Learning to perform a suture stitch

In the modern world, it is difficult to imagine the sewing industry without sewing equipment, that is, where everything is done by hand. But it used to be that way. And it was very fashionable to decorate clothes with hand embroidery. Progress has brought many changes, but manual embroidery is still appreciated. Many needlewomen with pleasure are engaged in embroidery and appliqué on fabrics. Therefore, to learn for yourself something new about the stitch and its application will be interesting and useful.

A manual stitching is always performed from left to right, the needle must be inserted in the direction of itself. It is important to fix the edge of the thread well before starting to avoid opening up. The finished seam will turn out neat if you first make the markup using an erasable pencil, marking the lines on which you will sew. The stitch suture includes many varieties that are suitable for a variety of uses.

Getting started and fixing the thread

You can do it in two ways:

1. In the first case, the needle is inserted on the front side, leaving a short tip of the thread. Make a few stitches, after turning the work on the wrong side, weave the left end of the thread behind the back stitch walls. In the same way, the thread is fixed also at the end of work. This method is used when embroidering pattern fragments.
2. In the second case, the needle is pushed into the upper edge of the seam line, and the tip of the filament is left on the face side. Then the working thread is superimposed on top, closing the tip of the thread, and the next stitch is executed. After completing a series of stitches, thread the thread to the wrong side and make 2-3 small stitches over your last straight stitch, with the needle grasping only the back part. Fasten the thread at the beginning of the work in the same way. This method is used for finishing the edges or for applications.

Learning to sew

Before we consider how to sew with a stitch, let's first learn the golden rule. It consists in the fact that there must be a distance equal to their depth between the stitches. If the depth of the stitches is large, then they should be located further apart. Classical depth and distance between stitches of the loop stitch is 0.5 cm.

Hinge seam - how to do it right?

1. The needle is inserted at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge of the part and at the same distance from the stitch securing the working thread.
2. The working thread extends into the formed loop around the edge of the part. At the same time, make sure that the needle remains in front of the thread.
3. We continue to repeat this same action with subsequent stitches.

If you have a little experience and not everything is obtained from the first time, you do not have to worry. A little practice and desire - and everything will come out like a real master!

In the process of work, such errors are possible:

• The stitches turned out to be of different sizes, and the seam looks ugly. To prevent this, apply marking, noting the depth of stitches and the required distance between them.
• The sewn edge turned wrinkled. This was due to the fact that the working thread was too tight or the stitches were made very deep. To avoid this, do not tighten the thread very much and watch the depth of the stitches, it should not exceed the distance between them.

The stitching seam (its other name is the edge seam) is used when the hinges are lined, the edges of the product are sewn or embroidered. Its main application is the processing of crumbling edges. They also use it in making crafts made of felt. With this seam, appliqués are fixed, decorative edges are trimmed, and embroidery is filled. It is an interlaced loop, and therefore received the name. Seams are made on straight or curved lines.

When you find out about this original seam, you'd rather try it in your works. Next, we will consider how to embroider with a stitch seam, what are its varieties, where they are best used.

Sewing seam

The occlusive loop suture is the main one among the varieties of this suture and is used most often. It is irreplaceable for processing the edges of the product. The lower thread of its loops can be located either along the tissue cut, or along the edge. All stitches of the intertwined loops of such a seam will be located evenly. Using it in embroidery, stitches can be made at different levels, alternating between long and short.

Filling suture seam

It is also the main one in its subgroup, it is great for embroidery around the circumference, that's why it is rather popular among the amateur needlework.

It is executed so:

1. The needle is removed to the front side and stuck on the bottom line towards the top, stepping slightly to the right. Now the needle is inserted next to the first puncture, and the thread is under the tip of the needle.
2. Pull the thread through the fabric over the working thread, tighten it so that a dense loop forms on the bottom line.
3. Do the same for the rest of the stitches, making sure that they are at the same distance and the same height.

The filler loop stitching seam can still be called a tight seam, in which the stitches will always be located close to each other. To make it beautiful, follow this advice: the size of the stitch must match the thickness of the thread. If a thick thread is embroidered with small stitches, the pattern will not only be too large, it will be uneven. If, on the contrary, the threads are thin, and the stitches are made very large, such a pattern will resemble a spider web, and the loops will look shapeless.

Closed seam

1. Having made a marking on the fabric of two parallel lines, start working from the lower left edge. The needle is inserted from the top line and is displayed on the bottom (the stitch is made at an incline), the thread will remain under the tip of the needle.
2. The thread is carefully pulled out, the needle engages at the top point of the previous stitch, the stitch is executed with the slope to the right. You will have a triangle.
3. After pulling the thread, complete the first closed stitch, then thread under the tip of the needle. Continue the whole series, doing the same, keeping the same distance between the stitches.

Crossed seam

1. Make a marking on the fabric of two parallel lines and start working from the bottom left corner. The needle is inserted into the top line on the right and displayed on the bottom line, the stitch should be turned to the left, the thread is held under the needle.
2. Eagle prick on the top line to the right of the previous stitch and print on the bottom line. The thread is under the needle, the needle is displayed under the top point of the first stitch.
3. The thread gently stretches, and you get the first crossed stitch. The thread is held under the tip of the needle. Continue to lay other stitches at the same distance.

Double seam

1. Before you start, mark 3 parallel lines. Sew begin at the bottom left corner. Make a series of stitching stitches along the bottom line markings. The distance between the stitches is small, they should protrude slightly beyond the center line.
2. Then unfold the fabric 180 ° and make under the first row the second row of the same stitching stitches as before. They need to be placed in the space between the lines of the first row.

It is worthwhile to mention the tight stitching seam, it can be found as a surface embroidery or it can act as the main seam in such cut-through embroideries as the Richelieu.

The stitching suture in knitting

Perfect application of the stitch can be found in knitting. It is not suitable for stitching parts of the product, but it can be used to beautifully process the edges of appliqués or embroidery.