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[Butch]

Dave,

I'm at work right now, but if someone hasn't already done it by the time I get home I'll post something tonight.

Thanks,

Butch

I'm confused, can we see one in use?

Dave

[Butch]

Here's how I do the border.

Currently I use the Craftool D444S

I didn't notice that it has nicks in it until I took this picture. (Probably time to buy a good one)

It is 1/4" wide

I use a divider to create the area that I'm going to stamp and then cut it with a swivel knife.

Using this stamp I make the inside area 3/8" wide

Looking at the lines using the 3/8" wide area allows the top stamp center to align with the bottom stamps top and vice verse.

Stamping the corner in the shape of a Spade:

I leave a little bit of distance between the top and bottom stamp so that the border is close to the same size all the time. I've seen that if I don't put a little bit of distance the corners of the top and bottom almost cut into each other.

Sodapop I can't really explain how to start and end other than what you mentioned. If I have corners I do them first and then move out from there and try to gauge where my next corner is so it flows correctly and you don't have two stamps at the top or two at the bottom. There's been times where I think it has all worked out perfect and then other times where I get very close and the ending or the border either gets really tight or really loose. It just takes a lot of practice and I'm still trying to figure that part out myself.

After I'm all done I take a modeling tool and try to smooth out the rough areas.

If anyone else has their own opinion on how they do it, please let us know.

Hope this has been of some help.

Butch

Edited December 1, 2009 by Butch

[sodapop]

much appreciated takin the time to illustrate it butch!!...i'm sure it will help others as well with that border...its a really cool border to use...and i've been meaning to...but then i think about how i'm going to calculate the distance so it all fits clean and i go...ahhhhhh hell maybe next time lol

but ya, makes perfect sense to do the corners/spades first...cuz if you screw those up...its gonna be very obvious...where on the others if the squiggle line is a little thicker or thinner than the next when your coming towards the end...not so noticable...then keep in mind to find a proper end point that possibly a strap may be stitched on top as well etc...

Edited December 1, 2009 by sodapop

[PastorLance]

This is a really interesting way to use that tool. I bought one about a year ago and can not get the hearts to line up and look right. I think this might be my new way to use this tool as the other just does not work for me. Thanks for the post!