I like to baste. A piece that's had all its pins replaced by big running or laddered stitches is in a kind of transitional state, fixed but fluxable. Relieved of its steel burden, KV felt weightless.
I use a monster long needle and a single strand of king tut cotton thread. It has just enough "grab" to hold things together with minimal slippage. A few, small back stitches will pass for a knot.
Just like moving a mountain with a teaspoon, one spoonful, one stitch at a time...you look up, and it's done.
Shopping around, it looks like this one is what I want to replace the camera that my brother and I dissected last week.
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i, too, just love basting! i have a 6" dollmaker's needle that i like to use. tried a 9" one but it was a bit too thick. will have to try me some king tut cotton though...
jumpin' on the bastemobile too. i used to used a dollmaker's needle, too, then i started using cotton darners for reg. stitching and just sort of stick with them these days. the cotton darners are longer anyway and just a bit stouter for my loss-of-feeling-finger-tips.
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