I am so thankful for the pencil suggestions in response to my last request. Little did I know I'd be in need of assistance again so soon.
I hadn't noticed that Joy to the World has star stitches. The stitches themselves are not a problem to make, but do I make them with one strand of floss or with two? I consulted YouTube and half the tutorials there say two strands and the other half say one. Since I'm stitching the rest of the design with two strands I am assuming two. However, where do I secure the ends? I am using hand dyed floss. I tried tying a knot with two strands, which actually results in four strands making the knot, but this is quite lumpy. There's really not a lot of stitching on the back side of the star stitches for me to weave the ends under. I am supposed to place a star stitch in each bottom curved portion of the gold swag and then randomly about the design. Please see the photo. Any suggestions? Is there perhaps another stitch I can substitute for the star stitches?
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I had to look up the chart and enlarge it to see those little buggers. Could you run the thread under the gold stitches of the border? Or find tiny star buttons!
I agree with Marly, I'd abandon the stitches and use star buttons instead. Great suggestion, Marly!
For what it's worth, I'd suggest trying a pinhead stitch. Here's a good explanation of how to do it. I Vonna has one too on her blog too. It's worth a try. Hope this helps.
http://www.funkandweber.com/starting-thread-with-a-pinhead-stitch/
https://thetwistedstitcher.blogspot.com/search?q=pin+stitch
What about using a single strand of thread, but stitching each leg of the star twice then knot it on the back? Just a thought!
Lots of good suggestions you've had, looking forward to seeing how you make it personal to you.
I'd recommend the pin stitch start or a waste knot.
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