How many stitches per inch in your hand binding?
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How many stitches per inch in your hand binding?
What is the average stitch per inch for your hand binding do you use? I never thought about it much, but think I am stitching a little too close, 8 to 10 stitches per inch. Seems to take me more than normal to get them bound.
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Well, I am now into a lot of quilting. I have found that 5-7 stitches on the binding does it very nicely. Currently I have created more than 50 quilts in the last 7 years and yes, every single one of them has been done with hand binding by me. I like to have a quilit by my chair in the evening watching TV with the husband or when we go on long trips, I always have a binding that needs to be done. Again, I found 5-7 stitches does it very nicely.
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More than normal? What is normal? , how did you measure normal? I'm sure you are doing just fine.
Last edited by Jane Quilter; 05-28-2017 at 05:14 PM. Reason: spelling
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I don't think that I do many more than 4 stitches /inch. I use double thread and put in a knot quite frequently. The stitch I use does not have any thread "laying" on top to be caught on -- it is into the batting with just a small bite on the binding itself.
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