HollyBlue Publish time 2012-4-1 03:46

If I have to backstitch with fractional stitches I leave the stitch without the half of the cross on the line the backstitch will take because then the backstitch is more even.

quyd Publish time 2012-4-1 12:11

i do the exact same thing, so dont worry :)

riverrat Publish time 2012-4-1 12:13

I always done it at the end, never thought of doing it as I went. I will try that on my next one.

rosebud Publish time 2012-4-2 10:23

I wait till the end to do any backstitching.If there are any beads, I put those on after backstitching.

malva2005 Publish time 2012-4-8 02:52

I love backstitching because it gives to my project a real neat finish. But I do not usa e real back stitch but another stitch that in Italian is called *punto scritto*.
In backstitiching you do like this:
http://www.needlenthread.com/images/stitches/backstitch.gif

while I use this one

http://img.over-blog.com/300x300/3/93/55/06/punto-scritto.gif

I think it is much more easier, at least for me :-))

quyd Publish time 2012-4-11 14:50

Thank you for sharing :)

stitchintime Publish time 2012-4-21 23:17

I have a love/hate relationship with backstitching. I hate to do it but i love the look of how it finishes off and defines parts of the project. I also change the colour of the thread as sometimes black is not the right colour to outline so change it to a more complimenting colour

ciayin Publish time 2012-4-23 12:29

i hate backstitch also. but i think it worth it when we see our cross stitch become alive in the end

NoraBL Publish time 2012-4-23 14:23

malva2005 respondió a las 2012-4-8 02:52 static/image/common/back.gif
I love backstitching because it gives to my project a real neat finish. But I do not usa e real back ...

Gracias Malva...voy a probar este punto ¡¡

rmam Publish time 2012-4-23 16:40

HollyBlue respondió a las 2012-4-1 03:46 static/image/common/back.gif
If I have to backstitch with fractional stitches I leave the stitch without the half of the cross on ...

nunca lo he echo pero voy a probar. Gracias
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