this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2025
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still new to english paper piecing but it's lots of fun! i think my stitching is ok but i feel like i'm still trying to find the balance of making sure i'm not packing in too many stitches or going too deep / shallow.

here's a photo of the back

and now i'm preparing to try and do a pattern similar to this next :3c

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

Can you stich me up some socks I need them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

I can hear the mario party 1 pirate music from this picture

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@[email protected] i hope it's not weird to ping you but thanks again for introducing me to epp, i'm keeping at it slowly but surely! :D

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Omg I'm so glad youre still enjoying it and thank you for tagging me kitty-cri

Your stitches look good! I wouldnt worry about going too shallow for stitching, I aim for catching 2 threads on each edge of fabric and as long as you pull tight enough and do enough stitches per inch you dont have to worry about gaps.

You could also probably get away with doing less stitches per inch without risking it being weaker

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yayyy i'm so happy you think so! i'm for sure gonna work on doing less stitches, it's so easy to get carried away lol. and catching two threads on each edge sounds like a good rule of thumb, thank you! hope your projects are going well toochicken-bop

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

About 1/8" of an inch between stitches is a good sweet spot but it doesn't have to be super precise, and to make sure youre pulling tight enough when spacing stitches out more you can just lightly pull on the pieces youre sewing together and see if they seperate (this video has some examples around 14:50 https://youtu.be/cVuMERH0Nic)

I hope you keep posting your progress! I love seeing your work crush

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago

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