TSG:Channeling
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CHANNELING
Directions
At approximately 1/2 inch to one inch before the weak area of the textile, insert a threaded needle in the space between the warp and the wefts that encase the warp, leaving a thread tail. Draw the needle through this space to the area of repair. If this technique is used for rewarping, carry the thread to the other side of the damaged area and channel through the other part of the same warp.
Comments
The channel is the space between a warp and the wefts. Channeling is a technique for securing the ends of repair thread in tightly woven textiles. It is also used to anchor a thread or yarn used as a replacement warp, or to add an additional warp in a textile.
Possible uses for this stitch
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