Hand quilting - how to finish
#21
I don't know if you do this already, but if you lightly rub your finger or thumbnail on the knot while you're popping through, it's a lot less likely to break because it helps slide the threads around a little to make room for it.
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I did this last night, and it works!! I had a little trouble getting the knot in the loop, but that's probably because I don't have longer fingernails (or a handy tweezer!)
I pulled it through to the back, but beggars can't be choosers!!!
Thanks so much!
I pulled it through to the back, but beggars can't be choosers!!!
Thanks so much!
Originally Posted by SueDid
Put your needle through where you want the knot to go in, then grab the knot with the loop and pop it through. The needle eye may make the hole a little bigger, which should make the knot go through more easily, and you can just rub your fingernl over the hole to close it up.
#26
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I'm new at hand quilting but never could get the right sized knot to pull through the fabric. SO, I found another method in a quilting book. Insert needle about 1" from starting point, making sure it runs through the batting, then when you begin hand quilting, you will be sewing over the thread that you just inserted between the batting. I do the same thing at the end--insert the needle and pull it about 1" through the batting and cut. Do these instructions make any sense?
#27
I've been doing it that way too and found this basic method somewhere on the web. What I learned from that source was to pull the knot and thread through the same hole you just came out of.
I have had my knots come out on the back and I have to re-bury them, so I leave enough thread on the end to just barely thread a needle. I also make sure my knot is big enough, but not too big to pull the fabric weave and mess it up.
Does this make sense?
I have had my knots come out on the back and I have to re-bury them, so I leave enough thread on the end to just barely thread a needle. I also make sure my knot is big enough, but not too big to pull the fabric weave and mess it up.
Does this make sense?
#28
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Originally Posted by teddysmom
I'm new at hand quilting but never could get the right sized knot to pull through the fabric. SO, I found another method in a quilting book. Insert needle about 1" from starting point, making sure it runs through the batting, then when you begin hand quilting, you will be sewing over the thread that you just inserted between the batting. I do the same thing at the end--insert the needle and pull it about 1" through the batting and cut. Do these instructions make any sense?
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