abbysmom1976 Publish time 2013-6-30 17:14

Wow - both of the pics on this page I am stunned cause the few that I have finished are like a total mess in the back LOL!Guess I am learning and hopefully it will get better I tend to be a bit overzealous about securing the stitches so that doesnt help :(

cute.panda.sue Publish time 2013-6-30 17:26

abbysmom1976 replied at 2013-6-30 17:14 static/image/common/back.gif
Wow - both of the pics on this page I am stunned cause the few that I have finished are like a total ...

I am quite over zealous about securing my stitches, too... I always thread it under at least 3, preferably 5, other stitches... I find that by keeping a neat back (where stitches always go vertically or horizontally) I have more tight stitches to secure my thread under. If I dont plan and always jump around several stitches, the threads in the back are loose and dont hold as well.

littleAni Publish time 2013-6-30 21:40

Yenilaia replied at 2013-6-29 08:38 static/image/common/back.gif
Ive seen similar videos done in English... And I guess there aretwo thingsthat bothers me abo ...

You can thread the other side of your cross UNDER the first one, if necessary. I make mistakes sometimes and this method saved me on some occasions.

abbysmom1976 Publish time 2013-7-1 04:20

Yenilaia replied at 2013-6-30 04:26 static/image/common/back.gif
I am quite over zealous about securing my stitches, too... I always thread it under at least 3, pr ...

At least I am not the only one LOL!I try to do one color at once on the fabric and I think thats where I make my mistake cause then I get long stretches of the thread :(Yeah OCD girl here ROFL!

cute.panda.sue Publish time 2013-7-1 04:28

littleAni replied at 2013-6-30 21:40 static/image/common/back.gif
You can thread the other side of your cross UNDER the first one, if necessary. I make mistakes som ...

Hrm, Ill try that next time! thanks:D

cute.panda.sue Publish time 2013-7-1 04:32

abbysmom1976 replied at 2013-7-1 04:20 static/image/common/back.gif
At least I am not the only one LOL!I try to do one color at once on the fabric and I think that ...

Ya... I dont think I can jump all over the back and doing only one colour at a time... There would be no place to secure things...

bs.frog Publish time 2013-7-1 07:11

the back of your work looks great :)I have always felt that the back of my material should always be neat. securing threads when starting and finishing and not dragging threads too far and never knots. I stitch my projects doing all of one color at once, like all of the white, then the yellow and so on. I have never made a HAED design nor would I so I understand while doing a project like that you would be stitching areas at a time not color. doing all of of each color at a time also makes me move the hoop which helps from leaving marks. beautiful work on your first project :)

abbysmom1976 Publish time 2013-7-1 07:38

Yenilaia replied at 2013-6-30 15:32 static/image/common/back.gif
Ya... I dont think I can jump all over the back and doing only one colour at a time... There woul ...

Yeah I know :(I gotta work on that LOL!Gonna try and make my next one look like the back of the pics on this page!

brenhines Publish time 2013-7-2 15:52

my back isnt that nice but i think cross stitch shoud be fun and you should not worry if the back of your work isn;t that great.
It is your project and and the main thing ( for me) is that i have fun stitching it

cute.panda.sue Publish time 2013-7-2 16:33

brenhines replied at 2013-7-2 15:52 static/image/common/back.gif
my back isnt that nice but i think cross stitch shoud be fun and you should not worry if the back o ...

I totally wish I could be like that XD but the slight OCD person in me...wont allow it >.> Darn that annoying little voice in my head!
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