Need to
punch holes in paper for paper embroidery? I was doing this recently for the
online class (An Embroiderer’s Ledger). The paper in my journal was quite thick
and I was having difficulty getting the needle through. After nearly creasing
the paper a few times I decided there must be a way to make this easier.
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| Small padded surface |
I grabbed
a small padded surface I had close by and put it behind my page. Now I could
just push the needle through the paper into the padding. Worked great!
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| Black foam pad |
I now use
a piece of thick craft foam (from the children's craft section) for this process but a piece of dense foam, thick
foamcore board, or a handmade padded surface would also work. A flat piece of
Styrofoam would also do the trick. Of course some of these would begin to
crumble or become unusable if you use it a lot.
And some
of these would dull your needle faster so you may need to sharpen your needle
every now and then. You could use one of my needle candies for this!
3 comments:
I have never tried stitching on paper but your tip sounds just right.
good idea, but a cutting mat or scrap of surplus vinyl flooring works well too and doesn't blunt your needles!
good idea, but a cutting mat or scrap of surplus vinyl flooring works well too and doesn't blunt your needles!
love the needle candies, cute idea
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