Finishing Off

Overview

Teaching: 15 min
Exercises: 1 min

Questions

• How to secure the of end of the thread?

Objectives

• Learn how to finish off your thread underneath your cross stitch

• Secure the end of your thread so the stitches don’t come undone.

• Finishing off your thread
• Further Reading

Finishing off your thread

Now you will learn what to do when you run out of thread while stitching, finish working with one colour and need to move on to the next one, or finished your design.

You will have to start by tying a secure knot on the backside of your pattern on the back of the fabric.

Start by running your current threaded needle underneath the back of 3 or 4 stitches. Do this a couple of times to create an anchor.

This will prevent your stitches from coming undone. Cut the loose tail of the thread as close to the fabric as you can.

Figure 1: How to finish off a thread by securing it underneath some stitches.

Further reading

• 10 ways to finish your embroidery hoop, by Auntieems crafts

Key Points

• Choose a way to tie your threads when you finish off

• Make sure that you have secured the end of your thread

• Cut off any extra length to keep it neat