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2. Backstitch - Wikipedia

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   The stitches are worked in a 'two steps forward, one step back' fashion, along the line to be filled, as shown in the diagram. Neatly worked in a straight line this stitch resembles chain stitching produced by a sewing machine. The back stitch can also be used as a hand sewing utility stitch to attach two pieces of fabric together. [1]

3. Embroidery stitch - Wikipedia

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   Back stitches pass through the fabric ground in an encircling motion. The needle in the simplest backstitch comes up from the back of the fabric, makes a stitch to the right going back to the back of the fabric, then passes behind the first stitch and comes up to the front of the fabric to the left of the first stitch.

4. List of sewing stitches - Wikipedia

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   Slip stitch – form of blind stitch for fastening two pieces of fabric together from the right side without the thread showing; Stoating – used to join two pieces of woven material, such that the resulting stitches are not visible from the right side of the cloth; Straight stitch – the basic stitch in hand-sewing and embroidery

5. Stitch (textile arts) - Wikipedia

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   Hand-stitches. In the textile arts, a stitch is a single turn or loop of thread, or yarn. Stitches are the fundamental elements of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet, and needle lace-making, whether by hand or machine. [1] A variety of stitches, each with one or more names, are used for specific purposes.

6. Gather (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   Gathering seams once involved tedious hand sewing of basting, which was time-consuming, especially with heavy fabric. However, finer gathers could be achieved. Now, a quick and easy way to make a gather is to use a wide zigzag stitch with a sewing machine. Both the upper and lower thread are pulled long and placed in front of the sewing machine.

7. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   It is often done by hand, but it is also possible to darn with a sewing machine. Hand darning employs the darning stitch, a simple running stitch in which the thread is "woven" in rows along the grain of the fabric, with the stitcher reversing direction at the end of each row, and then filling in the framework thus created, as if weaving. 2.

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9. Whip stitch - Wikipedia

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   A whip stitch is a simple sewing stitch that is used in crocheting, knitting and sewing, in which the needle is passed in and out of the fabric in a series of stitches that circle an edge of the fabric. In hand sewing, this stitch can be used to create a seam but can also be used for joining two pieces together. Whip stitching creates a nice ...