Hiding your thread; no knots

Working on a little mat today,

was thinking of how I end my thread,
and thought I'd share.
 
This is a nifty way to end thread without a knot.

Very useful for penny mats.

 

I take a few stitches into the back of the stack, 

being particular that the tip of the needle goes into the same space as it came out, 

but in a different direction.

 

 When you do this, pick up a bit of the wool stack inside.

 

Then snip the thread close. 

It pops inside. 

No knots ...a hidden back-stitch of sorts.

Always fun to share,

from me to you, 

Colleen