How Form-A-Lines stitching cards are made
Dragonfly stitching card
Description
A beautiful card made by stitching the dragonfly design directly
on the card. The dark blue card is 104mm x 152mm. It is stitched
with pearl metallic thread. This design takes approximately one
hour to stitch.
Product links
We are using the dragonfly card from the Form-A-Lines
Riverside Delights set to demonstrate the techniques of
stitching a card. You can buy the Riverside Delights pattern in
the Form-A-Lines download store at:
Form-A-Lines
Riverside Delights Set
If you want to try the technique for yourself before purchase
there are some free projects at:
Card Inspirations stitching
card projects.
Method
Step One: Protect your work surface with a piece of foam, a felt
mat or a folded towel. Open up the card and with the right side
facing up, lay a design template on the middle section.
Step Two: Holding the template in place, take the large pin and
prick through each dot in turn on the template making sure that
the pin also goes through the card. Remove the template when the
entire design has been completed.
Hint - If you wish to secure your template to the card with
sticky tape, place the tape on and off a cloth several times. This
will take off the excess stickiness yet still allow it to adhere
to the card without leaving a mark. To test first use the reverse
of the right panel as this will eventually be hidden.
The pricked out card
Step three: Cut a length of thread about 2 feet long and thread
the needle. (It is better to use several short threads rather than
one long piece as the holes of the card may start to wear away the
filament in the thread and cause it to fray. The underside of your
work will be hidden so it does not matter how many times you seal
your threads.) Attach the thread to the back of the card, close to
the starting point, with a small piece of sticky tape, making sure
that you do not cover over any holes.
Step Four: Follow instructions for each embroidered design,
securing each length of thread with a small piece of sticky tape.
Close up view of the stitching diagram.
Written instructions for stitching the wing
Two pages of instructions for stitching the dragonfly.
The first wing is complete. Notice how the metallic thread
catches the light giving these cards their special quality.
Step Five: When a design is completed fold under the right hand
side of the card and glue in place around the edge.
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