How to whipstitch EPP pieces together
Tiny stitches catching just the folded edges.
Step by step
- Hold two pieces right sides together, edges and corners lined up.
- Start at one corner and take two stitches in the same place to secure.
- Take small whipstitches, needle at right angles to the seam, catching 2 or 3 threads from each fold. Do not stitch through the paper.
- Aim for roughly 10 to 16 stitches per inch.
- At the next corner, take two stitches in one place and a knot to secure.
- Open out and check the front: if stitches show, take smaller bites.
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Whip Stitch & Flat Back Stitch | English Paper Piecing (4:14)
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