hand stippeling...anyone
09-12-2012, 10:34 PM
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I did it once on a cushion and it came out fine I found that if I 'looked ahead' a couple of inches of where I was going it helped and sort of drew the pattern with my needle so I knew the best direction to go in - hope that makes sense, but as you are a handquilter anyway you should find it easy, I also started in the middle - have fun
09-13-2012, 03:43 AM
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I just hand stipelied my daughters large queen quilt. It took me about 5 months but I think it came out good. I haven't taken a picture of it yet but I like it.
09-13-2012, 05:46 AM
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I judged show this week where there was one quilt with a large meandering design hand quilted. It was well done and was every effective. I also suggest using a stencil to mark the design or can draw your own to have a guide to quilt on. There are many stencils of the meandering design available. Quilters have said they start with a stecil until they get the general configuration and rhythm of the design. Also makes the overall look more consistent.
you did an awesome job.
09-25-2012, 04:02 PM
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There is another technique called seeding which looks real cool and will be less time consuming and hold the quilt togehter too.
Hand stippling would take a long time. It is all curves back and forth around itself. I don't think I have ever seen Hand stippling though it could be done, there might be a reason why you don't see it. I think it could be striking.
Seeding is where you take the stitches in every direction, like scatterd seeds, and as long as you keep the density of the stitching uniform it looks real cool.
Let us see what you decide.. How about doing a 12" sq sample to try both out and decide from there.
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Hand stippling would take a long time. It is all curves back and forth around itself. I don't think I have ever seen Hand stippling though it could be done, there might be a reason why you don't see it. I think it could be striking.
Seeding is where you take the stitches in every direction, like scatterd seeds, and as long as you keep the density of the stitching uniform it looks real cool.
Let us see what you decide.. How about doing a 12" sq sample to try both out and decide from there.
peace
09-25-2012, 04:07 PM
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I have done some hand stippling on some of my quilts to enhance the patterns. I did not use a meander line (don't like it so much) but straight lines. You can also do it in small squares, random, echo, herringbone...there are different possibilities with different looks.
09-26-2012, 10:02 AM
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Such lovely handwork...you are full of talent AND patience!
I have done some hand stippling on some of my quilts to enhance the patterns. I did not use a meander line (don't like it so much) but straight lines. You can also do it in small squares, random, echo, herringbone...there are different possibilities with different looks.
09-26-2012, 10:23 AM
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It can be very beautiful but very tedious at the same time. Stitches need to be small and fairly close together in order for the pattern to be apparent...especially in the curves. If your lines are not as dense, then the stitching can be a bit larger. Hope that made sense. Maybe consider a combination of hand stitching (say for the flowers) and then machine stitching the meandering pattern.
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