August 7, 2009

securing the ends of the thread


You know that heavier bit of stitching when the thread is secured by reversing for a few stitches at the end of a seam? I didn't want that extra bit messing up the rooster. So I sewed each channel and pulled the thread through to the back by threading the front strand on a needle.


Once both threads were together on the back I knotted them.


When the boning is in I'll pull all the loose ends into a nearby channel so they disappear. Look at how neat the front looks now.


Again, extra work, but worth it.
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  1. AnonymousAugust 7, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    That's very nice! Usually I do that as well. It's a couture thing, I think.

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  2. JoAugust 7, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    Thanks! I've never done it before, but it made sense. It does seem coututre-y.

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  3. MarikaApril 29, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    You are meticulous!!!! I love it!!! I am working on a 1700's corset myself and it helps to see what other people have accomplished ^.^

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