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Old 12-18-2011, 03:32 PM
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well I started and finished my binding. for a queen it was 2 1/2 hours of sewing..... my thumb hurts.... how long do you take and do you space out your time?
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I think it just depends on the skill level of the binder (smile). Sounds like you did a wonderful job in a short amount of time. Kudos.
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I did two and the third one I did on the machine, not to thrilled with that one, first time and it was sewn on for hand stitching so i think it was upside down.. thats ok, it is a knock around one ... learning by my mistakes....
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I don't do an entire queen binding at one sitting...... my hands are too old and hand stitching over a couple of days is the best way for me. It sounds like you stitched it pretty quickly.... good for you
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Sounds like you did it fairly quickly. I usually break up the time spent on hand sewing binding unless I'm on a deadline. The only machine binding I've been happy with is the tutorial Charismah did for QB.
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It takes me several, 3-4, nites in front of the tv. I am slow, but I like my bindings, so worth it.
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Takes me a couple of movies.
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For a queen I would figure 4-6 hours. You are fast!!
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Old 12-18-2011, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by vickimc View Post
It takes me several, 3-4, nites in front of the tv. I am slow, but I like my bindings, so worth it.
I think that's about right for me, too. I usually put the binding on while watching/listening to TV.

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I try to do one side per evening while watching TV. That kind of pacing works best for me. It is very enjoyable.

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