Originally Posted by
toverly
I tried it, I watched youtube videos until I felt confident enough to begin. I liked it before I washed it. I had raw edges and stitched across it in the design. My fabrics raveled horribly. I worked on a placemat size for testing the process. I much prefer Boro stitching, I turned the edges under and then stitched across the fabric.
I tried the raw edge method with my GD and much prefer turning the edges under as you go, when stitching down. Her little mat is very “stringy” now but we just trim it now and then 😃