backstitching query

[donlou]

Hi, been stitching for a long time but wondered what other people did when backstitching through the middle of a cross stitch. Do you separate the threads and go through the middle or do you push them to one side? Hope someone can help, Thank you Donna






mum's are angels (just started)
Dimensions Oriental Lady (25% completed)

[Rose]

Hello and welcome.

Not sure I am reading this correctly do you mean you are poking the needle into the middle of a cross stitch????? I have not come across such a thing. When I am back stitching I just let the thread lay on the top of the crossed stitches that are already finished.

[donlou]

hi, hope the above image works but I meant what you said first, sorry if i didn't make sense, the first and third fin backstitch lines on this pattern finish in the middle of a stitch. Thanks for the reply

if the picture doesn't work here is a link to it: http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fdfd.tif" target="_blank

[Rose]

I am sorry neither of the pictures will show. All I get is the box with the Red X in it.

[donlou]

will try again, thanks!!http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fdfd.tif or

[Rose]

No sorry can't get it to show.

[agi]

All I get is some adverts...

[minij]

Me too

[mags]

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Managed to sort out the link for you.
I would just do it with a sharp needle rather than the usual blunt one and just go down through the stitch.

[Rose]

Thank you Mags I see what she is talking about now. I also agree with Mags as the best thing to do would be a sharp needle through the middle of the stitch. I have seen pattern that do this I tend to take my stitch all the way to the hole on the far side. It is not that big of a deal.

[donlou]

thank you both

[Becca]

I put it down in the middle of the threads.

[lacemaker2004]

I've had ones like this and if it's creating a very explicit detail line, say for a face that would get lopsided) then I go through the stitch. If it is more random (like just overlay effects to make quills on my hedgehog) then I will shift the backstitch according to what looks the best but goes through a hole.