Hand Sewing Essentials & Tips - Online Video Lesson

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Learn hand sewing essentials, with information on threads, how to thread a needle, basic stitching, basting, loose basting, tailor’s tack, ladder stitch, running stitch, backstitch, pick stitch, overcast or whipstitch, catch stitch and invisible stitch.

Duration: 65 mins
Video Chapters: 27 | Free Samples: 9
Released: December 2007
Instructor: Nehzat Houshan
Voice over: Arad Houshan

Materials List:

Thread
Needle
Plain Fabric
Scissors
Measuring Tape

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Table of Contents

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Intro

Video Chapters	Duration
1. Introduction (Free Sample)	2:15 mins
2. Information on Threads (Free Sample)	1:03 mins

Needle Preparation and Tips

3. How to Thread a Needle (Single and Double Thread) (Free Sample)	1:42 mins
4. When to Use Single or Double Thread (Free Sample)	0:54 mins
5. What Length and How to Cut Thread for Hand Sewing (Free Sample)	1:53 mins
6. Tying Knots (Single and Double Threads) (Free Sample)	1:27 mins
7. Why Do Single Threads Tangle Sometimes (Free Sample)	1:04 mins
8. How to Open Slipknots (Free Sample)	0:52 mins

Stitching a Straight Line

9. How to Stitch a Straight Line by Hand	1:50 mins
10. Starting to Sew - With or Without a Knot	1:33 mins
11. Securing The End of a Stitch Line	0:31 mins

Basting

12. Basting	5:25 mins
13. Loose Basting	10:09 mins
14. Tailor's Tack	3:11 mins
15. Ladder Stitch Basting	3:47 mins

Stitch Styles

16. Running Stitch	3:30 mins
17. Backstitch	2:22 mins
18. Pickstitch	1:42 mins
19. Whipstitch or Overcast-stitch	1:40 mins
20. Double Overcast-stitch	1:24 mins
21. Finishing Raw Edge with Buttonhole or Blanket-stitch	3:43 mins
22. Slip-stitch on Single and Double Folded Hem	2:17 mins
23. Invisible or Blind Slip-stitch	1:46 mins
24. Catch-stitch (Free Sample)	2:04 mins
25. Catch-stitch on Single and Double Folded Hem	3:27 mins
26. Invisible or Blind Catch-stitch	1:35 mins
27. Invisible or Blind-stitch	1:52 mins