Sewing and Foe Stitching Tutorial

I am hosting this weeks challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday and this weeks  Challenge is:

Stitches, Real Or Faux
Sewing on your Creation

What better way to get your creative juices flowing than by sharing some tips on how to do sewing on paper projects and also how to achieve FOE STITCHING.

 WARNING! This is a picture heavy post...the good news is that it is a tutorial and if you are a visual learner then it is just perfect:0)

I will start by telling you that I am a beginner at sewing and have mainly used my sewing machine on paper crafts so as you can see my sewing is not perfect. I need more practice and if you have tips for me they are welcomed!

I started by reading my machine's manual cover to cover. So get to know your machine by reading first then by trying it out on scraps. This is my machine; which was a birthday gift from my Mother.

 Once you have figured out how to thread your machine (which for me took some time) then you are ready to try! I like to start my sewing in a place where I think will be covered by something on my project. In this case it is at the top where I will add ribbon for my tag. Lift the pressure foot pedal and insert your project. I use the markings on the foot pedal to try and keep my sewing aligned around the way.

 When I get close to a corner I use the hand wheel (handle on the side) to do the sewing. That way I don't feel pressured to going too fast. When I get to the point where I would turn I stop; ever so slightly lift the pressure foot pedal and shift my project. Then continue going all the way around until you have reached your starting point.

You can adjust your stitching by using the controls; each machine is different so see where yours would be. I can make my stitches be farther apart by adding to the top button.

 Here is a comparison on the first stitch it is at 2.5, the second is at 3.0 the third is at 4.0 and the last is a Foe stitch.

Here is how I do a FOE STITCH:
I have used my Scor-Pal, Cutter Bee Bugs Piercing tool, and a white gel pen.

 I align my paper to the 6 1/2 inch line and use the line to the left of it. This gives me just the right distance from the edge.

 I then take my piercing tool and run it in that 3/8ths mark. This is super fast and keeps my pierced lines nice and straight!

 Then KEEPING the paper in this position I use a pen and connect the pierced dots.

I do this to all sides and VIOALA! It is so fast and easy! Here is a comparison on the two tags. The one on the left has been done on my sewing machine and the one on the right is done with the Foe Stitching technique used above.

 Closer view of the front.

 Closer view of the back.

I really hope that you have learned something; here is my finished tag:

 Image is from Saturated Canary (one of my FAVE shop right now!) The FAB Krista has supplied the DT with images of our choice and I just love the flowy hair that this "Let it Rain" cutie has. Thanks a million Krista!

TIP: If you would like to acheive high gloss in black hair try using a blue next to the highlights. I have used T9, T7 and B24 in my Copic markers.

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:
 Partytime Tuesdays - 3E (2E anything goes wk) - PTT #57 Anything Goes

 Sassy Cheryl's -3E- SIO #104 Are You Seeing Spots? Use Spots & Dot's

Creative Mondays - 2W - (2nd week) Anything Goes

 iCopic Challenge - 2E, must use Copics - Anything but a Card

 Lollipop Crafts - Tags 

Love to Create - 3E - Add Stitching to your Project (Real or Faux)

 MyGrafico - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Flowers

 Nettie G's Digital Gems - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Anything Goes

 Squigglefly - SIO - Spring is in the Air 

The Crazy Challenge - 2E - Anything Goes 

PanPastel UK Challenge - 1E, SIO - Use a Ribbon

All righty ladies; so hope you will join us this bi-weekly challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday; you will be in the chance to win prizes from these sponsors:

1st Prize is 2 Digi images from Her lovely Etsy Shop.

 

The Crafty Pad

Prize 2 is 2 Digi Images from Debbies lovely Online shop.

WOW so if you have made it this far; you deserve a HUGE HUG!

Catch you all later:0)