The ability to make simple stitches is necessary for any housewife, even if she is not going to master more serious tailoring tricks. It is enough to learn a few simple stitches, and you can quickly hem the curtain, shorten your pants, quietly sew a hole and even decorate clothes and some interior items in a simple but stylish way. Your accuracy will be the main success factor.
It is necessary
- - threads to match the canvas and contrasting;
- - fabric for making samples.
Instructions
Step 1
Learn how to sew the simplest, most versatile needle forward stitch. Make a knot at the end of the thread, insert the needle into the fabric, and pull it to the right side of the fabric. Sew the first stitch, moving from right to left: bring the needle to the wrong side of the fabric, then back to the right side. The most important thing in this seam is to sew all stitches of the same size in a perfectly straight line.
Step 2
Try creating an interesting decorative stitch with simple straight stitches. Sew neatly following step # 1. Then pass the thread through all the stitches from the right side of the fabric without catching the needle on the fabric itself. You will get a beautiful wavy stitch. For more interesting effects, you can use contrasting threads. Another decor option: sew two needle-forward stitches parallel to each other, then pass the threads under the stitches mirror-like.
Step 3
Practice blind stitching. You can carefully connect two linen parts with ironed allowances as follows: make a knot on the thread and bring the needle onto the face of the product exactly in the line of the allowance. After that, pull the thread with a needle to the opposite allowance and gently tighten the stitch no more than 2-3 mm in length. Thus, complete the entire seam.
Step 4
Hem the bottom of the fabric. Bend and iron the edge of the canvas with an iron, then take the first step of the seam "forward to the needle" from the wrong side of the product. Grasp a thread or two of the fabric and carefully tighten the blind stitch. Run the seam in a straight line close to the hem edge and be careful not to see the stitching from the outside of the garment. It is very important to use a thread that matches the fabric and not to tighten the stitches too much.
Step 5
Hand overcast the edge of the blade to keep the fabric from flaking. The simplest overlock stitches are made oblique and placed at the same, close distance to one another. Step back 3-5 mm from the edge of the fabric, fasten the thread with a knot and make an oblique stitch around the cut of the fabric. The thread should gently wrap around the edge without pulling it. Overcast the woven hem from right to left, then (without turning the work) sew back stitches in the opposite direction. The result is a cruciform overcast.
Step 6
Always fasten the thread very securely at the end of each seam, otherwise the stitch will unravel. At the end of work, pull the thread to the wrong side of the fabric and sew a couple of small stitches, gently grabbing the back of the fabric. Form a thread loop, insert the needle into it, grab the fabric again and tighten the knot.
