» Sewing http://www.creativemindandhands.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:37:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Faux-Stitching http://www.creativemindandhands.com/2010/12/06/faux-stitching/ http://www.creativemindandhands.com/2010/12/06/faux-stitching/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:07:34 +0000 BarbWebb http://www.creativemindandhands.com/?p=841 Faster, easier, and less expensive to accomplish, faux stitching adds charm to paper crafts. Accomplish this simple effect with the following steps:

Supply list:
• serrated tracing wheel
• gel pen, markers, pens
• soft surface (mouse pad, etc)

Step 1: Create Holes Using tracing wheel, create your holes where you want your stitching to be. Suggestion: trace around the border of your paper.

Step 1, Trace

A clear 6 inch ruler works well as a guide. Be sure to press hard enough to create the holes. This is why a cutting matt will not work, you need a softer surface to create the holes.

Step 2, Faux Stitch

Step 3, close-up of stitches

Step 2: Faux Stitch Using gel pen or marker of your choice, “connect the dots”. Keep the ruler in place and simply draw a line.

Close up of “stitches”

Viola! Super simple, yet effective!

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http://simplystated.realsimple.com/simplystated/2010/03/organize-with-handmade-bins.html

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