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Hi everyone,
I had a pleasant nose embroidering experience yesterday, which is kind of unusual, so I thought I'd share.
Usually, I start in the middle of the nose area, leaving half of the embroidery floss hanging while I work on one side of the nose. Then, I take the needle off of that side, thread the floss for the other side, and start embroidering again.
The two problems I've had are that 1.) it's difficult to get the tension right if I do one whole side and then the other, and 2.) it's such a pain to keep threading the needle -- and that's before you even get to the mouth.
So... it occurred to me to thread BOTH ends of the floss from the beginning. That way, I can take a few stitches on one side, then a few on the other, and so on, which seems to keep the tension nice and even. Whichever needle I'm not using at the moment can just hang there (they don't slide off of the pearl cotton floss) until I'm completely done with nose and mouth.
It's a little thing, I know, and more of a 'duh' moment than an 'a-ha!' moment, but it has changed my life for the better. 
Becky
Posts: 140i use this method for sewing the head gusset (i hand sew completely) to ensure equal-ness on both sides.
Never thought to use it for the nose as well. :doh: :doh:
will try on next bear. :dance:
I stitch my nose crisscross first at the left then behind the fabric to the right
It never even occured to me to use two separate flosses! I've only ever used one, finishing one side and then the other. Hmm! I love learning how other artists craft their bears!!
Warmest bear hugs,
Aleta
It never even occured to me to use two separate flosses! .
Hi Aleta,
It's still only one floss -- just two needles. I've always left half of the floss hanging from the middle of the nose, then gone back to it after finishing one side. (It was the changing of the needles that led me to finish one whole side before starting on the other.)
Anyway, your bears have lovely noses, I notice 
Becky
Ahhhh. That makes things much clearer. Thank you! You see how things can be misunderstood so easily. Especially for my blonde brain!! 
Warmest bear hugs, :hug:
Aleta
