Stitch It Up Yourself: Free Hand Sewing Tutorial

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Learn the basic hand sewing stitches

Step 1

Start by threading your needle and tie a knot at the end of the thread ( you may use one or two strands of thread for running stitches).

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Step 2

Here I have drawn a straight line in order to keep my stitches straight. From the underside of the fabric, bring up the needle from the end of the line.

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Step 3

Pull up the thread

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Step 4

Leave a gap, equivalent to your desired stitch length, and insert the needle from the top to the under side of the fabric.

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Step 5

Pull the thread till you form the stitch

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Step 6

Leave one more stitch length and bring the needle upwards from the back.

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Step 7 

Leaving one more stitch length, push the needle back to the underside.

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