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1)
You will be sewing from the wrong side of the fabric, so you’ll need
to mark the stitching lines on the WRONG side of your fabric.
HINT: If your project is lined, think of using a print that has very
definite patterns and use THOSE as your stitching guides (as
seen in our sample here).
2) Fill as many bobbins as you have available with your decorative thread(s). The fatter the thread the less you can get on a bobbin.
3)
Load the bobbin into your bobbin case. If your decorative thread is
larger than normal thread bypass the tension. To do this, feed the thread
through the wide opening in the bobbin case. Different model sewing
machines vary but most are very similar. NOTE: For "drop in" bobbins
(no separate bobbin case) let your thread feed straight up without going
through the tension slot. You may have to adjust your needle tension
to get an even feed.
4)
Using a regular thread that matches (if you only want the decorative
to show) in the needle, you will stitch from the wrong side. Your bobbin
(decorative) thread will just follow along nicely wherever you stitch.
If you run out of bobbin thread in the middle of a stitch, just pull
up on the needle thread, this will bring the bobbin (decorative) thread
to the wrong side where you can tie it off. Don’t backstitch if you
want to keep a smooth line, tie off, put a fresh bobbin in, and start
your needle in the same hole you left off at. You’ll need to pull the
new start through just like the end.
HINT: If the thread doesn't want to pull through, use a large eye needle to bring it through. Depending on the threads you are using, a simple straight or zig-zag stitch is usually the best and most consistent. Some of the newer machines have many decorative stitches. Use your test piece as a "sampler" for different stitches. Sew right down the center of the marked stitching line guide, whether you use a straight or decorative stitch. Start and stop wherever the marked stitching line does.
For really large threads and slubby yarns, couch them on the surface by machine.