Cross Stitch Hints and Tips-What is the Ideal Thread Length

So when it comes to sewing, what is the correct length to cut your thread?

This is very much an individual thing, but it is recommended that you only use the length from your finger and thumb to your elbow. As you can imagine, for a child this won’t be very long.

The reason for having it this length, is to stop the thread from knotting up as we are stitching. We can sometime be tempted to cut the thread longer so we are stopping less often to start a thread. However, we usually end up spending the time saved having to undo knots, and that robs us of our joy.

Remember, the ideal length to cut your thread is from your finger tips to your elbow. Happy cross stitching

I’ll be back soon with another cross stitch tip very soon.

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