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Anchoring Technique: Pinhead Stitch

The pinhead stitch is a method of anchoring a stitch using only the space occupied by that stitch! It's great for isolated stitches. The pinhead stitch is also helpful in areas where you have many color changes, where if you anchor your floss by running it under 2 or 3 stitches the back of your work can become very thick and crowded. You can use it when you're starting a color, ending a color, or both. It's ideal when stitching over 2 (on linen, for example) but can also be used on aida. It is essentially a figure 8 which will be covered by the cross.

Here's how to do it:
http://www.scarletquince.com/tips.php?section=Stitching#34

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Anchoring Technique: Pinhead Stitch

The pinhead stitch is a method of anchoring a stitch using only the space occupied by that stitch! It's great for isolated stitches. The pinhead stitch is also helpful in areas where you have many color changes, where if you anchor your floss by running it under 2 or 3 stitches the back of your work can become very thick and crowded. You can use it when you're starting a color, ending a color, or both. It's ideal when stitching over 2 (on linen, for example) but can also be used on aida. It is essentially a figure 8 which will be covered by the cross.

Here's how to do it:
http://www.scarletquince.com/tips.php?section=Stitching#34

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[cl-nottoo]

I have tried this stitch, but find it incredibly hard to end your stitching with it. You are essentially having to work your little figure 8 underneath the stitch you have already worked. And if it is an isolated stitch you also have the starting pinhead stitch to work around! On high-count fabric it is even harder!

Also it will never look quite like a normal cross stitch, because your vertical and/or horizontal stitches will show a little bit no matter what.

But even with all that it is a useful stitch to know.

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Edited 9/12/2007 8:54 am ET by cl-nottoo

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Pin Head Stitches for starting and ending:
http://home.comcast.net/~bethkatz/stitch/pinhead.html

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Pin head stitch: http://www.funkandweber.com/starting-thread-with-a-pinhead-stitch/