knotting thread technique
Paisley_Stoner | Posted in Equipment and Supplies on
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Can anyone tell me of a technique to knot thread when hand sewing besides just wrapping it twice around finger and pulling to knot?
I thought I saw a neat technique online somewhere and I didn’t memorize it, and now I can’t find it anywhere.
The new knot was easier and didn’t seem as bulky as the knot can sometimes be tying the usual way. Sometimes I like a small unoticable knot on the fabric. Thanks.
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my favorite hand sewing knot was re-taught to me by Kathy Illian(Bodymapping) - it's actually a quilters knot, and you may want to check a handquilting book for pictures, because i don't know if i can describe this, but i'll try - cut your thread, and thread that cut end through the eye of the needle 'til you have pulled it nearly completely through - this is the end that will also have the knot. holding the needle in your right hand, point up and right thumb in front of it, lay the cut thread end in front of the needle between your right thumb and the needle. hold it firmly, and wrap the thread itself around the needle clockwise (around the back and to the front) three times (my preference) or two times (if you want a really tiny knot). Hold that little nub firmly with your thumb, and pull the needle all the way out. you'll feel the knot form between your right thumb and finger. i hope you can manage this, it's much easier to do than describe, but it's a really sweet little knot.
*Yes, I also do it that way. It's very quick and makes a knot right at the end of the thread so you don't even have to cut the end off.
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