Since Tara’s challenge this week is all about stitching, I thought some tips about sewing on your pages would be appropriate.

• Don’t have a sewing machine, no problem! Poke holes evenly using a ruler as a guide and connect all the dots using a pen for faux stitching.
• When using your sewing machine, dial the tension down to zero so the thread doesn’t rip through the paper.
• Test your sewing machine BEFORE you use it on a scrap piece of cardstock.
• Tape the ends of your threads on the back of your page so they don’t pull through to the front of your page.
• Use a set of stamps or rub-ons that look like stitches to get that sewn look.
• Not enough adhesive in your stash, sew on your papers instead of gluing things down.
• Use you sewing machine without thread and make dotted patterns as a page design element.
• Do not reverse your sewing machine at the start or finish of your stitching. This will cause the thread to punch unnecessary holes that may cause your paper to tear more easily.
• Sew all your page elements before you put on any 3D elements like flowers and brads. You break your needle or worse, your machine if you were to run them over accidently.

Happy stitching!!!

Tags: sewing, tips

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