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Old 06-14-2013, 10:38 AM
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Peckish
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Originally Posted by Tilladare View Post
For those who use the ladder stitch, how do you hold your hexies? For whip stitch or buttonhole you would place them faces together and stitch the edge. I can't seem to wrap my head around how you would do the ladder stitch.
You would hold them the exact same way. It's only the stitching that is different. In this picture, I'm using a ladder stitch to sew diamonds together. I left the stitching loose so you could see the thread. Same technique, just different shapes.
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And here's what it the front looks like when it's finished.
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