I have a question about the rib stitching. Im currently finishing my sig 1/6 Cub and i was trying to understand the stitching. This is my second kit build and i wanted to put as much detail as possible into scaling it.

I already have the covering for it ( Coverite Cub Yellow Fabric )

My question is that is there anyway to do a Rib stitch UNDER the fabric so that i dont have to paint it?? or is it only done on top with a plain fabric and then paint the entire plane?

As i said ive never done this process before and i dont fully understand it. Any help would be appreciated