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Tying and hiding knots

HOW TO TIE A KNOT

A simple knot is all you need to hold your hand quilting in place when starting and stopping a length of thread. Specifically, a quilter’s knot. The quilter’s knot is a quick and simple double wrap of thread around the needle.

1 Hold your threaded needle in your non-dominant hand and the tail of the

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