tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post4098249736396770550..comments2024-02-29T11:41:18.634+00:00Comments on Needles of Steel: Cashmere and argh...steel breezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-13000865193172202962007-07-13T08:13:00.000+01:002007-07-13T08:13:00.000+01:00Oh, I have always backstitched. I love that my mac...Oh, I have always backstitched. I love that my machine has reverse, my mum's old cast-iron Singer didn't, you had to remember to start in the opposite direction!Looks like I need to get a needle out, then! :)steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-7786383800705693072007-07-12T10:00:00.000+01:002007-07-12T10:00:00.000+01:00When it comes to ends, you normally tidy them away...When it comes to ends, you normally tidy them away by sewing them into the seam allowance.<BR/><BR/>i.e. leave enough of an end to thread through a hand sewing needle, then just sew a few small stitches over each other, so the needle goes into the same set of holes, with each thread in the SA next to the seam you've just sewn. Then snip off the remaining thread once its secured.<BR/><BR/>I also backstitch with the machine at the start and end of a seam to make sure the ends are secure.Julie Spriddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09205892238480112260noreply@blogger.com