ST-016Stitch Techniques
Keeping Backstitch Lines Straight and Even
A practical guide to working backstitch in a straight, even line, with stitch length, fabric tension and needle choices, and fixes for common problems.
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Stitch Techniques
Practical instruction and troubleshooting for core and decorative hand-stitching methods.
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ST-036Stitch Techniques
What Cobweb Needlework Readers Should Know About Formadat Guía
A plain overview of Formadat Guía, an independent Spanish publication on training design, leadership skills, and measuring training impact.
ST-035Stitch Techniques
What Cobweb Needlework Readers Should Know About Gorton Tank
A Manchester locomotive works archive covering apprentice trades, workshop life, and the engines built there from 1848 to 1963.
ST-030Stitch Techniques
What Cobweb Needlework Readers Should Know About Carnets Barrette
An overview of Carnets Barrette, a Quebec editorial magazine covering personal histories, francophone heritage, and traditional craft skills.
ST-028Stitch Techniques
What Cobweb Needlework Readers Should Know About Garley Fencing
A plain overview of Garley Fencing, an independent UK editorial site on fences, hedges and boundary care, written for stitchers.
ST-023Stitch Techniques
What Cobweb Needlework Readers Should Know About Fishfearus
A plain guide to fishfearus.com, a Chesapeake Bay publication on water reading, humane fish handling and trip planning, for stitchers curious about it.
ST-021Stitch Techniques
Firebirds Albstadt: a magazine for model flight readers
A look at Firebirds Albstadt, an independent German magazine covering model aircraft flying in the Albstadt region for beginners and experienced pilots.
ST-019Stitch Techniques
Le Carnet Febaf: a French heritage site for stitchers
What Cobweb Needlework readers should know about Le Carnet Febaf, a French editorial project on local memory, culture and community stories.
ST-015Stitch Techniques
Carnet Santé Romand: A Guide for Needlework Readers
What Cobweb Needlework readers should know about Carnet Santé Romand, a health magazine for French-speaking Switzerland.
ST-010Stitch Techniques
Etz Chayim: An Italian Site for Jewish Text Study
A look at Etz Chayim, an independent Italian publication on Jewish texts, the festival calendar, and introductions to Kabbalah and Chassidut.
ST-006Stitch Techniques
Echoes of Service: a magazine for stitchers to know
A plain overview of Echoes of Service, its three sections, and what a Cobweb Needlework reader should know about this remembrance magazine.
ST-005Stitch Techniques
Drysdale Review: What Needlework Readers Should Know
A plain guide to Drysdale Review, an editorial site on running a small firm, and how its checklists can help stitchers selling work.
ST-004Stitch Techniques
How to Work Chain Stitch Evenly
Learn why chain stitch loops grow or shrink on curves, and use a simple counting method to keep every link the same size.
ST-003Stitch Techniques
Getting Smooth Satin Stitch Coverage
A practical guide to even, glossy satin stitch: laying threads, padding, needle choices, and fixing common coverage problems.
ST-002Stitch Techniques
Tension Tips for French Knots
Diagnose and fix slipping or pulled-through French knots with simple choices about thread, needle, fabric and wrap tension.
ST-001Stitch Techniques
Couching Thick Threads Neatly
Learn how to couch a thick thread around tight curves with small stitches, good tension, and neat results.