RitaR Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 This is a question for all long arm pro's. When the quilt is done, what do you do with the threads? Do stop stitch and cut them off as you go or at the end"? Do you knot and tuck in? Do you leave them for the customer to deal with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Oh I wish I could leave them for the customer, think how much time that would save..... One of the things I think people like to have me quilt for them is because I go to the trouble to knot and bury the ends on every quilt. Yes it is time consuming, but in this day and time where competition for customers is steep you must do what you can to be the best..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I never leave threads. I knot and bury as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I don't knot and bury. I take a few extra stitches to secure the end and then I pull up the bobbin thread and trim. Loose threads drive me crazy so I always trim as I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I knot and bury as I go, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 If using metro or a slick poly thread, I knot and bury. Sometimes, I just take a few extra stitches and clip. If I'm using a darker thread that shows, I also knot and bury. Don't want thread build up to show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I'm with Julie. A few extra stitches and I also add a drop of frey check...can't stand the thread tails in my way and can't afford the time to bury. I tested my method, washed it 18 times with my laundry and nothing has come loose, I show that sample to my customers if they ask.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Knot and bury as I go!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltinchicks Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 knot and bury, sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustee Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hi All, I am pretty new at longarming and take a few stitches at beginning and ending. I do get thread build up and don't like it. How do you knot and bury? Is there a how to somewhere on the net? Thanks, Dustee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Always bury and chip as I go.....NEVER would leave for customer to deal with. It's my jub to make as pretty and neat as I can. Dustee, if you search for it here on the forum there are several from a few years back. Here is the one I posted in 2006. http://apqs.com/quiltboard/viewthread.php?tid=7774&page=1#pid65035 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHuffman Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 If it is a quilt for show then it would be best to knot and bury all of those threads. It takes LONG time so I charge extra for it or I tell my customer they can get the quilt back "harry". Then they can knot and bury their own threads. Most of them choose that option. If it isn't a quilt for show I take small tacking stitches at the start/ends of stitching lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chermitch4 Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I also knot and bury as I go!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustee Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thanks Bonnie for the information. I am definately going to put this information to use. I make dolls so I have plenty of these needles laying around. I hate the look of the back tacking. Dustee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I have never knotted and buried----I do one locking stitch. Move the needle and thread away, then come back to the same place or hole in the fabric, bring the bobbin thread up, apply Fraycheck, and clip. I have used this method for years, on baby quilts and other quilts that have been washed umpteen times---and no unraveling. I learned about this technique on Long Arm University. There is a video explaining the process there. http://www.longarmuniversity.com/basic_techniques_3.htm#Starts_Stops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonwoman Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 used to knot and bury everything but now I check by giving a slight tug on the upper thread after I've pulled the bobbin thread to the top if it seems sewn in thsn I just bury the threads. and I do it as I go because when I take then quilt off I don't want to inspect everhthing again, I'm ready for the next quilt. as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Ok, Ladies, I'm talking about a lady who does computer work on all of her customers. Why I asked is my friend spent nearly 2 hours just clipping stray threads on the back, and even then missed some, which I'm surewould happen to all of us. I've spent quite a bit of time trying to catch all of them. And also have the binding to do. That is another whole different situation. Thanks for the help. I wasn't sure what to do. Oh, one thing more, there use to be another pro here in town, who did the same thing. I saw two of her customers quilts, hanging in a show, and nicely cut threads hung about 6"down the quilts, at the corner of every block and sashing. I feel for both of them.. Again , Thank You very much. Hugs, She gave u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Regardless if using a computer or not you should still pull threads to the top and bury. JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I never leave stray threads on a quilt. When the quilt is completely done, it is ready for binding only. I don't think the customer should have to go back through the quilt to snip my quilting threads. And during the quilting process, I take care of the threads as I go. I do not wait until the end. Depending on the quilt, I either tie off, knot and bury (using a self threading needle) or I take about 6-8 tiny start and stop stitches right next to eachother (not on top of eachother) to lock the stitches on pantographs and busy fabrics. I try to avoid backtracking too much. My goal is to have hidden or clean starts and stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyJack Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I take care of the threads as I go. not and bury it is slow but looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I used to knot and bury all the time. Then, after enough times of having to rip out my own stitches, I realized that there was very little chance that my starts and stops were coming out without some significant amount of muscle behind them. I often start and finish with a few tiny stitches now and simply clip the threads off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I knot and bury! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted January 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 I too either knot and tuck, or now and then I stay stitch and trim. Never the less, I always take care of the thread tails one way or another. This quillt is a bear to find them on. We will find them, Thank you all, so very much. Hugs and God Bless you all !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Thanks for posting the video with the fray check method, although even after watching it I am not sure how secure it would be over time. I suppose the only way to find out is to try it out myself sometime. For now though I knot and bury. Do you all knot and bury at the start and the stop of the stitching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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