sew wishful

I love embroidery thread or cotton crochet yarn.

Annz

I tied one but prefer to quilt instead. No real reason just preference.

shelburn

To Thrums~~ Thank you for the Orime Website. Oriental places, people and things have always fascinated me. Havee made several kimomos and have a few books on Eastern way of sewing and life.
Especially liked learning about the decatur knot. As I am left-handed, I will need to translate instructions. but that should be easy as I have had to deal with it all my life!

Barbshobbies

I have tied all of my quilts or comforters. Reason, we live where it`s cold and use high loft batting. I have one comforter left that I cannot give away as it has wool in it, and young people don`t know how to handle it. Also it is wise to knot the wool ones at 4 inches, this will hold the wool in place better. I knot with all of the threads mention here to-day. My children liked to twist thier fingers around the knots before they fell asleep. Also the frames mention here can be call quilting sticks. I resently had a carpenter make me a new set so I can make king size quilts (110X110 in.) I have a large room to set it up in.

Barbshobbies

Question, How many different types of knots are there. I would like to try them all. I especialy would like to do the knot that was made with yarn, and when it was done it looked like a rose. I think it could be made with other types of string too.

nananette1

My grandmother and mother tied some quilts back in the early 60s. Quilts made by my other grandmother were inside the new material. In 2008, our home was destroyed be fire, three of Mama's quilts made it out with some damage. I will be putting new material top and bottom and tying these for my daughters. So they will have a quilt made by two great grandmothers, a grandmother, and their Mama. I have completed one. There is a lot "nostalgia" involved!

sew wishful

May I ask what kind of wood your new frame (sticks) were made of? And I'd like to know more about knots, too!!

mayday

I LOVE tied quilts, they are so comforting and lofty, not like the hard quilted to death ones, but as I only hand quilt am just out of the ditch and enjoying the freedom!!
But will continue to tie as well.

GrandmK

I have one made of Pine. The more you use it the easier it is to use. I use thumb tacks to put the back on. I stretch as much as I can safely stretch. Then I lay the batting on. I use from a company that makes snowmobile suits. It has never bunched up or worn out. then I lay the pieced top and stretch:that. After I tie and take the thumb tacks out it "poof's up" I like a soft poofy warm quilt. 20 below this AM

newbee3

do you stich in the ditch before tying the quilt I have a log cabin I am making thinking about tying like they did before free motion.