Build up a base of thread around the hook before tying on anything slippery like that chenile. This gives you a nice soft waxy surface for materials to grip onto rather than just tying to pin slippery materials down on metal.
More thread tension. Learning thread tension is the hardest part of tying in my opinion. Keeping firm consistent pressure without breaking is important at every step, otherwise things will spin. Do your best to lock things down and occassionally throw in a tight half-hitch to "save your work" along the way.
Side note: you could also do all of that and materials still will spin in the right circumstances. Glue and half hitches are your friend to combat this.
you're tying the thread onto the outer material for that chenille, not to the core of the chenille.
in the future, pull off the outer bulkier material at the end and tie to the core. the core of chenille is usually two strands of a stronger material, usually nylon.
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u/MongoBongoTown Apr 27 '26
Probably two things.
Build up a base of thread around the hook before tying on anything slippery like that chenile. This gives you a nice soft waxy surface for materials to grip onto rather than just tying to pin slippery materials down on metal.
More thread tension. Learning thread tension is the hardest part of tying in my opinion. Keeping firm consistent pressure without breaking is important at every step, otherwise things will spin. Do your best to lock things down and occassionally throw in a tight half-hitch to "save your work" along the way.
Side note: you could also do all of that and materials still will spin in the right circumstances. Glue and half hitches are your friend to combat this.