How to Embellish Clothes in High Fashion

Many ordinary objects can become decorative embellishments on your clothing.

You can embellish anything--from casual garb to party clothes to office attire. Trim clothing you already own. Start with plain garments like denim jeans and jackets, T-shirts, sweats, simple black dresses and basic one-color skirts and use these garments as the canvas for your creativity. You may never have used a needle and thread to sew anything more than a button but you can create any manner of embellishments with very simple sewing skills.

Things You'll Need

• Clothing
• Needle
• Colorful or metallic threads
• Scissors
• Beads
• Sequins
• Lace
• Ribbons
• Flower-patterned fabric
• Glue
• Appliqué
• Buttons
• Vintage fabric
• Fringe
• Braid

Instructions

1. Sew beads and sequins to any garment you wish or add lace or ribbons to anything from a scarf to a robe.

2. Cut flowers from flower-patterned fabric and sew or glue them onto your clothes. It's the perfect springtime addition to a jacket, T-shirt or headband.

3. Cover a stain with an appliqué or with a group of sequins or decorative buttons, as you would use a brooch.

4. Patch a hole with a favorite scrap of vintage fabric or with a woven or braided section of colorful ribbons.

5. Decorate jeans or dark fabric in patterns with a bleach pen.

6. Attach fringe or decorative braid or ribbon to the hem of a skirt or dress.

References

• Embellishing for Beginners
• Embellishing Clothes