Four basic stitches

In and out it goes leaving its guts behind. What is it? (a sewing needle)

There are 4 basic hand sewing stitches that every seamstress needs to know.

The first is a basic stitch. It is really easy; just draw your needle in and out at equal distances. If you want to gather far apart stitches are the better.

The next stitches are over lapping, good when you want a tight seam so you don’t have a gap in your seams. On the top your stitches touch on the bottom they overlap.

Then there are whip stitch this is perfect for hems. It should be hidden working close together, catching the cloth along the inside of the fold of the hem and a few stitches of the front of the garment.

Filially the blanket stitch use this stitch when you want to help seal up raw edges along the side of a garment or on button holes. For this stitch insert needle in to the top wrapping the thread back around to the top while putting the needle through the loop. Keep as tight and even as possible.