Sewing

Back stitch

slip/ladder stitch

whip stitch

Catch stitch

running stitch

Running baste stitch :

thread needle and tie knot at end

push and pull the needle through the fabric about 1/2" to 3/4" apart.

Good for temporarily holding two pieces of fabric together

thenshorter the stitch, the stronger it is.

simplest stitch

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it is like a zig zag stitch that looks like an X

Excellent for hems

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Blanket Stitch

right to left

pull the entire needle through until knot touches fabric

pull needle through the original hole looped over the two pieces of fabric, but don't pull all the way through. Keep a small loop

run needle through loop, left to right

pull tight without bunching material

press needle on underside of material, about 1/2" away from hemline, leaving a loop, thread the needle through the loop, left to right

known for being visible and decorative

best sewn vertically

when sewing two piece together, press needle into the 2nd fabric, 1/2" away from original exit point

continue diagonal-right, diagonal-left to create barbershop pole-looking seam

fast and easy

thread needle and knot end of thread

press needle onto underside of fabric in one of the folds

press the tip of needle on opposite hem directly across from original exit point

exit the needle tip from the hem fold about 1/2' away from insertion point.

pull needle taut

best for closing homemade pillows

pull needle through to top of fabric with knot on bottom

half of stitches are sewn backward from direction of seam

pull needle through to underside, taut

pull needle trhough to top about 1/2" from original point

press tip of needle onto top of your fabric on top of or near original exit point.

continue with "two steps forward, one step back"

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blanket

whip

: stitches

ladder

catch

backstitch

running