Originally Posted by
leatheflea
Well do tell how can you see where you've been? I've got good lighting but it seems to wash out the thread, and I'm using a 100 wt thread that makes it harder to see. Now I can do large stipples all day...not that I'd want to.
Actually it was far easier for me to determine where I've been (and where I need to go) when doing micro than when large stippling - even when using a light weight (60wt is the finest I've used) threa that blends with the background. I can tell because the stippled area is flat from the really dense quilting. When I do large stiples, the un-quilted area is still raised and I can't see where I already quilted, compounded by the fact that the area between loops is greater. The last quilt I finished I did a large stipple and I KNOW I crossed a line once or twice, and came really close a few other times.
Tell ya what ... send me all your micro stippling and I'll send you all my large stippling
