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About backstitching
Hi you stitchaholics!
How are you? I am fine. I just made some reading. I have rather often bumped to word 'backstitching' here. And I've been thinking it is something you must avoid no matter how hard. Well...the image I saw...it showed it was not that bad. But I would not dare to try it myself. It looks rather difficult. Best: Pirjo |
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backstitching in Smocking is just a simple line of stitching to keep the
pleats together... and is necessary at times "Mlle Ilvesvuori" wrote in message ... Hi you stitchaholics! How are you? I am fine. I just made some reading. I have rather often bumped to word 'backstitching' here. And I've been thinking it is something you must avoid no matter how hard. Well...the image I saw...it showed it was not that bad. But I would not dare to try it myself. It looks rather difficult. Best: Pirjo |
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Hello!
Thank you for telling me that. I have never tried smocking...I do not know if I dare to even try. I'd make a mess. But in np backstitching is hardly needed...or do I misunderstand things as usually? Best: Pirjo "Di" kirjoitti ... backstitching in Smocking is just a simple line of stitching to keep the pleats together... and is necessary at times "Mlle Ilvesvuori" wrote in message ... Hi you stitchaholics! How are you? I am fine. I just made some reading. I have rather often bumped to word 'backstitching' here. And I've been thinking it is something you must avoid no matter how hard. Well...the image I saw...it showed it was not that bad. But I would not dare to try it myself. It looks rather difficult. Best: Pirjo |
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Actually, if you hate backstitching: on the reverse side of the cloth
or canvas do a stem stitch. That creates a back stitch on the front side. While I wouldn't favor it for cross stitch outlining, this technique does have its advantages in other tasks. This only works if you do stem stitch (or outline stitch) and come up in the last hole. There must be no threads between the stem stitch. This type of stem stitch is sometimes referred to as corded stem stitch. Dianne Pirjo Ilvesvuori wrote: Hello! Thank you for telling me that. I have never tried smocking...I do not know if I dare to even try. I'd make a mess. But in np backstitching is hardly needed...or do I misunderstand things as usually? Best: Pirjo "Di" kirjoitti ... backstitching in Smocking is just a simple line of stitching to keep the pleats together... and is necessary at times "Mlle Ilvesvuori" wrote in message ... Hi you stitchaholics! How are you? I am fine. I just made some reading. I have rather often bumped to word 'backstitching' here. And I've been thinking it is something you must avoid no matter how hard. Well...the image I saw...it showed it was not that bad. But I would not dare to try it myself. It looks rather difficult. Best: Pirjo |
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If possible I most always substitute stem stitch for back stitch when I'm
doing any kind of crewel, whether with wool or with cotton. I just like the way it looks. Lucille "Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message ... Actually, if you hate backstitching: on the reverse side of the cloth or canvas do a stem stitch. That creates a back stitch on the front side. While I wouldn't favor it for cross stitch outlining, this technique does have its advantages in other tasks. This only works if you do stem stitch (or outline stitch) and come up in the last hole. There must be no threads between the stem stitch. This type of stem stitch is sometimes referred to as corded stem stitch. Dianne |
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"Mlle Ilvesvuori" wrote in message ...
Hi you stitchaholics! How are you? I am fine. I just made some reading. I have rather often bumped to word 'backstitching' here. And I've been thinking it is something you must avoid no matter how hard. Well...the image I saw...it showed it was not that bad. But I would not dare to try it myself. It looks rather difficult. Best: Pirjo I think people complain about backstitching not because it is so hard, but because it seems like something extra to do when you'd like to think you have finished your project (especially cross-stitch). It really is not difficult to do at all. Instead of coming up with your needle and going forward, you go backward, down into the fabric, and come up again a little past where you started -- and repeat. It's really just in and out but you wind up making sort of a loop stitch underneath, which makes it a very strong stitch. I always mentally groan a bit at backstitching and then wonder why I bothered because it usually goes quite quickly. Go ahead and give it a try! Where are you in Finland? My husband is half Finnish and has a cousin named Pirjo, so I even know how to say your name (it's like BEER-koe). His people are from Oulu; oh dear, I probably misspelled it. Anyway, hi back. Lynne |
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Lynne M. wrote:
I think people complain about backstitching not because it is so hard, but because it seems like something extra to do when you'd like to think you have finished your project (especially cross-stitch). I have a feeling you're right. It's like wanting to do needlelace but dreading all the set up. It's really just in and out but you wind up making sort of a loop stitch underneath, which makes it a very strong stitch. Actually, a back stitch makes a perfect corded stem stitch on the reverse side, which is why stem stitch makes a perfect back stitch on the reverse side. The difference is: how you handle the needle and thread when back stitching will determine whether all the stitches on the reverse side are "stem" or "outline". You often get a "mix" of the two. Backstitching - traditional in Western societies - is really not fun to do on non- or finely-countable grounds. The thread is in the way. To do the reverse (stem stitch on the back side to get a back stitch on the front side), you shouldn't pull too tightly because it distorts the backstitch. You have to loosen tension just a teeny bit. Particularly on very fine grounds and finer threads. You have to experiment a bit. It was fun to read Lucille does this in crewel. Dianne I always mentally groan a bit at backstitching and then wonder why I bothered because it usually goes quite quickly. Go ahead and give it a try! Where are you in Finland? My husband is half Finnish and has a cousin named Pirjo, so I even know how to say your name (it's like BEER-koe). His people are from Oulu; oh dear, I probably misspelled it. Anyway, hi back. Lynne |
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It is a very strong stitch. When I made the ring bearer's pillow for my
wedding, I assembled it using back stitch (except for closing the gap after stuffing it. I could get a neat, even appearance with back stitch unlike other things I tried. Yeah, I know it took me most of an evening to do by hand what would have taken no more than five minutes on the machine but I'm terrified of sewing machines. Lynne M. wrote: I think people complain about backstitching not because it is so hard, but because it seems like something extra to do when you'd like to think you have finished your project (especially cross-stitch). It really is not difficult to do at all. Instead of coming up with your needle and going forward, you go backward, down into the fabric, and come up again a little past where you started -- and repeat. It's really just in and out but you wind up making sort of a loop stitch underneath, which makes it a very strong stitch. I always mentally groan a bit at backstitching and then wonder why I bothered because it usually goes quite quickly. Go ahead and give it a try! -- Brenda Lewis WIP: "Pink Baby" photo frame, Candamar |
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Brenda Lewis wrote:
It is a very strong stitch. When I made the ring bearer's pillow for my wedding, I assembled it using back stitch (except for closing the gap after stuffing it. I could get a neat, even appearance with back stitch unlike other things I tried. Yeah, I know it took me most of an evening to do by hand what would have taken no more than five minutes on the machine but I'm terrified of sewing machines. I'm not terrified of sewing machines, but if I'm finishing a pillow or some such thing on a ground that's anywhere near countable, I use a backstitch (or something similar). That way I line up all the threads and everything is perfectly neat and square. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Dianne Lewandowski wrote in message ...
Lynne M. wrote: I think people complain about backstitching not because it is so hard, but because it seems like something extra to do when you'd like to think you have finished your project (especially cross-stitch). I have a feeling you're right. It's like wanting to do needlelace but dreading all the set up. It's really just in and out but you wind up making sort of a loop stitch underneath, which makes it a very strong stitch. Actually, a back stitch makes a perfect corded stem stitch on the reverse side, which is why stem stitch makes a perfect back stitch on the reverse side. The difference is: how you handle the needle and thread when back stitching will determine whether all the stitches on the reverse side are "stem" or "outline". You often get a "mix" of the two. Well, I wasn't so far off with the loop description. It must have made you laugh! (or cringe) Thanks so much for clarifying. I feel kind of like a crinklehead for never having figured this out myself. I can do both stitches, just never figured out that stem stitch is the 'upside down' of back stitch. Learn something new every day..... Lynne |
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