welcome back. This is the last part of making the first ring ( part 5 of the tutorial will deal with some simple design elements). I hope your base is ready and 8 segments are marked around it.
part 1 - materials
part 2 - making the base
part 3 - marking
Place your needle around the middle of the ring, just under one marker
point . Pass the needle (and thread) under the layer of yarn, coming out at the
end of the yarn, between the yarn and the fabric.
Pull on the thread, leaving a short tail
sticking out of the yarn. Leave the tail
there and don’t snip it off yet (the tail is useful for A. pulling the first
stitch into place, and B. letting you know where the stitching round
began).
Now, stick your needle into the fabric edge, coming on the other side.
Don’t nick the paper layer underneath. Pass the thread around the needle and
pull the stitch. Pull on the thread and
the end tail to place the stitch nice and tight.
Find the next marker point to the right. Stick the needle into place;
pass the thread around the needle and pull.
Tighten the stitch into place by pulling the thread a few times in
different directions and move on to the next stitch (be careful not to deform
the ring by pulling too tight).
Coming around a full circle and back to the first stitch you made, place
the next stitch just to the right of the first stitch, touching them close
together, but not one on top of the other.
If you’re using a multicolor thread, like me, just continue stitching
around, adoring yourself until you run out of thread, then start again. If you’re using different color – start
thinking about when to change them. Pay attention to the way the threads are
laying one along the other.
Finishing off a thread:
Finishing up a round, lay the tread along the previous ones, as if
making the next stitch, but instead of sticking into the fabric, stich your
needle into the yarn. Make a few simple
stitches into the yarn securing the end in place and cut off.
Almost finished:
When you get to the stage when you have only a few millimeters of
stitches to fill, start paying attention to the inconsistencies in the
remaining spaces. Some gaps will be bigger, while others will require fewer
stitches to fill.
As you can see, the gap at the top is a little smaller the the other. Catching those differences
early, you can repair them by placing your stitches a bit farther apart or a
bit closer together.
Thank you for joining me and don't forget to show off your amazing new rings !
any questions ? anything not clear? i would love to hear from you !
These are so neat!! I can't wait to see more and try some of my own!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! My question is: the thread goes each time to the right coming to the previous stitch to the right... Both at top and bottom? Or at the bottom to the left pf the one befor?
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