To use a rivoli or cabochon for Soutache glue your rivoli to foundation fabric, I've used felt and bezel in your favourite way. I've used peyote, then a backstitch row of size 11's
Cut your pieces of soutache braid, this brand frays so I've dabbed a bit of fraycheck on each end
Start with a few stitches in the soutache to hold the braid together then lay on felt and stitch from soutache down through felt, back up and through soutache until you've been around the rivoli
Join the two sides of braid together without going through felt
Trim carefully
Then finish off ends of soutache as normal
The rivoli component is now ready to continue adding braid and beads to it
Thanks for this Lorelle! It looks great.
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