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Basic Hand Sewing Stitches:

1. Basting stitch - This is a simple and yet indispensable stitch you should master. It is
used for hand stitching your fabrics or pattern on the fabric before machine sewing a
hemline or pocket placement. This basic hand stitch is an easy to do alternative to
pinning.

2. Running stitch - This is a small hand stitch which is used for attaching fabrics together
or for joining fabric at the seams. Use a single thread with a knot at the end and make
several of the running stitches at once, so that it goes faster.

3. Back stitch - This is a stronger and more secure hand stitch which done with a single
thread. Make a single stitch in and out of the fabric, and then go back with the needle
to a spot before the previous stitch came out.

4. Blanket stitch (buttonhole stitch) - It is also called buttonhole stitch as apart from
edging blankets, it is also used for making buttonholes. The stitches are spaced at a
quarter or half inch apart. Start from the back of the fabric and bring the needle at ¼
of an inch from its end. Pull the threat through to the front.

5. Half back stitch - Used as a decorative one, this involves carrying the next stitch back
only at half the length of the previous one.

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