mgregory Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I need some help on how to hid the threads when I change color or when the thread breaks. So far I have just been doing one or two stitches, but now I would like to try to hid the threads and need help. Maxine Gregory Hillsboro, Or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylUribe Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 This is what I do: Pull out enough stitches so that you have a long enough tail to tie in a knot and bury the thread as you would for hand quilting. When you start your new thread put your needle right in the same hole that you ended on. (if this is where you would like to restart) Hope this helps! Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgregory Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I'm really slow today. Do I do the top and bottom seperate or can both be done at the same time? Maxine:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Maxine You do both at the same time. I really like the look of burying the thread. When you start and stop try to do it in a seam of in a fabric the it will be less noticeable if you can. Myrna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgregory Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I'm going to give it a good try tonight. Maxine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needlemagik Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Maxine, I use an "easy threading needle" (one that has the slot in the outer eye and allows for easy threading - sort of a split in the top) by Dritz- you get six in a pack for about $2.00. It's easier to pop those two threads into this needle and bury the thread/knot. I keep it on top of Merlin with a magnetic strip - always handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftedhands Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 We took a class with Dawn Cavanaugh (Dawn,you can chime in here if I misunderstood). You hold the two threads on the top, take about 8 stitches, pull and the threads (starting) should be locked. Clip them, sew. When finishing, pull on the top thread so that the bottom thread is pulled up and clip the two threads again. They should be buried... Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abayer Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Hi Maxine, Lots of good ideas on what to do; will have to try some of them myself. Like you, I would just take a couple stitches over the area that ended. I found out this didn't hold well enough. So, if I'm quilting along and it breaks in a light area I rip out the stitches to either a seam or a darker area matching the thread I'm using. I start about eight stitches back and use my single stitch button to carefully stitch in the holes already made; making a couple of smaller stitches in the beginning to hold. The test is to pull both threads to make sure they are secure. Then I take off and quilt as I normally do. It reminds of the "correction" exercises we had to do in typing with carbon paper -- thank goodness for computers! Allison Bayer, in icy Plano, Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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