Do You, or Don't You Bury the Threads?
11-16-2020, 11:28 AM
#21
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I bury threads. It’s a carry-over from when I did hand quilting, and I can’t stop! For table runners and wall quilts, it’s been a big step for me to pull the threads to the back, knot them, then clip them off without burying!
11-16-2020, 08:08 PM
#22
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I learned both ways. The first quilting class I took was HAND! Arguh. Needless to say I convienced the teacher that machine quilting was fine and acceptable. When it came time to quilt I understood her need to pass on the original basics but we all live such fast paced lives we have a need for speed. I took a machine quilting class some time later. The teacher was from "Batts in the Attic". It was suggested using a few stitches in place and off you go. I do this to this day. If it's a color change I'll think about it or as previously stated if using different color on back than front but if your stitch is well balanced that shouldn't be a problem.
11-16-2020, 08:15 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by tropit
Please don't turn me into the quilting police, but I confess that I do not bury my threads when machine quilting. If I have to start a quilting line in the center of the quilt, or if the thread breaks while I'm sewing a line, I just start anew with 10-12 tiny stitches in place, or over the broken thread. I've never had the stitching unravel, or even be noticed in the final product. Is that bad?
11-19-2020, 10:13 AM
#25
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I have tried doing a few small stitches, pulling both threads up or not, and it always looks Just Awful - on one side there is inevitably a lump that really stands out. Or drawn in.
I sure wish I could watch some of the rest of you do it.
hugs,
charlotte
I sure wish I could watch some of the rest of you do it.
hugs,
charlotte
12-29-2020, 04:17 AM
#28
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Originally Posted by quiltingshorttimer
when I'm quilting I do not bury threads--unless someone is paying me to leave the tails so they can bury! I just take a few stitches (more with "slick" thread like Glide) to hold it and clip close to fabric.
12-29-2020, 03:13 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
I was given a table runner in swap. The threads were buried but after a few washings the quilting started to come loose. The buried threads had worked out. The were not knotted before burying. I had to redo the thread ends. I didn't mind because I liked the runner. I told the giver about it and she got upset.. Said I shouldn't have washed it in washing machine. I only told her so she would know about the problem but apparently she didn't want to know. LOL
That made me laugh.
People can be funny at times when you are just trying to be helpful. 