Sew What’s Up Presents
The Sew What’s New Archive
This archived content is from Mary Wilkins’ sewing and
quilting message board “Sew What’s New,” which was
retired in August 2007. It is being provided by
“Sew What’s Up,”
which serves as the new home for many members of “Sew What’s New.”
From: weB2cats
Date: 10-16-2003, 12:15 AM (1 of 5)
|
I've started my Chritmas tree ornament collection using plastic canvas. I've done many cross-stitch projects and know how to anchor the starting and ending threads. However, I've never worked on plastic canvas and have no idea how to anchor the threads on plastic. Do I make a large knot (a no-no in cross-stitch), or anchor to the other threads already used? Has anyone worked with plastic canvas? |
User: weB2cats
Member since: 11-07-2002 Total posts: 232 |
From: Pudge99
Date: 10-16-2003, 10:21 AM (2 of 5)
|
What exactly do you mean by anchoring it to another thread? When I learned to cross stitch you just had a tail that you stitched over, normally about five x's long. It is the same with plastic canvas as far as I know. My mom used to do a lot of plastic canvas work and I never saw her tie a knot.
Gina
Pictures of my successes and failures Pfaff 2040 Janome Mylock 134D Singer Futura CE-100 w/ Autopunch Husqvarna Viking 3D Sketch |
User: Pudge99
Member since: 10-30-2001 Total posts: 1375 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 10-16-2003, 08:07 PM (3 of 5)
I saw instructions.. Said 'start with a waste knot away from first stitches, then when you get there cut it off.. It was on top of the plastic canvas, not underneath.. The premise being that when you get there, you have stitched over the yarn enough to hold it in place..That is what I did when I made my tissue box cover.. Worked just fine..
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
|
From: weB2cats
Date: 10-17-2003, 02:09 PM (4 of 5)
|
The very first stitch needs to be securely in plave somehow. My sister also suggested a long tail to be woven back in later, as done in needlepoint (which I have never done, either). The first thread seems like it would "wander" if not tied down somehow. Maybe I'll see what books the library has on file to help me. Thanks for everyone's input. |
User: weB2cats
Member since: 11-07-2002 Total posts: 232 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 10-19-2003, 02:05 PM (5 of 5)
|
Maybe I was not clear in my earlier message.. You tie a knot in the end of the yarn. Then, at a point away from your first stitches go down with the needle and come up in your first stitch.. keep on stitching and when you get next to where the waste knot is , then cut it off... in the meantime you have done all this stitching over the thread running on the underside and have anchored it very firmly.. Impossible to be floating around.. I hope I have made that clear this time..
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022
|
Visit Sew What’s Up for the latest sewing and quilting tips and discussions.
This page was originally located on Sew What’s New (www.sew-whats-new.com) at http://www.sew-whats-new.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-11152.html
Sew What’s Up is hosted by ZenSoft