Tutorial: Steeking basics

In this video for our Skill Builder Box yarn club, Elizabeth explains the basics of steeking, a technique where a project is worked in the round and then cut vertically to create a flat piece of fabric (often used for stranded colourwork). Elizabeth shows three different methods for reinforcing your steek: with needle-felting, crochet, and hand-sewing. She also covers the process of cutting the steek, picking up stitches along the steeked edge to create a border, and finishing the steeked edge on the wrong side of the work. For more info about our Skill Builder Box yarn club: https://www.sweetpaprikadesigns.com/p... 00:00 Intro 4:03 Steeking steps 5:29 Reinforcing a steek with needle felting 8:27 Reinforcing a steek with single crochet 13:50 Reinforcing a steek with hand-sewn backstitch 17:19 Cutting the hand-sewn steek 18:33 Cutting the needle felted steek 19:07 Cutting the crocheted steek 20:01 Picking up stitches along steeked edge 23:11 Finishing the steek by hand-sewing 25:23 Other finishing options 26:21 Finishing the steek with needle felting Skill Builder Box yarn club members: You can find the chart for the steeking swatch in the PDF tutorial that accompanied your box. Music by: ‪@japhysullivan2796‬​