Loop stitch (connecting) apply, to mark the place where the fabrics are precisely joined, or to transfer the pattern directly onto one or both layers of the fabric. It is best to loop with a double thread of a color contrasting to the sewn material. If you want to place several different patterns on one piece of fabric, to make them easier to distinguish, we loop each of them with a thread of a different color.
1. BEGINNING – We make a stitch on the fabric approx 1 cm. We take out the thread, leaving a length of approx 1,5 cm. We stick the needle in the place where the first stitch begins.
2 FORMING A LOOP – We make one more stitch in the same place, sticking the needle into the same holes. We take out the thread, leaving a protruding loop of this size on top, fit your index finger.
3. END – We sew the material several times, to make a loop of many threads on it. We pull the needle through it to the right side and cut the thread like this, so that the free end of the length remains 1,5 cm, same as at the beginning of basting. After finishing the looping, we leave the end of the thread with a length of approx 1,5 cm.
4. THREAD CUTTING – If, using loops, the outline of the pattern has been applied to two layers of fabric, they can be separated by cutting the threads. If the pattern has been basted with the loops, cut the loops to remove the pattern.