To Knot or Not to Knot
02-11-2010, 06:55 AM
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I was trained to knot and run the thread a long tail between the batting, no just clip the knot.
I say trained as if by a master, but she was a wonderful quilter had been running a shop for 25 years.
I do as she told me.. lol
Good luck!
I say trained as if by a master, but she was a wonderful quilter had been running a shop for 25 years.
I do as she told me.. lol
Good luck!
02-11-2010, 06:57 AM
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ok, talked about the end of stitching, but the beginning, I agree.. was taught.. see other post on "taught"...
hold needle, wrap thread several times around needle and pull. this knots the thread differantly than I have always done..works great ! pull and through the first material and bury in the batting.
good luck !
hold needle, wrap thread several times around needle and pull. this knots the thread differantly than I have always done..works great ! pull and through the first material and bury in the batting.
good luck !
02-11-2010, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by liblueeyes
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I make the quilter's knot when starting handquilting and bury it but how do you get the knot at the very end of your stitch when finishing? Boston1954 what is the title of the book?
Oh, here is one of the best tips ever: When you get ready to pop the knot, put your thumbnail on the knot against the fabric. It will pop right in with no stress on the thread.
Oh, here is one of the best tips ever: When you get ready to pop the knot, put your thumbnail on the knot against the fabric. It will pop right in with no stress on the thread.
To do the end knot I take the needle and wrap thread twice around it - like doing a french knot- and then go back through the hole where the thread is coming from and come up about inch away. Then just pop that knot through and clip your thread.
Hope that makes sense.
02-12-2010, 06:35 AM
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Hi enjoyed the posts and seeing Sharon Schamber's videos. I have been using this method when I machine quilt as I do not like the back up stitch look nor the 3 stitches in the same place. I did this 3 stitches on a stained glass piece I did with black clover bias. The front looked okay since it was black, but the back sure showed the knots on the surface. Now I just leave a long thread tail at each ending place, and when I am done with the piece, I thread the tail thru a needle and do the knot and bury it in the back. It leaves such a clean look.
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