I start and finish from the front - I just bring the thread up to the front in an area about 15 spaces away from where I am working, and cut the thread to less than 1 inch. Then when I work the stitches between where the last stitch and where it is brought to the front is, the tail gets stitched over on the back, and I pull the tail tight with a pair of tweezers and trim it right against the fabric. That way when I let go the tail pops to the back and vanishes behind the stitches in that area that hold it secure. This works best with full coverage patterns where you are working in a grid.
Its not easy to turn your work over when you are working on a frame or a stand. I think start and finish from the front is the best.
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Post time 2013-5-9 16:48
Youre welcome! You should try it sometime - it makes stitching go so much faster because you dont have to keep turning your work. If youre working an area with a LOT of colors, it can feel like you
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Post time 2013-4-13 15:12
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience! Appreciate it!
Youre welcome! You should try it sometime - it makes stitching go so much faster because you dont have to keep turning your work. If youre working an area with a LOT of colors, it can feel like you spend half your time just starting and ending threads otherwise. With starting and finishing on the front, it takes just a few seconds for each one.
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