What are some embellishment techniques?
I like to tie bows out of anything leaving large tails which I wind around and through things then tack it all down with beads and bead tassels. Take a string of beads, restring them on nymo, and tack the string on going across patches and seam lines. (Orinda Spence) ************** 1).For people who don’t like to glue down to the fabric, cabochons can be glued to a metal finding and the finding can then be stitched down. 2). For flatter objects, such as flattish cabochons, shiny coins, pailletes, etc., shi-sha stitch techniques can be used to hold them down. You can also remove the shanks from shank buttons and attach this way. 3) Don’t overlook other things than buttons for a raised look. You can stitch down bead caps like sequins. Rounded rubber washers, curtain rings, and corn pads (!) can all be wrapped with beads, embroidered, etc. semi-rounded wooden shapes with flat bottoms can be covered like buttons, with embroidered fabric and stitched on. 4). Matte and shiny beads can be pai
