How to sew on sequins
Single sequins and rows.
Step by step
- Come up through the centre of the sequin.
- Go down at its outer edge.
- Repeat four times round for a flat, stable sequin.
- For a row, overlap each new sequin halfway over the last.
- Or come up through a sequin and a bead, and back down through the sequin.
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How to sew on sequins to fabric in 3 different ways | Hand embroidery for beginners video tutorial (11:15)
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