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Comment by Vera on May 2, 2013 at 18:44

Lorelei, that was a large tablerunner I stitched for my friend in Bosnia, sadly my camera was damaged, so I only have this small scanned image of it.

Comment by Vera on April 27, 2013 at 8:44

Hi ladies

new projects are on the way. I did a lot of stitching.

My book is on the market but only the German and Turkish edition.

If you are interested, please read in my blog. Please use the translation

Vera Blog

Happy stitching and to Yvette Stanton: I bought your book and I love it.

Vera

Comment by Yvette Stanton on March 27, 2013 at 14:25

Thanks Sibille. I can be very patient. :-) I understand you have a lot of stitching to do!

Comment by Sibille Kreideweiss on March 27, 2013 at 13:24

Of course, Yvette, will take a picture. Might be a few months off yet, since Christmas models for Embroidery & Cross stitch are first.

Your instructions are a classic example how important basting is, especially with more complex designs.

Comment by Yvette Stanton on March 26, 2013 at 16:44

Hi Julie, I'm not Sibille, but I am Yvette. She's working from my book "Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães".

Sibille, I hope it is going well! I'd love to see it when you're done. :-)

Comment by Julie Gleason on March 26, 2013 at 16:23

Sibille, what book of Yvette's are you working from.

Comment by Sibille Kreideweiss on March 26, 2013 at 13:30

I don't always use basting threads, but you also don't always have buttonhole edges and motifs being close to it, so you could use it as guidance. Also, with very long stretches of satin or buttonhole stitches you can easily miscount. When working on linen very fine threads can be easily overlooked, and it really is worth a few minutes of proper basting to be on the safe side. You'll find that many designers even go so far marking every single step. I don't do this, but always recommend basting for certain design sizes and types.

I'm currently working (privately for me) the table runner from Yvette Stanton's book, and she bastes every single step of it. It takes time, but is worth every step.

I'd say it depends a lot on how people stitch, and what kind of designs. Some simply don't need basting, but it's not general.

Comment by Connie Kusevskis on March 26, 2013 at 13:10

I have never used basting threads, I alternate between the button hole edge and the first row of satin stitched until I am all the way around, if you are not on track you will find out within just a few blocks when it doesn't line up.

Comment by Sibille Kreideweiss on March 26, 2013 at 13:04

I do it the same way. I also include a little additional thread every 10 threads to make counting even easier. For larger designs with opposite motifs I also run basting threads towards the opposite site to make sure I'm on track. Just an additional little help. It's more work, but certainly much less than undoing it all. It's not only positioning the design, it's also about keeping on track.

Comment by Lorelei Halley on March 25, 2013 at 16:02

Here is a good example of how an expert lays out basting lines to help her position the design properly on the cloth.

https://picasaweb.google.com/114781199734988613301/TapeteCarameloEn...

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