My Sample Different Stitches (Description and its Function)

STITCH SAMPLER MAKE AND FUNCTION

To prevent those points

from unraveling and
stretching out of shape, you
need to secure them with
back stitch or lock stitch.
Backstitching is done by
sewing backward and
forward at the beginning
BACK and end of a seam, on top
STITCH of the seam stitches, to
prevent the stitching from
coming undone.
a. Insert the needle into the
fabric where you want to
start the seam.
b. Brig the needle back
through both layers of
fabric a short distance in
front of the previous stitch.
c. Insert the needle back
into the fabric in the middle
of the first stitch.
d. Bring the needle up
through the fabric the same
distance you came forward
in creating the first stitch.

Running stitches are

used in hand-sewing and
tailoring to sew basic
seams, hems and gathers;
in hand patchwork to
assemble pieces of light
fabrics; and in quilting to
hold the fabric layers and
batting or wadding in place.
RUNNING Step 1: Begin the running
STITCH stitch by poking your
threaded needle up through
the fabric.
Step 2: Poke the needle
back down through the
fabric next to where you
just came up, and pull the
thread down into your first
stitch.
Step 3: Now poke your
needle back up through the
fabric, leaving a space from
the previous stitch. Then
poke the needle back down
through the fabric again
making your second stitch.
Now just continue this and
you are on your way!
 The basting stitch, also
known as tacking, can be
defined as a long running
stitch mainly used to
temporarily hold two or
more layers of fabric
together until they can be
properly sewn with a
permanent stitch.
Even basting – This has
equal length of stitches on
both sides of the cloth.
Uneven basting – This
irregular kind of basting
has a longer stitch on the
right side of the fabric and a
BASTING shorter length on the wrong
side.
1. Thread the needle and tie
a knot at the end.
2. Insert the needle into the
fabric from the underside to
the front. You will sew from
right to left.
3. Now weave the needle in
and out of the fabric
forming a dashed line,
taking care to keep the
stitches of equal length.
You can keep the length of
the stitches within ½” – ¼
“. The look resembles that
of a longer running stitch.
The slipstitch is a
finishing stitch. Use it to
hem garments with regular
fold-up hems and for
attaching the bias to the
inside of necklines, waist
edges, and
sleeve/skirt/pant hems.
You can also use a slipstitch
to attach flat ribbons and
trim to the top side of a
garment.
SLIP a. Thread your needle and
STITCH knot the end of the needle.
b. Anchor the knot on the
inside of the garment or a
hidden location.
c. Pick up a few threads of
the fabric directly under
where the knot is anchored.
d. Pull the needle through
the fabric toward the hem
edge. e. Move the needle
over and insert the needle
into the hem edge, so the
stitch itself is under the
hem edge.
 Overcast stitch is a type
of stitch used to enclose a
raw, or unfinished, seam or
edge. The purpose is to
prevent unraveling of the
fabric.
Take the needle to the
back, a thread away from
where you came up.
OVERCAST Loop the thread, dividing
STITCH the two threads, through
the needle at this point at
the back. Pull up the
needle. You will have your
first overcast stitch.
You will have to repeat
the whole process
again. Come up from the
back a little away from the
first stitch.
Continue in this way, till
you finish the whole edge.
On the side given picture is
how the stitch looks on the
back of the fabric.

The hem of a garment is a

very important part of the
finished product. There is a
wide range of hemming
stitches to complement
the finish of a dress, blouse
or pair of pants. Hems can
be decorative or almost
invisible, but the best hems
are sewn by hand.
HEMMING The stitches are smaller
STITCH and closer together and you
will see small long stitches
on the outside.
Step 1: Prepare the hem by
pressing it over twice.
Step 2: Place the needle in
the main fabric and bring it
up at an angle through the
fold of the hem.
Step 3: Repeat keeping the
stitches even.
 Cross stitch is a form of
counted thread embroidery
that has been around for
ages, and it is one of the
easiest forms of hand
embroidery to learn. Cross
stitch is comprised of X-
shaped stitches done on
fabric with an even and
open weave like Aida or
linen. Designs can be
traditional or modern or
CROSS anywhere in between.
STITCH
It is a stitch formed of two
stitches crossing each
other.

The blanket stitch is a

stitch used to reinforce the
edge of thick material.
Depending circumstance, it
may also be called a "cable
stitch" or a "crochet stitch".
It is "a decorative stitch
used to finish an
unhemmed blanket.
To work blanket stitch,
first bring the thread up
just below the edge of the
fabric and take a diagonal
stitch to the right, about
BLANKET 3mm in from fabric edge.
STITCH Bring the needle out
directly below again,
just below the edge of the
fabric. Loop the thread
around the needle where
it emerges and pull the
thread taut.
 A chain stitch is a series
of loops that lay on the
fabric forming a loose style
line. It can be decorative or
functional. Here is how
to do it:
a. Stitch up from the
backside of the fabric to the
front side.
b. Insert the needle into the
top side of the fabric in the
same spot, keeping a loop
CHAIN of thread on the top side.
STITCH c. Bring the needle back up
through the right side of the
fabric a short distance from
where the needle went into
the fabric.
d. Insert the needle through
the loop of thread on the
front side of the fabric.
e. Pull the needle through
the fabric, anchoring the
loop. Be sure you do not
pull the thread too tight so
you maintain the loop
shape.
f. Repeat to make a chain of
stitches.

This is a fancy stitch done

over a base of
herringbone stitch. This
stitch looks great for border
making.
Fig 1: Now using a
contrasting thread, begin by
bringing out the needle from
THREADED the right end of the
herringbone stitch, as shown.
HERRING
Now, start working the coral
BONE stitch from right to left.
STITCH Instead of going through the
fabric each time to make a
knot, we go under each ‘cross’
of the herringbone stitch. The
knot will form over the
crossing.

Fig 2: A finished row of tied

herringbone would look like
this.
 The Fly Stitch is a hand
embroidery stitch that is
sometimes called the Tied
Stitch or Y Stitch and can
be worked singularly, in
rows, or scattered as a
filling. It is a useful and
versatile stitch used for
FLY borders, filling, powdering
STITCH and representing plant
forms.
To create a vertical line
of fly stitch, start with a
single y-shaped stitch.
I've drawn two parallel
lines to keep the stitches
straight. End the stitch with
a short tail and then repeat
the steps to create a second
stitch below the first. Bring
the thread up at point A,
down at point B, and back
up at point C.
 My Sample Seam Finishes

PINKED SEAM

FRONT

FLAT- FELLED SEAM

FRONT
My Sample Buttons with Shank and Flat Buttons (4 holes & 2 holes)
BUTTONS WITH SHANK

FLAT BUTTONS: 4 HOLES

FLAT BUTTONS: 2 HOLES
My Sample Output in Fabric Yoyo