If you do any needle painting (which is basically using long and short stitches to create realistic plants and animals) you have to figure out whether to plunge your needle down into the previous row of threads OR bring your needle up from the back through the previous row of threads. I know folks like Tony Minieri tell students to come up from the back, but why is that better? Is it better? It is things like this that keep me awake at night. (Hey, it's better than worrying about ill health, roof leaks, the mortgage or any of a zillion other worries we adults have on our plates, right?)
Mary Corbet decided to explore the question and has come up with the answer--It Depends! To see what she discovered and figure out what is best for your project, visit her site.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2012/02/split-stitch-direction.html
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
2 comments:
Jane, reading your posts always takes me away from everyday worries into a world of pure creativity. Focusing on things we can control over things we can't helps, and I appreciate all you do to keep me sane!
Thank you for the nice compliment, Kath. Needlepoint keeps us ALL sane!
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