How do you count stitches when handquilting?
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Only the top stitches are counted as far as I know. That's all my grandma counted and she did 10 stitches to the inch. She was the finest handstitcher in her womens guild.
Don't understand why you also count the bottom stitches.
Don't understand why you also count the bottom stitches.
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I handquilt and only count the top stitches. For me it's 10 for regular hand quilting; it's usually 5 for big stitch quilting with 12 wt. threads or #10 crochet thread.
Jan in VA
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Stitches are counted both ways....it just depends on who ask the question. I believe in most cases it is the stitches you see, not the ones you don't see. But when asked the question ....ask the question back "how do you count them" so you will know how to answer.
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