Sewing on sequins is a painstaking and slow business. There are several ways to attach sequins to fabric to help give your garment or home decor an exclusive look.
The standard sequin is a round sequin 1 cm in diameter with a hole in the center. Today, on the shelves of hardware and fabric stores, you can find sequins of various shapes (square, leaf-shaped, in the form of a flower or animal), colors and sizes (up to three centimeters in diameter). How they are attached to the fabric will depend on the desired pattern, fabric, and the look of the seam.
What seams are best for sewing on sequins
Ordinary small sequins with a hole in the middle are traditionally sewn with a "back needle" seam. For this, you need to thread a needle with a knot at the end of the thread into the center of the sewing. Then stick the needle in after the sewing thread, returning it back. Now you can either proceed to sewing on the next element (then the seams will overlap one another, hiding the thread), or thread the needle in front of the sequin parallel to the first stitch and return it to the center (in this case, the seams will be in a continuous flat strip).
Use inconspicuous thin fishing line to sew sequins to outerwear, home textiles or decor. To decorate clothes that are in contact with the body, use a thread that matches the sequins or in a contrasting color.
Another option, how you can sew sequins correctly, is with a loop seam. To do this, you need to bring the needle out in the center of the sequin and return it back, leaving a small loop on the left. After that, pass the needle through the loop just behind the seam and secure with a small stitch. To hide the thread and create an imitation of fish scales, instead of securing the stitch, start sewing on the next sewing.
Other ways of securing sequins
You can add extra shine and originality to the product by sewing on the sequins using beads. Pick up a thin needle, beads with a wide hole and a thread to match the beads and start securing. To do this, thread the needle in the center of the sequin, string one or more beads and return the needle to the hole of the sequin.
If you decide to use sequins to decorate an interior item that you will not wash, then you can glue the glitter with superglue. If you want to decorate clothes with sequins, then in this case it is imperative to sew them on.
You can also connect sequins with bridges made of beser. In this case, you need to thread a needle with strung beads into the center of the next sewing.
Experiment and make the best decision for you how best to sew sequins.
