Amigurumi Tutorial - Thread Jointing

Thread jointing your amigurumi gives your finished toy a more flexible finished product. Thread jointing is not that difficult to do. I have had several requests on this process so I decided to post a little tutorial for this.

THREAD JOINTING (See Diagram Below)
1. Insert needle into inside of arm (“Start Here”) and run through body – bring out other end of body where second arm will be positioned.

2. Run needle inside of second arm and bring needle through body and through inside of first arm. Pull tightly. You don’t want the stitches to show on the outside of arms so when you are jointing the arms and legs, run needle through the inside.

3. Bring needle through body and run through inside of first arm – this reinforces your stitch.

4. Run needle through body and bring out inside of second arm, secure thread inside second arm – to reinforce, run thread through inside of arm a couple times and trim.

Follow same instructions for legs.

Waxed thread is available at crafts stores. If you are unable to get waxed thread, dental floss works just as well and is more readily available.

Give thread jointing a try next time you are working on your amigurumi. It isnt as difficult as it sounds.


As always, if you want the PDF on this tutorial, send me an email and I will send it to you.

Happy Crocheting!

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