Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by QuiltE
Originally Posted by Lori S
I cut my threads .. I just hate working with an un-tidy block. I was raised in a family of sewers , when ever I made anything... they all flipped it to look at the back first , then the front. It was stressed that a good sewer's work was as clean and free of threads as the front. I just can't bring myself to not trim the threads.
Are you my long lost sister?
That was drilled into us too ... must trim and keep it tidy.
Annnnnnnnnnnnd you never re-did a seam (widened, straightened, etc.without taking out the previous stitches. And every time I don't do that now, I can hear my Mother chanting at me from beyond!! :)
You've got another sister you didn't know about. I have been an apparel sewer all my life; made wedding gowns, etc. Would never dream of finishing without clipping all threads. I always seem to manage a few I find before I sandwich. I also used to do cross stitch and needlepoint and you need the back looking as good as the front. Old habits die hard, as the say.
Well I guess we were "raised right"!!!