[Nfb-krafters-korner] Russian join

[Blindhands at aol.com]

Yep, yep that is what I was trying to explain.  Now I know what to  call 
it.  Russian join!  Many thanks,
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 11/1/2011 3:37:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
blind_quilter at msn.com writes:

Sure,  Joyce.

To do the Russian join, you thread a tapestry needle with the  tail of your 
yarn and pull a couple inches through the needle. Now go  about three 
inches 
from the needle up the thread toward the skein or your  project. Place the 
tip of the needle into the center of the strand of yarn  and go up through 
it 
about three inches, trying to keep the needle in the  center of the strand. 
This will form a loop at the end of the yarn. Pull  the tail through the 
yarn 
strand, but make sure you have a loop at the  end. Now take the tail of the 
yarn you want to join and place it on the  needle. Take the needle through 
the loop formed on the first piece of yarn  and then do the same process of 
going up three inches from the needle and  running the needle through the 
center of the new yarn for about three  inches. Pull the yarn tail through 
and remove the needle. Now take the two  tails and pull them until the 
loops 
where you have joined the yarns  closes. This allows you to join two pieces 
of yarn without creating a knot  and it holds as well as a knot does.

Yes, you are splitting the yarn  where you run the needle through it, but 
pulling the tail through  reinforces it so there is no fear of breakage.

I hope this makes sense!  I have been doing it for a while and it is second 
nature to me. If anyone  has any questions, please feel free to ask.

Tanya
Louisville,  KY
Blind_quilter at msn.com


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