Ideally we want to avoid this happening when we stitch. The last stitch should look like the first one. However this is not always easy to accomplish. What can we do? First, cut shorter pieces. Experience will guide you but a good rule is the length from the hand to the elbow. Some stitches use more thread so you may have to adjust this length or else you will be forever stopping and starting. Basket weave goes in and out of every hole, satin stitch does not. Therefore the length of your thread for the satin stitch can be longer. Fuzzy threads and shiny threads should never be used long because they wear very easily. Thicker threads should also be cut shorter. Most stitchers hate to start and end their threads finding it time-consuming, but with shorter threads you are taking less time pulling the thread through the canvas or fabric so it will all balance out in the end.
source: www.cross-stitch.ca
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