Finish(End) Stitch

[chouinardragon]

Hi,

I once saw Hermes' Craftsman finishing stitch in a way I've never seen. Picture as attached. But, I forgot how he did it. Anyone knows?

Thanks!

[TwinOaks]

That's just running the threads out between two layers, pulling tight, and clipping them close. It's also done with lacing. It works best if you don't finish the edges before sewing.

[chouinardragon]

That simple? No need to do a knot or something?

[TwinOaks]

It looks like they're relying on the glue between the edges to hold the thread....yes, that simple, unless your illustration is over simplified and doesn't show several back stitches....it should work, in theory.

In reality, I lock the stitches in with at least two, usually 3 backstitches. The way the backstitches work is that the needle makes a hole big enough for four tightly packed threads ( two sides of a loop, on both top and bottom threads). Backstitching crams an additional 4 diameters in the same space, jamming the threads against each other and the constraints of the hole's diameter.

I also regularly saddle stitch the backstitching, adding a half stitch, so I can have both threads on the same side when it's done.

[chouinardragon]

Yes, they are cutting all the threads and relying on the glue between the edges when they finish all the stitch works, then sanding, finishing the edges.

Thanks, TwinOaks.