Members Tallbald Posted August 13, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 13, 2015 Thanks again all. Yes, JLS retired from both careers. Life took some odd turns after my dad passed away when I was twenty back in in the 70's. College for one and an apprenticeship for the other. Don. Quote
Members RobDude30 Posted August 18, 2015 Members Report Posted August 18, 2015 I hand stitch everything visible in my finished work and almost always use a contrasting color thread, so I like to keep my thread clean as well. I use Resolene as a final finish nearly exclusively. My stitching is always done next to last. After dying, I buff, buff, buff as usual, then apply a couple light coats of Resolene with drying time in between. I put on enough coats until I have no more transfer of color into the sponge that use to apply the Resolene. Usually two gets the job done. I stitch, then apply one final light coat of Resolene just to seal the holes made when stitching. YMMV Quote
Members Tallbald Posted August 21, 2015 Author Members Report Posted August 21, 2015 Rob and everyone else thank you all for generously sharing thoughts. I think I shall try once as RobDude 30 has done, stitching over the Resolene (hope I understood right) then a light final Resolene coat to seal the thread holes. SO much to learn and enjoy, so little time. Don. Quote
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