tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post3142179176943519407..comments2023-10-14T06:29:49.328-04:00Comments on Tonya's Sewing Room: Vintage Sheet turned Quilt 3-QuestionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580743027184050061noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-38774419213171654062011-03-11T17:20:26.220-05:002011-03-11T17:20:26.220-05:00Lovely to read others tips, p.s. forgot to say in ...Lovely to read others tips, p.s. forgot to say in my other comment I really enjoy your blog!quiltjudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968203008282515896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-75473212677471619322009-07-06T19:45:48.494-04:002009-07-06T19:45:48.494-04:00I've never hand quilted so it seems that a sin...I've never hand quilted so it seems that a single thread is what you use. However, when I've done embroideries with a double thread I learnt from a friend to use a single length of thread, fold it in half and thread the end through your needle. You don't knot your thread but secure it by making one stitch in your fabric and threading the needle back through the loop in your cotton! Aargh, I'm hopeless at explaining - I'll try and find a link - it's explained here http://crossstitch.about.com/od/perforatedpaper/qt/startwithloop.htm, the "LOOP" method - works a treat!<br /><br />By the way, very inspired by your quilt as I've just found a lovely holly hobby sheet of my own that I'd like to use for something like this!Ange Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06570883812741766857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-3010550744554295262009-07-06T18:25:17.108-04:002009-07-06T18:25:17.108-04:00Single thread and if you want extra strength go fo...Single thread and if you want extra strength go for a cotton/poly for Hand Quilting! :) We'll have to get together and sew sometime with you living so close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-53819341827483924592009-07-06T18:20:30.187-04:002009-07-06T18:20:30.187-04:00Yes single thread and get thread for quilting.Yes single thread and get thread for quilting.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719092779656444791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-29112683851577714662009-07-06T17:57:47.810-04:002009-07-06T17:57:47.810-04:00I don't handquilt, but everything I have read ...I don't handquilt, but everything I have read says exactly what Pat said.Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-38853487434316286662009-07-06T13:52:08.646-04:002009-07-06T13:52:08.646-04:00Yep...it's single thread. There are special t...Yep...it's single thread. There are special threads used for hand quilting. Good luck.Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-52315055350611574532009-07-06T12:47:06.858-04:002009-07-06T12:47:06.858-04:00Single thread and thread for hand quilting needs t...Single thread and thread for hand quilting needs to be used. It's definitely all a learning process.Scrappy quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643346408388508283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-39915588122247628622009-07-06T11:44:09.224-04:002009-07-06T11:44:09.224-04:00You need to buy thread for hand quilting. It's...You need to buy thread for hand quilting. It's heavier so you only need a single thread.Holeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724824435789407791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075387365881904982.post-58882451355137781862009-07-06T10:16:27.403-04:002009-07-06T10:16:27.403-04:00SINGLE thread, my dear....not double. You can als...SINGLE thread, my dear....not double. You can also "bury" your knot inside the quilt itself so no knots show anywhere. Go to THIS link and read it as it has some good hand-quilting tips...including how to BURY the knots at the beginning and end of your stitching. It sounds tricky, but...basically, your knot is at the end of your thread and you PULL it enough to get it to pop INTO the fabric. At the end, you do that but make a teeny stitch on the BACK of your piece and pull it enough so the knot pops into the fabric and it stays buried there. Pull out the double thread stitching and read the link...and then start over with a single thread, okay?<br /><br />http://www.handquilter.com/html/newtip.htmlPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930049919252042391noreply@blogger.com