Angle of fabric for needleweaving

6 comments to Angle of fabric for needleweaving

• Mary Chamberlain

  August 4, 2015 at 9:44 am

  I’ve never really thought about it! I suppose I generally tend towards A, since that would let me do both halves of the weave without having to shift the fabric much. Either B or C would mean that I would have to turn the fabric significantly to take the next stitch.

  Mary in MN

• yvette

  August 4, 2015 at 10:01 am

  Thanks Mary. That’s great to know. I think I tend more to B. I just angle my hand a little for the return stitch.

• Sue Jones

  August 5, 2015 at 9:54 pm

  I’m a leftie, and I tend to work zig-zag rows left-to-right and go clockwise on fillings. I’m more likely to work C, using my right forefinger underneath as a fabric-thread tensioner, especially on small projects, but I’m quite happy to work on the slant, like you, whenever that is more convenient – which would be B (but flipped). Just to add to your confusion!

• yvette

  August 5, 2015 at 9:58 pm

  Thank you Sue – fantastic. I’m left-handed too – no confusion there. 🙂

• Michelle Peet

  August 7, 2015 at 5:34 pm

  I would use B, had to really think about it though and I’m still not 100% sure. I don’t have my stitching stuff handy to really check, however I definitely don’t do A or C :-). I’m right handed just in case it’s relevant.

• yvette

  August 7, 2015 at 5:39 pm

  Thanks Michelle. I use B mostly too.