embroidered origami paper

Before I post the fun stuff, I thought I’d share what my front yard looked like half an hour ago:

That snow wasn’t there yesterday.  I’m not impressed to say the least…  It’s supposed to be lovely & sunny tomorrow!

Now that I’ve whinged at you all, let’s get to the fun stuff!  I enjoy doing origami, and am even folding 1000 butterflies (with the help of my mothers ) for my upcoming wedding (I spend a lot of time folding paper in the evening!)

One technique that’s fun to do is machine embroidering origami paper.  I use varigated sewing machine embroidery thread (I’m quite partial to Sulky) and drop the feed dogs on my machine to get this effect:

It turns plain paper into something quite lovely!

Here are two close-ups of the paper:

It’s best to be gentle & go slower than you would normally if you were using fabric.  The paper is more fragile & needs a little more care

Don’t forget to change the needle after you’re done!

I’ll show you what I’m using the paper for in my next post.