sandilee

When sewing the binding on the back of a finished quilt do you use a double strand of thread or single strand?
I have been using a double strand but was wondering if a single one would look neater.

My hand sewing needs alot of improvement!

LivelyLady

I use a single thread of hand quilting thread and do the ladder stitch so the stitches disappear.

ckcowl

single thread. and a ladder stitch- check out the tutorials, or u-tube videos there are lots of them showing exactly how to do nice small-invisible stitches for your bindings. i often use silk thread because i can use a 100 wt thread (which is very fine/thin but strong) or a 60 wt thread---the higher the wt number the thinner/finer the thread--as in 12 wt is like string--100wt is very fine- often we piece with 40-60wt threads.

LivelyLady

I use a single thread of hand quilting thread and do the ladder stitch so the stitches disappear.

momto5

I do mine by machine so that doesn't come up...but when I was doing it by hand, I used a single thread.

crashnquilt

I mostly machine stitch both sides. If I do hand stitch binding I prefer to use hand quilting thread. If I use 100 wt. silk I use a double strand. I also use the ladder stitch. The thread does not get caught on fingernails and the fold of the binding lays flatter into the quilt making it more durable over time.

quiltingbee12

I use the blind stitch and I use a single thread. Part of the point of sewing it by hand on the back, besides tradition is to make it as hard to see as possible.

littlehud

OK, I learned something today. I have always used two strand. I'm trying one on my next quilt.

cmrenno

When I had sew my binding I use one strand of thread and very tiny stitiches. But these days I am doing more bindings by machine. They seem to hold up better on the quilts that get a lot of wear.

jean1941

I use one and tiny stitches