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Originally posted by straightdancerinaz:
Hi. Seein as how I'm all into doin tedious stuff, fingerweaving and such, I wouldn't mind trying my hand at this side stitch business. Does anyone have any instructions on how its done?
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It's basically a modified fingerweaving technique. I remember watching people do this and like somebody mentioned about 17 needles and threads getting tangled, the person used a piece of ceiling tile for the needles after a row was completed. This obviously provided the proper tension for the work.
Sidestitch has limited applications as mentioned in other notes, i.e. hair binders and drops but was also used on chokers and earings. Would you believe early examples used horsehair for the thread?
If you try your hand at this, study historic examples. The old color combinations can't be beat...and use small beads!
The items being produced today all seem to use 10/0 beads. Looks OK but it doesn't come close to historic pieces ;-(