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Old 07-31-2010, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MinnieKat
What is stab stitching? I've never heard of it.
With stab stitching you do not load multiple stitches on the needle at one time and pull all of them through. Instead, you stab the needle to the back side and pull it through. Then you stab it back up - in essence doing a single stitch per movement. It is a little harder to control the stitch size - but what the hey ---- at least you can still work.
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