Knot easy
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Knot easy
Getting ready to attach the back side of a quilt binding by hand, I threaded a needle and attempted to make a knot using a technique where you wind the thread a few times around the index fingertip and roll it off with the thumb. Despite the fact that I tried a few variations, it didn't work for me, not even once. Granted, I have little experience with hand stitching; I usually double the thread to knot it, and I'm one of those people who have to stop walking for a moment to pause and chew my gum, but this knotting technique doesn't strike me as rocket surgery.
Do you have a favorite method for knotting thread? Do you have a favorite method for attaching (finishing) binding by hand?
James
Do you have a favorite method for knotting thread? Do you have a favorite method for attaching (finishing) binding by hand?
James
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I do a couple of tricks for hand sewing. I do the quilter's knot by threading my needle, lay the tail against the needle and wind the remaining thread 3 to 4 times around the needle, grasp knot with my fingers and slide it down the needle and the thread until it reaches the bottom. After that I do the lock stitch at the top so the needle does not slide off the thread. To do the lock stitch, you pierce the little free thread end by the needle 2-3 times and then slide that down the needle. Both tips are on YouTube I believe.
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Just do whatever works for you. Once in awhile I can get the "quilter's knot but not all the time. I don't worry about it. Some times I double sometimes I don't. Not an issue with me. I'm good at hiding my knots so no biggy.
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I do what Tartan does -- wrapping it the 3-4x around the needle & then using my thumb nail to slide it down to the end. It also helps if you remember to always thread your needle with the end coming off the spool (not the newly cut end). Thread is wound in one direction & is more likely to get twisted if you thread the needle from the other end.
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