NeedleWorkMonday - Giving Your Project a Professional Finished Look...

Hello everyone! Welcome to another Fabulous #NeedleWorkMonday! In my post last week I shared a crocheted hat that I completed. I mentioned how I like my customers to look at the inside and think it’s just as professional as the outside. Hive account@shanibeer mentioned to me that she wanted her ends to be sealed on her work and that she was considering giving this hot glue gun method a try. If you’re wanting your ends to be sealed and want a clean finished look on your projects, continue reading as I will explain how I achieved the finished look in this post.

Above you see the before and after of inside the hat. First you’ll want to cut all of your ends to a decent size so your project is easier to work with...

Then you’ll take one end at a time and cut them as low as possible so they won’t be as noticeable once finished...

You’ll now need your hot glue gun. We’ll pretend that I’m gluing one of the hat ends so you can see the amount I dab on. I couldn’t get a picture of the actual ends being glued because the glue would dry up by the time I snap the picture lol!

You want to dab on a very small amount at the tip of the end, just enough to seal it down. If you dab too much you might leave a white residue from the dried glue and that will not look professional. I have done this many of times which means I’ve had a lot of practice. I suggest practicing on some scrap pieces before doing this to a real project...

Immediately before the glue dries press the end down to the inside of project. Whether I have an “inside” or not I always use this method for all of my ends. For example on scarves. Even though you can see both sides of the scarf I glue the ends discretely so it will have a professional look. I just don’t feel right giving someone an item where you can see all of these little ends sticking up. It’s like this, if I were to buy a garment from the clothing store and I see all of these threads or fabric ends hanging out from it, I wouldn’t want to buy it as it wouldn’t look professional. I treat needlework the same way. I try to finish Imy projects for my customers the way I would want to receive them.