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QuiltnNan 07-17-2014 08:03 AM
i'm new to hexies, and just sewed my first whip stitches the other day using beige silk thread... they didn't show much. but this method looks interesting... kind of like a feather stitch. i may have to give that a try

lynnie 07-17-2014 08:51 AM
thanks, i'm making 3/4" hexies now. i'll see if i can retrain my brain and try it

Kitsie 07-17-2014 11:34 AM
I just tried out Anjeanette Klinder's method and really like it! With arthritic fingers it is so much easier to insert the needle through "one side" at a time. Yes, you do twice as many stitches, but they are much easier and can be almost totally invisible. ( I just used "natural" thread with a dark brown fabric and it was great!). Good time to find this when I'm doing a bunch of Lucy Boston blocks! Thanks, Geri B, for the topic!

Geri B 07-18-2014 05:55 AM
Originally Posted by Onebyone (Post 6804934)
I use Type A Silamide thread. It's strong, thin, and waxed. No tangling, no curling, hand stitches like a dream. I bought a set of different colors on 100 yard spools when Eleanor Burns told us at a meet and greet dinner it was what she used for hand stitching. I use it for yo yo's, hexies, buttons, anything added by hand stitching. I use the invisible stitch and don't have stitches showing front or back.
Where can one get this thread? I tried silk thread......oh so slippery and tangly...true the stitching is invisible but my nerves were jangling!!! I will look into this thread....does WAWAK have it......

Geri B 07-18-2014 06:01 AM
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan (Post 6805150)
don't you just love her hexie window table runner?! :)
http://anjeanettek.com/wp-content/up...Anjeanette.jpg
Yes how did she do it...roll back backing and top then blanket stitch closed?

Geri B 07-18-2014 06:05 AM
Originally Posted by Kitsie (Post 6805421)
I just tried out Anjeanette Klinder's method and really like it! With arthritic fingers it is so much easier to insert the needle through "one side" at a time. Yes, you do twice as many stitches, but they are much easier and can be almost totally invisible. ( I just used "natural" thread with a dark brown fabric and it was great!). Good time to find this when I'm doing a bunch of Lucy Boston blocks! Thanks, Geri B, for the topic!
Glad this a help... I think if I finish this hexie thing....not sure how " large it will grow", I would like to try a lucy Boston block or two.......

feffertim 07-18-2014 07:43 AM
got to try this

sdeaaz 07-18-2014 09:39 AM
I really like the way she sews her hexis together. I have never seen her technique. She used black thread and you can't even see it....
Originally Posted by tapper (Post 6804857)

pjnesler 07-19-2014 06:05 PM
Originally Posted by sdeaaz (Post 6806894)
I really like the way she sews her hexis together. I have never seen her technique. She used black thread and you can't even see it....
Great tip - will try this for sure!

mjhaess 07-20-2014 06:46 AM
Originally Posted by tapper (Post 6804857)
Thanks for sharing..


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