tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540447893954666552.post2562810928413297375..comments2023-09-25T10:05:13.824-04:00Comments on Creative Stitch: Part 2 of Open Stitch Pattern DifficultiesJonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12411938029942115404noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540447893954666552.post-25515040692344776372012-06-05T10:36:09.921-04:002012-06-05T10:36:09.921-04:00About that finishing - always ask the finisher how...About that finishing - always ask the finisher how they are going to finish your work. If there is concern you could stitch with a sewing machine around the entire piece one thread out from the stitching. That would likely stitch through the threads that are ended in that area, further locking them in place. The finisher would not cut that closely to the stitching. If you want to leave pin stitches and L stitches in the outer area of the canvas, do so within a few threads of the design's stitching. Most finishers leave at least 1/4".Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411938029942115404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540447893954666552.post-72852481317407352862012-06-05T10:03:28.253-04:002012-06-05T10:03:28.253-04:00I was referring to the first. I am stitching an o...I was referring to the first. I am stitching an open work background and have been ending and beginning each row with the L stitch to avoid carrying the thread to the next row which would show through. But if I did a pin stitch or two or three outside the canvas design, it would carry to the next row and avoid ending and beginning with the L stitch as well as set up for the correct direction of the thread. So your article made me think that using the pin stitches would be a better way of dealing with the problem providing that the finisher would not cut pin stitches. I think I need to ask my finisher how closely she cuts the canvas so that my pin stitches would not be damaged. Sorry to be so confusing.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491751823769495036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540447893954666552.post-60047169952741003302012-06-01T12:38:34.270-04:002012-06-01T12:38:34.270-04:00The pin stitch will help you turn your thread dire...The pin stitch will help you turn your thread direction so that your thread will be in the correct position for the next stitch. It is not meant to hold the thread end. Is this what you are asking?<br /><br />There are other stitches to hold the thread end secure, like an "L" stitch. I do 2 "L" stitches when ending a thread outside the stitched area.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411938029942115404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540447893954666552.post-46130255029948490562012-05-27T12:21:39.362-04:002012-05-27T12:21:39.362-04:00Thank you for such an informative blog. I've ...Thank you for such an informative blog. I've been learning so much! I do have a question about this post. When this problem arises at the edge of your canvas design, would you use a pin stitch? Would the pin stitch stay secure when sent to the finisher? Or would you do something completely different. Thanks! MonicaMonicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491751823769495036noreply@blogger.com