Not only are machine or hand-sewn stitches a great way to hold handmade paper invitations together, but when done artfully, stitching is the very best-looking kind of embellishment. Even if your stitches aren’t completely perfect, they really show how much care you’ve put into a card, and make the occasion you are celebrating seem all the more exciting.
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Click here to download a PDF that includes instructions for machine sewing on paper, hand sewing on paper, hiding the back of your stitches, and sewing a whipstitch, as well as photos of several cute stitched invitations for inspiration.
This project is an excerpt from Unforgettable Invitations by Melissa Collette Giles which includes oodles of tips and techniques to spark your invitation-inclined imagination.
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[...] C&T Publishing is sharing instructions for embellishing paper with stitches, an excerpt from its publication Unforgettable Invitations by Melissa Collette Giles. According to C&T’s blog, it “includes instructions for machine sewing on paper, hand sewing on paper, hiding the back of your stitches, and sewing a whipstitch, as well as photos of several cute stitched invitations for inspiration.” Get the PDF file. [...]