Knotting off your Threads with Valerie Nesbitt
Classes with Valerie Nesbitt • Educational, G, 01-Jun-2013
A technique for tidying
When you start and stop machine quilting, you have two threads that need to be safely and securely neatened. In this little video, Valerie shows you how to use a technique from her hand-quilting days. Remember that the back of the quilt needs to be as beautiful as the front!
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