List of sewing stitches
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types of hand sewing stitches
This a list of stitches used in hand and machine sewing.
Types of machine stitches[]
- Lockstitch
- Chain stitch
- Zigzag stitch
- Running stitch
- Back stitch
- Satin stitch
- Overlock stitch
Types of hand stitches[]
- Back tack - backward stitch(es) to anchor tacking or basting
- Backstitch - sturdy hand stitch for seams and decoration
- Basting stitch (US) - for reinforcement or for temporarily holding fabric in place (same as Tack)
- Blanket stitch - used to finish an unhemmed blanket
- Blind stitch (or hemstitch) - type of slip stitch used for inconspicuous hem
- Buttonhole stitch - for reinforcing buttonholes and preventing cut fabric from raveling
- Chain stitch - hand or machine stitch for seams or decoration
- Cross-stitch - usually used for decoration, but may also be used for seams
- Catch stitch (also 'flat' & 'blind' -catch stitch) - flat looped stitch used in hemming
- Darning stitch - for repairing holes or worn areas in fabric or knitting
- Embroidery stitch - one or more stitches forming a figure of recognizable look
- Hemstitch (Hemming stitch) - decorative technique for embellishing the hem of clothing or household linens
- Overcast stitch - used to enclose a raw, or unfinished, seam or edge
- Pad stitch - secures two or more layers of fabric together and provide firmness
- Pick stitch - hand stitch that catches only a few threads on the wrong side of the fabric, difficult to produce nicely so typically used for hemming high quality garments
- Running stitch - hand stitch for seams and gathering
- Sailmakers stitch
- 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
- Tack (UK, also baste or pin) - quick, temporary stitching intended to be removed
- Tent stitch - diagonal embroidery stitch at a 45-degree angle
- Topstitch - used on garment edges such as necklines and hems, helps facings stay in place and gives a crisp edge
- Whipstitch - for protecting edges
- Ladder stitch or mattress stitch - for invisibly closing seams from the outside, i.e. to close a pillow after being stuffed
See also[]
References[]
- Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials (2019). Hand Embroidery Stitches for Everyone. ISBN 978-93-5361-592-5.
- Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary. Funk and Wagnalls.
- Reader's Digest (1976). Complete Guide to Sewing. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ISBN 0-89577-026-1.
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