Hand Sewing Binding to Back
#2
Neither. If doing a blind stitch, I tunnel under the quilt back and catch 2-3 threads of the binding. If doing a ladder stitch, I tunnel alternately through quilt back and binding. Here's a good description - http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...ack__D102.html
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I bury the knot under the binding to start, go under about 1/8 to 1/4 inch into the backing/ batting and come up catching the edge of the binding. After that one stitch I go back down into the backing/binding right at the stitch, travel the 1/8 to 1/4 and come up through the binding edge again. I use one strand of good quality thread on a John James needle for binding.
#5
I bury the knot under the binding to start, go under about 1/8 to 1/4 inch into the backing/ batting and come up catching the edge of the binding. After that one stitch I go back down into the backing/binding right at the stitch, travel the 1/8 to 1/4 and come up through the binding edge again. I use one strand of good quality thread on a John James needle for binding.
#6
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I follow mostly the same process as Tartan and roguequilter. Although I don't stress about how much batting I might be picking up. What I also do, though, is 'lock' each stitch. Not a ladder stitch per se, but close, but each stitch ends up being 'knotted' to a degree. I come up through the backing/binding and go under the loose thread from the previous stitch and pull until it is taut. Sort of 'knots' each stitch and to the best of my knowledge, none of bindings have come apart yet. I usually catch 3-4 threads of both backing/binding on each stitch.
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I bury the knot under the binding to start, go under about 1/8 to 1/4 inch into the backing/ batting and come up catching the edge of the binding. After that one stitch I go back down into the backing/binding right at the stitch, travel the 1/8 to 1/4 and come up through the binding edge again. I use one strand of good quality thread on a John James needle for binding.
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