tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718656223712727253.post6380838985562871974..comments2023-04-01T12:23:24.782+01:00Comments on Hazel's Quilts: Quilting!Hazelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718656223712727253.post-69301427368015508682011-02-02T20:41:21.418+00:002011-02-02T20:41:21.418+00:00A very clear explaination, Ali, thank you - and al...A very clear explaination, Ali, thank you - and although I wasn't sure if it would work (well, I thought that my fingers would snap before the thread) it <i>does</i> - brilliant!<br /><br />Annoyingly, not so good on the zig zag stitching. Boo.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718656223712727253.post-77222511565529153642011-02-01T22:49:55.782+00:002011-02-01T22:49:55.782+00:00Looking good Hazel! I have a quick way of unpicki...Looking good Hazel! I have a quick way of unpicking, not sure if I'm going to be able to explain it though. Get a longish thread (2" say) at the beginning of the seam you want to unpick (you may have to get this first bit going with the unpicker). Get hold of it and yank it back in the direction of the seam until it snaps. Turn the work over and do the same on the other side. Keep alternating sides, each time you yank the thread back it frees a bit up on the other side. You may need to dampen your fingers to get a grip on the thread and it can be a bit hard on your fingers if you've got a particularly tough thread, but I find it's a quick way of unsewing with no risk of damage to your fabric from the unpicker. If you need a better demonstration, I can take a couple of photos, but don't have a video camera like Jayne, so no YouTubes I'm afraid :o).sewalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897986960733738753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718656223712727253.post-20021148593412265732011-02-01T21:54:56.923+00:002011-02-01T21:54:56.923+00:00Sorry - yes - reading that back I do sound a bit g...Sorry - yes - reading that back I do sound a bit grumpy, and I AM actually very pleased with how this one has (eventually!) turned out! (especially now I have a glass of something nice by my side as a reward!)<br /><br />Perhaps an hour-and-a-half's concentration at something a bit unfamiliar should be undertaken at the weekend, not after work, though.<br /><br />I'm sure that it's like any new endeavour - you just have to practise in order to improve, and I'm just putting in the graft!<br /><br />I know that it will pay off in spades in due course. :)Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191107549698019812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718656223712727253.post-19426149156636611842011-02-01T21:27:42.636+00:002011-02-01T21:27:42.636+00:00You are being WAY too hard on yourself, that look...You are being <b>WAY </b> too hard on yourself, that looks GREAT!<br /><br />Don't compare anything you are doing to my quilts or anyone else's, we've been doing this a week or two longer than you have {hug}<br /><br />and don't forget - this is meant to be fun, you are supposed to be enjoying yourself {grin}BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.com