Types of hand sewing with threads

Hand stitches are used when sewing products or other manipulations with things and fabrics.

Types of hand stitches and their application

There are a lot of seams with the help of which lines are formed for:

sweeping away products;
grinding;
markings on the product;
loop formation;
hemming the bottom of the item, etc.

Running stitch

This type is made to lay stitches with threads that temporarily connect the parts of the product. They are used when sewing things for fitting and preliminary inspection of the item being created.

To complete this, a line is laid in which one stitch has:

with an open connection - on average 1.7 cm;
for basting with addition of one of the parts stitch length from 0.5 to 1.5 cm.

A running stitch is used in cases of fastening side and shoulder parts, and basting sleeves. To lay it, the parts are folded and aligned along the edge. The stitch is laid along the desired line, adhering to the required length.

Basting stitch

Basting is similar in technique to the previous one, but is performed when one part is superimposed on another. For example, when basting pockets.

Copy seam

Copy lines are laid when you need to transfer the contour line to a paired part. To do this, the halves are folded and stitches are made. They need to be laid easily, without tightening the parts. After this, the parts are moved apart and the stitches between the halves of the product are carefully cut with scissors.

When laying, make sure that the stitches on the desired part of the product are as visible as possible.

Back stitch

Do it as follows:

fasten the thread from the inside out;
make a puncture with a needle in the opposite direction at a distance of 1 conventional stitch;
pull the thread with the needle from the wrong side 2 stitches forward. You need to count from the place where the thread is attached;
pull out the needle and again step back 1 stitch, go under the fabric 2 stitches forward;
as a rule, it is used either to design the outline of the embroidery, or to hem the bottom of the product.

Overlock "loop" seam (oblique, cross, loop)

The edges of the product are processed with an oblique overcast, thus preventing the thread from fraying.

When making a seam, the thread enters from one side of the product, is thrown over its edge and enters from the reverse side at a certain distance.

With this type of seam, the density of the stitches depends on the thickness of both the thread and the fabric. The thinner the fabric and the more prone to fraying, the more often you need to stitch.

The cross stitch is performed similarly to the previous one, but first from right to left, and then in the opposite direction. In this case, the thread is not broken and the product is not turned over.

Overcasting is also performed to process the edge of the product.

For this:

needle and thread thrown over the edge, starting from the inside out;
dpuncture and pull the needle out from the front side. It is forbidden tighten tightly;
the next time you re-thread over the edge, the needle must be passed through the free loop from the previous seam.

Note stitch

The bottom of the product is secured with a seam. The technique is similar to basting, but has a longer stitch length. Makes up from 1 to 3 cm.

Basting stitch

If there is a need to fasten already stitched parts, then a basting stitch is used. It is needed for further work on the product. For example, to lay a decorative seam along the edge of a collar.

Hemming stitch (simple, blind, figured)

A hemming stitch is applied for permanent use of the product. It does not evaporate later, like some types of seams.

In order to make a simple seam, you need to make the same movements as with a cross stitch. Only this is done along the already pre-folded edge, and the thread should not take a lot of material along the front part.

The main load falls on the wrong side. A blind seam is made in such a way that the needle enters the joint to a small depth.

The figured hem forms a folded, fixed edge. The seam moves in the direction from left to right and from top to bottom. Make a puncture with a needle in the main fabric, while grabbing 3 threads from left to right. Pull out the thread. After this, a grip is made in the folded edge, also from left to right. Moving to the right side, repeat the movements.