Learn to finish with the Twisted Stitcher: Pressing your stitching projects....

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Pressing your stitching projects....

1. Dress your ironing board correctly.
My ironing board has a layer of thin foam, then two ironing board covers for added cushioning, since I iron lots of stitching on it. You want it cushy so that your stitches are not flatened during the ironing process.

2. Use a pressing cloth...
or if you are like me, save old muslin scraps and fold them for added cushion and protection of your stitches - this will help protect any beads/buttons that may be added to your project.

3. Lay your stitching FACE DOWN on top of your pressing cloth.

4. Iron quickly on high heat.
Steam is great to use IF you have stitched the item in colorfast thread (i.e. DMC) overdyes are not colorfast and may bleed if steam is used, please use caution!

5. Perfect!

DISCLAIMER

All of these methods, techniques and tips are tried, tested and used by myself (Vonna Pfeiffer, The Twisted Stitcher). I am not advertising for any person, product or company. Any products featured in these webpages were purchased directly by me for the intended purpose displayed. I have tried many products and these are the ones I choose to use and find superior. I will give you ideas, in the tutorial, on where these items can be purchased, if appropriate.

These techniques, of course, are not the only way to finish a project. There are many other ways and many other tutorial blogs on the internet that can give you visual and instructional methods showcasing a different way and different method in which to finish an item. I am in no way self promoting myself, this is the way I do it and wish to share what I have learned through trial and error with others that may be struggling with finishing and finishing technique. In other words, my way is certainly not the only, correct way to do it, merely it is the way I do it.

NOTICE: I am the author of these tips, techniques and photos and as such it is plagerism to take my words, my pictures or my work and make them your own. Please refrain from doing so. Give credit where credit is due...if you use my techniques, please link to my blog to give me the credit for sharing it with you.

Some Comments on Finishing....

Finishing is not hard. There is no magic. There is not a "right" or a "wrong" way to finish. There is no "natural" ability involved with finishing. Simply anyone can do it. What makes finishing perfect each and every time is simply time itself.
My tutorials were authored in steps with pictures so that anyone can sit down, start finishing and if needed may get up walk away and then come back pick it up right where you left off. Remember: stitching a beautiful project is not a "QUICK" process...it too takes time.....so take some time and care in your finishing. You'll thank yourself afterward!