Pinch stitch is a decorative stitch that comes from traditional hand-stitched pojagi. It is a fun way to add both colour and texture to a piece and could be a nice addition to your next embroidery project.
The running stitch is probably the easiest of all stitches and a great way to get kids started. My kids loved making little Lavender Bags and Heart Ornaments using this stitch. It is also great for when you need to GATHER fabric, such as when making these pinwheels or flower brooches.
The catch stitch is a tidy and secure way of hemming items or joining two pieces of fabric together because while the stitches are visible on the inside, they are barely visible on the outside. The threads form a zig-zag pattern on the inside but just a tiny stitch on the outside.
The backstitch is one of the strongest, most adaptable, and permanent hand stitches. It's also a bulk-free knot replacement for the beginnings and endings of hand-sewn seams. It's called a backstitch because the needle goes into the fabric behind the thread of the previous stitch.
Pins are used all the time in sewing projects to hold patterns to fabric, temporarily hold seams before stitching and for basting layers together when making a quilt.
Closed blanket stitch takes the basic stitch and turns it into a row of triangles connected by a shared line. Start with two parallel lines and begin the first stitch on the left side of the top line. Follow the same format as for the basic stitch – out at point A, in at point B, and back out at point C.
The running stitch is the most basic and most commonly used stitch, in which the needle and thread simply pass over and under two pieces of fabric. It's exactly the same as a basting stitch, except it is sewn more tightly to create a secure and permanent bind.
Typically, the Jasmine Stitch is considered by crocheters to be the hardest stitch to learn. It is certainly a beautiful stitch, but it uses a very unconventional technique that doesn't always come naturally to people.
A backstitch is one of the strongest hand sewing stitches. The backstitch gets its name because the needle goes into the fabric behind the previous stitch. On the contrary, with a running stitch, the needle simply passes through the fabric an even distance in front of the previous stitch.