Joining Thread - Penny Rug Tutorial

 I've been asked how I join my thread when I'm part way around a penny. 
Mostly, I measure out lengths that will get me all the way around a penny so that I don't have to do a  join.

 As illustrated in a former post of mine,
 stitching some penny stacks. 
But, sometimes I will use some short lengths of thread, those precious hand dyed pieces. 

Finish your stitch as below,

Bring your thread around to the back and make a careful back stitch into the back of your penny. 

 Try not to have it show on the front side of your penny.

 As shown below, cut the thread and start a new one with,
 again, a careful back stitch in the back of the penny.
A back stitch is a small stitch that you repeat upon itself,
 essentially, back stitch on itself.  It is very strong.
And it's not lumpy, like a knot

  Then bring your needle up into your last blanket stitch.

In the fuzzy (sorry) photo below I've brought the needle up

 so that I haven't skipped or changed my last stitch, just as though I didn't run out of thread.

 

 Continue stitching

I'm working on a new penny rug tutorial,

single pennies on a cotton sack,

not done yet, but getting there.

Here's my rug so far.