Hand tying a quilt
01-17-2018, 08:57 AM
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If the quilts are not too large, you could also look at the invisible or international stitch, as shown here. It goes pretty quickly—a crib quilt took about 2 hours.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEkHht2oJsg
Or “big stitch” quilting. I used this one a quilt 10-15 years ago, and it is fine. Used perle cotton.
http://blog.sulky.com/big-stitch-qui...cotton-thread/
But to your question: if done with perle cotton, hand tying can last about forever. Yarn, don’t know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEkHht2oJsg
Or “big stitch” quilting. I used this one a quilt 10-15 years ago, and it is fine. Used perle cotton.
http://blog.sulky.com/big-stitch-qui...cotton-thread/
But to your question: if done with perle cotton, hand tying can last about forever. Yarn, don’t know.
I tie my quilts with wool. That will never come loose, and they get tighter with each washing. We had two quilts on the boat like that made with polyester bed sheets and wool ties. Those quilts may still be around; they were going strong after 15 years.
01-17-2018, 09:25 AM
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Grandma used the “tie on the needle” method.
I’ll attempt to explain: take a stitch and leave a 3” tail. Repeat stitch. Now you are ready: hold tail with one hand and circle the tail once and come through the loop you just made, bringing loop to a closure by pulling on needle. This completes first half. Hold tail again and with needle, circle tail opposite way from before, bring needle through loop and pull needle until loop closes up securely. Cut thread, leaving a tail equal in length as other tail. Done. In essence, this is a square knot.
I’ll attempt to explain: take a stitch and leave a 3” tail. Repeat stitch. Now you are ready: hold tail with one hand and circle the tail once and come through the loop you just made, bringing loop to a closure by pulling on needle. This completes first half. Hold tail again and with needle, circle tail opposite way from before, bring needle through loop and pull needle until loop closes up securely. Cut thread, leaving a tail equal in length as other tail. Done. In essence, this is a square knot.
P.S. You don't really need an extra long needle for this type of knot.
01-17-2018, 09:38 AM
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Our non-profit ties comforters for shipping overseas and they are tied with Aunt Martha's crochet thread. I also have many pieced comforters that have been loved and used for many years. The fabrics usually give out before the ties come undone. Just be sure to double knot.
01-17-2018, 11:11 AM
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01-17-2018, 02:17 PM
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This post made me go back into my memory archives. We I first started quilting we really only had 2 options. You could hand quilt or you could tie it off. Long arms machine were almost unheard of--they were few and far between. We almost always tied off baby quilts because of the constant use and they held up well with tying.
We are very blessed to have so many quilters that have long arms machine and they do such a great job on the quilting. It took me a few years to "adjust" to quilting by check. meaning I'll gladly pay someone to use a long arm.
We are very blessed to have so many quilters that have long arms machine and they do such a great job on the quilting. It took me a few years to "adjust" to quilting by check. meaning I'll gladly pay someone to use a long arm.
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