tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824085130119053224.post1010126458310965324..comments2023-07-23T01:07:28.771-07:00Comments on Chris' Cross Stitch Mania: Thank YouChris McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18359601788712352052noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824085130119053224.post-37295837472081016962012-04-18T10:53:05.299-07:002012-04-18T10:53:05.299-07:00Chris, I don't know if this helps with the bea...Chris, I don't know if this helps with the beading or not, but I just found this link on another blog about starting and ending stitches from the front, so you don't have to flip the project over. It works for double or single threads.<br />http://apinnick.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/pin-stitch-tutorial-part-1/SoCal Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931391497822281005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824085130119053224.post-75156206217911041022012-04-17T14:38:20.285-07:002012-04-17T14:38:20.285-07:00So here's how I did the beading. I used a stan...So here's how I did the beading. I used a standard loop start using one thread folded in half. I used a beading needle, (which was tough to thread) I secured the bead with a half-stitch. I then tied off to the nearest cross stitch. If the nearest stitch was a backstitch, I would actually wind the thread around and through the backstitch until it reached the cross stitches and tie in there. While many of the beads are technically confetti, all are within 2 stitches of at least a backstitch. If these were true confetti beads with no stitches around them, I would have used a full cross-stitch with the bead being secured by the second half of that cross-stitch. This would have left me enough stitches under the bead to secure the end. If this was the case, I would have reconsidered my decision to use thread the same color as the bead and possibly gone with the background color.<br /><br />I don't know if this is the best way to do confetti beads but it worked for me.Chris McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359601788712352052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824085130119053224.post-49952611610340362172012-04-17T14:03:46.656-07:002012-04-17T14:03:46.656-07:00I would love to figure out how to do a loop start ...I would love to figure out how to do a loop start with one thread too! Good luck with your beading. Can't wait to see more peacock photos!SoCal Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931391497822281005noreply@blogger.com