly larger sequin in the same tone. The pattern still reads well from a short distance.
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