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5:05 pm
May 4, 2010


ericak

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Post edited 11:14 pm – May 5, 2010 by ericak

I am new to this blog and hope that I will do this correctly.Wink  Lets see how this goes and see if someone… either Roz or another experienced stitcher can help me.

I have done several small hardanger projects, but have just started my first large project.  It is the 1999 angel of Dreams by Ruth Hanke.  Unfortunately some of the directions are not clear to me.

 I  am using Janice Love's Hardanger books and also have looked on this website for directions on how to stitch the blanket stitch.  I have found 4 different ways to "secure" the blanket stitch including an option to hemstitch the fabric before the blanket stitch, to "stitch in the ditch" after the blanket stitch is done, and another suggestion under the "save the stitches" portion of this website to secure each stitch with a "twist."  Which of these options is the best to ensure that the blanket stitch won't come undone, as the entire skirt will be cut away from the remaining fabric along this blanket stitch?

THANKS SO MUCH!!! I am determined to figure this piece out!

Happy Stitching!

Erica

ericak

2:19 pm
May 24, 2010


lindaw

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Hope no reply by anyone has held you up on your project.  I don't check in very often.  I am guessing you are talking about securing the blanket stitch after you have done it, not how to do the blanket stitch itself.  I was taught to stitch around the edge of the piece on the blanket stitch after you are done cutting away the excess material.  I don't know the name of the stitch, but just like then you are sewing and come around from back to front and it forms a loop that wraps around the edge of the blanket stitch.  Use the same color sewing thread as your pearl cotton. 

I have gotten away from doing any sewing around the edge though.  I haven't had any problems with anything falling apart.  Unless you accidentially cut a thread, which you can fix, it shouldn't fall apart.  The pieces are usually handled with care. 

Hope this helps.  Good luck and keep on stitching.

Linda

3:11 pm
May 25, 2010


Ryan

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Uff da!  So sorry we have not been able to get back to you yet, but passing the question around here has sort of let us know that it is very personal preference as to what is the "best" method!

Debi wrote this:

"Carol Pedersen’s new book Hardanger Tips, Tricks, and Fix-Its (0637) talks about this subject.  In her experience, two things bring about edgings that unravel:  loose stitching or larger count fabric.  She suggests that the blanket stitches be pulled snug as you stitch.   Her other recommendation is to use the buttonhole stitch rather than the blanket stitch.  This creates a small knot at the top edge when pulled snug.   She concurs with machine stitching the edge of a larger weave fabric and then doing the blanket stitch over the machine stitching."

I hope that helps a bit, and our apologies again for the delay!

Ryan
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1:00 pm
July 12, 2010


kc

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Well, I am now thoroughly confused.  Some books and on-line sources use "blanket stitch" and "buttonhole" interchangeably. Looking online at several diagrams I see no technical/mechanical difference between the two except that the buttonhole is sometimes depicted with stitches closer together in some cases compared to the blanket stitch. What am I missing?

 

I tried "stitch the ditch" on a project some years ago and it made for a very ugly edge – pulling the ends of cut threads up and down. Perhaps just a matter of practice but I gave up on it and opted for just being very gentle with the work or, in the case of ornaments I knew would be handled a good bit, using Alene's to stiffen and secure edges. (not something I'd recommend on a doily or the like). I have two projects ready to be cut from the fabric and now wonder if I should do something different.

I never skip threads (space the stitches apart) when buttonhole stitching – shouldn't this secure the edge fairly well?

 

Can you tell I'm entirely self-taught? :P
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