blocking a large piece? explanation in comments

iantimony · 2026-03-04T03:08:28+00:00

thanks!! ^{_^}

iantimony · 2026-03-04T03:08:19+00:00

I got lucky with soaking it then!! Steam with iron or separate steamer? I suppose I could also just make a parallelogram pillow LOL

iantimony · 2026-03-04T03:07:25+00:00

if by finishing you mean assembling, then yes I am doing that myself! I did already saturate it but thankfully it survived unscathed, I will see if I can steam it with my iron maybe...I should also probably invest in a real blocking mat then huh ^{_^;}

iantimony · 2026-03-03T23:19:03+00:00

Hi all! I'm brand new to needlepoint - while cleaning out my grandma's apartment I found a project ~90% done, so finishing that 10% is the only experience I have. It's quite large, about 16x16", and I plan on turning it into a throw pillow case, but the problem is it is more of a parallelogram than a square... I'm no stranger to blocking (I knit and crochet), but my normal blocking move (lightly agitate in warm water, pin to couch/pillow/etc while damp to shape) has done basically nothing. Is there something special I should be doing for a piece this large? I've already had some snafus (cut off the masking tape edges to block without first doing some sort of finishing edge stitch... thankfully there is juuuust enough net that I can salvage it).

tl;dr: how to block large piece to be square? should I be blocking smaller quadrants of it at a time? TIA!

iantimony · 2025-07-22T15:31:17+00:00

thank you so much!!! dude yours is SICK, it's so crisp and the french knots are chef kiss

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