I tried this and it WORKS! YAY!!

[BizzieLizzie]

I was browsing the HAED BB on Friday and came across a post asking why the woman in this video snips her tails flush with the fabric and whether the tails get properly secured on the back by subsequent stitching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYFvLx366Q" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank (it's in the Parking section and is called "Just wanted to share this this is amazing").

For a while now I've been starting and ending my threads by leaving tails on the front and then snipping them off from the front once they're secured on the back, but last night I tried starting and ending them flush with the fabric and not only do they easily get secured on the back, but there aren't any tails occupying holes that I need for parking, AND it's much quicker than having to keep stopping to hold the tail with a pair of tweezers and snip it off! I finally achieved my goal of doing 100 stitches of heavy confetti in under an hour!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Always very satisfying to find these little time savers.

[stitchingmae]

will have to look into this later when on a computer that allows youtube...will this work even if not tent stitching?

[steptash]

Does the thread get caught in the 'hole' then, i've seen the you tube clip and wondered if it worked but didn't want to try it incase it didn't work and i ended up having stitches come undone, might give it a go now.

[Jennifer78]

That just blew my mind amazing! She has to be parking to the right to keep her threads straight. Seems she is starting her threads differently too I couldn't quite make out how though. Thanks for sharing I think it is amazing how we all have our own little ways of stitching even though we are all just making little x's.

[Fizzbw]

I've seen the before and im non the wiser!! I don't do parking so maybe that is why.

I start my stitching with the loop method (I know sheis working with one) and end with a pinhead stitch if I have the lowery extension arm on which means turning over is a bit awkward. If I can't do a loop start I do an adapted pinhead stitch to start.

Niki x

[tiffstitch]

Hmmm, that looks very interesting, and would definitely keep my back from being quite so bulky. Thanks for the link and the info it works! I will have to try this.

[cristaltipps]

I honestly can not see how this is kept secure on the back and I could not work with that mess of threads at the front, each to their own though and if it works for her

Sam

[Stitchinkitty]

After looking at the video I know why I don't park.I could never keep such a mess of threads organized.her way of starting does look interesting but I think I will stick with what I know and like.

[BizzieLizzie]

Does the thread get caught in the 'hole' then.

Nope. Occasionally I've had a bit of fuzzy thread come through to the front, but I just poke it back with the eye end of a spare needle.

I honestly can not see how this is kept secure on the back

Nor could I until I tried it, but it is. I err on the safe side and use my underneath hand (I stitch two-handed now) to press the tails on the back so they 'stick' to the fabric, but I don't think that's strictly necessary.

[Lessa54]

Interesting, I think I see how the tails would be caught and be secure. She has got phenomenal speed counting/eyesight though to be able to pick out so quickly where she needs to park the thread for the next box. I've sometimes been tempted by seriously parking rather than the odd thread or two I sometimes do, but I couldn't do it that fast

[jocellogirl]

That's mind boggling, but I think all those stray treads would drive me nuts. How DOES she thread her needle so easily?!!

[Oriettait]

I watched the whole thing twice and still can't get a handle of what she is doing also, I am not used to parking and all those loose threads are giving me a headache