Knowing hand sewing stitches and techniques allows you to quickly make repairs and do small projects.
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A basting stitch is a long, easily removable, temporary stitch. It's used to ease, gather or temporarily hold two fabrics together.
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Diagram of how-to for various types of hand stitching, i.e. basting stitch, backstitch, blanket stitch, feather stitch, hemming stitches, and more.
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This tutorial covers the basic tools, how to thread a needle, knotting the thread, basic sewing stitches and the finishing knot.
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This tutorial is on how to hand-sew a backstitch. This stitch is a strong sturdy stitch resembling machine stitching in appearance. It can be used for joining two seams together or mending a seam.
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This hand hemming stitch is practically invisible on both sides of the garment or project. Learn how to hand sew the blind hem stitch.
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This tutorial will show you how to close on open seam on a pillow, stuffed animal and many sewing projects. The ladder stitch also known and the blind stitch or invisible stitch will finish an open seam so it is completely invisible.
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A rundown of the top stitches used in sewing.
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