Seam, Graft, Darn, Duplicate // Technique Tuesday

This video demonstrates the relationship between seaming, grafting, and duplicate stitch (aka "Swiss darning") in order to explain why the Finchley method of grafting is so easy, and why Kitchener stitch (which produces the same result) can be more difficult for some knitters to master.

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Introduction 0:00
Relationship between grafting and other techniques: 0:33
The related techniques: 1:12
How mattress stitch works: 2:21
Duplicate stitch (aka "Swiss darning"): 3:52
Reverse duplicate stitch: 6:17
Grafting: 7:12
How does Finchley fit into this?: 10:30
Using different techniques in different joining situations: 12:05


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