tips for backstitching

waterbaby842

ShadowPhoe replied at 2011-7-27 10:10

                               
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Backstitching has never really bothered me. I love seeing it all come "alive" with just that little  ...

I also agree!  It give the project that added dimension!  I always do mine last to watch it come alive :-)

waterbaby842

jkwrabbit replied at 2011-12-9 01:03

                               
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I, too, dislike backstitching.  But done correctly it really does add the finishing touches to a pro ...

I agree with you on this!  I love the Cherished Teddies patterns just for the fact that they don't use black to backstitch at all!

WildHeart

I always do my backstitching after I finish everything.  I feel like if I don't I might misjudge and end up stitching over it at some point.  

ShadowPhoe

waterbaby842 replied at 2012-7-7 04:53

                               
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I also agree!  It give the project that added dimension!  I always do mine last to watch it come a ...

I do mine last too!!! I just love the way the works come alive with the backstitch. I always save it til last because I love seeing the difference that little strand of thread makes. It never ceases to amaze me ^_^

belle2105

I always do the backstitching last so that I can see the picture comes to life.  It is tedious, but totally worth the effort!

Mickey32

I also used to leave it till last.  However, as my stitching tastes have changed over the years I find I now stitch patterns that have very little to hardly any backstitching in them at all.

EvilPoptart320

I would love to backstitch as I go, but I didn't like how some of the backstitches couldn't be done because it overlapped to a section I didn't do yet. So while backstitching all at the end is quite tedious, I feel it's a necessary evil. In regards to beading, I have to wait til the end because I use q-snap frames. Beads don't fare well under a q-snap clamp!

waterbaby842

I know I already posted that I like to do it at the end.  I thought I would show why.  Check out my thread below - it's my last project and the before and after back stitching!

http://www.pindiy.com/thread-85683-1-1.html

djreni21

i really like this one

michails

Have never done backstitching before. A nice advice to keep in mind. Thanks!