Thanks you guys :-)
I love needleturn, love the effect, and love that I'm good at it! LOL
Some of the tips I've picked up....
- use a wet toothpick to turn edges under instead of the needle, it's much easier. Just hold the toothpick in your mouth to keep the end wet.
- use applique needles (the really small ones). Although they're difficult to thread and tiny to hold, they DO create tiny stitches.
- use very fine thread, the finest you can get, not your normal sewing machine thread. You WILL notice the difference.
- don't pull the stitches tight, it creates hollows along the turned under edge and makes it lumpy.
And as much as I hate to admit this one..... wear glasses, magnifying ones if you can. I have a pair that I perch on the end of my nose so I can look over them to the tv, and then down through them to my handwork. It does make it easier to get tiny stitches.
:-)