Railroading Stitching Method

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You can use a technique called "Railroading" to prevent the floss from twisting!

Here’s how to do it :
Stitch by bringing the needle up through the fabric and pull the floss along the fabric in the direction that the stitch will go (so the floss is lying flat over the hole where the needle will go down). If the strands are not perfectly flat and parallel, give them a flick with your fingernail to smooth them. Then insert the needle between the strands (be careful not to split a strand) and go down to complete the leg.


Below are more detailed steps:
- pull needle up from the fabric


- use fingers to hold the floss


- needle go down in between of the floss


- the 1st half stitch done


- repeat the same for the other half stitch


- done for full stitch


After sometimes, when you are used to this stitching method, you may not need to hold your floss with fingers, and directly put the needle go through the between of the flosses.


Here are the effects of the "Railroading" stitching method:

Morganza

Thank you, this is very interesting and it does look very neat. My problem usually is, as someone mentioned, I end up with one strand significantly shorter than the other. Yet, I wonder, with this method, is it possible to "undo" the stitches? I am making mistakes quite regularly and have to go back. With normal stitches it is not difficult, but i wonder how it would be when one uses this method. If someone has experience about this, I would be very interested.

NIEVESSER

lo probare, gracias

Marumi

Thanks for the info!

Hamsteren09

Thank you. It really helps!

csc0312

I am using this method to stitch my "Pink Lily", coz I used 3 strands on 14ct, and the flosses always get twisted......:L

Hamsteren09

I thought railroad is only for 2 threads? When I use more than 2, I use laying tool or tekobari (the Japanese name for laying tool, since its use for Japanese embroidery).

csc0312

Yes, it mostly apply to s strands, but can also be used on 3 strands.

What is laying tool or tekobari?

nadinex

it is a good method :)

sarah

wow, a good explanation,thanks

sarah

I will use the method to get the flat effect,thanks

MACA

Thanks for the advise I think its quite useful !!

StitchAndi

Great photos, thanks for the tip