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A stitch in time and sew special, needle and thread
can be the perfect embellishment to a project.

Supplies Needed

Scrapbook Page, Collage or Card
Sewing Machine With Thread: Needle should be one used for delicate fabric and tension set for delicate fabric.
Sharp Hand Sewing Needle: Needles are either blunts (not a sharp point) or sharps (yep, you guessed it).
Sewing Threads: Use a quilting thread or other quality thread designed for needlearts so that the thread will hold up without breaking or splitting.
Fibers: This is usually specialty yarns that are colorful and full of textures.

Tips

• When using a sew machine always use a scrap piece of paper (the same weight as the paper you want to use for your scrapbook page) and run some test stitches to get the feel of how your machine sews the paper.
• Experiment with the width of your machine stitches for different looks.
• Sewing machines do a great job for sewing a border, sewing on a pocket for your page or just randomly sewing across a background paper.
• Use any decorative stitches your sewing machine might have.
• When hand sewing you might have an easier time if you paper punch small holes where you plan to hand sew. It’s much easier than hoping your needle can pierce the paper evenly.
• Threads and fibers can be used to dangle charms, paper roses and small buttons.
• When hand sewing you might want to lightly trace your pattern or design onto the scrapbook page or cardstock (for a card).
• Try using embroidery flosses and threads, tapestry yarn, tatting thread, metallic threads and specialty yarns. The variety makes for a fun textured page or card.
• To keep fibers from unraveling dab just a touch of clear paper glue to each raw end.
• A dab of clear nail polish with hold any knot and keep it from coming through the paper. Make sure the knot is to the back of your scrapbook page.
• Try mixing colors and textures of fibers for a page.
• Use thick fibers to frame your title, captions or photos.
• Don’t throw out your scraps of threads and fibers. Keep them in a small box and use them for smaller projects.