STITCHES

GRADE 8
STITCH is the joining of two
pieces of material with a line of
stitches
STITCHES are used for…
1. joining two or more pieces of
materials
2. mending clothes
3. embroidery, making design and
decoration
THREE TYPES OF
STITCHES
 Temporary Stitches
are used for joining materials
temporarily before a permanent
stitch in made
EVEN TACKING
• Use a fine needle and start
stitching with a knot. Stitches
are about to equal length on
either side of the material. A
large number of long stitches
can be performed at one time.
• It is used to secure seams and
other details that must be
securely fastened.
 UNEVEN TACKING
• An uneven stitch is used to
secure the underline to the
fabric. It is also used to mark
style lines on garments.
• It differs from the even
seasoning stitch in that the
backside of the fabric is a short
stitch and the front side is a long
stitch. This stitch works best on a
hard, flat surface.
 DIAGONAL TACKING
• It is a series of parallel
horizontal stitches that create
diagonal threads on the top
layer of fabric.
• This stitch is most often used
when sewing to hold the layers
of fabric together. Stitches
control the movement of the
fabric during crimping, fitting,
and construction.
TAILOR’S TACKING
• Tailor Tack is a loose loop of
hand-stitched stitch commonly
found in most sewing patterns.
Used to mark specific points on
the fabric.
• For example, there are
markings on the dress-making
pattern to show where to sew a
dart or where to pocket clothes.
 Permanent Stitches
used for mending and they are
not easily removed.
 RUNNING Stitch
• Running stitches are
typically no more
than in length. As
long as the fabric
allows, work with
multiple needles on
a long needle.
BACK Stitch
• The backstitch is similar to a
machine stitch on the right side,
but unlike a machine stitch, the
wrong side overlaps.
• Take a long-running stitch and
reinsert the needle at the end of
the first stitch, bringing it from
the bottom forward and up
through the surface one stitch
length than the previous stitch.
OVERCAST Stitch
• Blurred stitches are worked to
prevent fraying of the blade
edges and can be done on single
or double edges. Grasp the raw
edge of the seam with the thumb
and finger of your left hand.
• Insert the needle behind and
below the blade edge. Evenly
space the stitches and place them
twice as far apart as they are
deep.
OVERHAND Stitch
• Overhand stitches are
similar to overcast but are
made apart from the edges
of the fabric.
• Insert the needle straight
into your body and use a
short needle to pick up a
small needle.
 Decorative Stitches
used for decorating
fabric or clothes.
STEM Stitch
• This is a line stitch used
for outlining designs,
especially stems and
leaves.
• It can also be used for
filling small designs by
working several lines side
by side.
CHAIN Stitch
• This is done side by side to fill
large shapes or can be used to
work single lines.
• Work the stitches towards you
starting from the top of the
line. Bring the thread out to the
right side of fabric.
• Insert needle in fabric at the
same point, holding the thread
down with your left thumb.
LAZY DAISY Stitch
• This is an elongated chain stitch
used to work petals of small
flowers and small leaves.
• Bring the thread out on the
right side near the base of one
petal.
• Take a long stitch of the length
of the petal and pull the needle
through fabric, looping the
threads under the needle.
STRAIGHT Stitch
• This is a single spaced
stitches worked either in
a regular or irregular
manner.
• Sometimes the stitches
are of varying size.
• The stitches should be
neither too loose nor too
long.
BLANKET Stitch
• This stitch is used as an
edging for blanket and
other articles or as part
of a design for which the
blanket stitch makes the
border.
• It is also used in cut work
and applique work.
 FLY Stitch
• Bring the thread through at
the top left, hold it down with
the left thumb
• insert the needle to the right
on the same level, a little
distance from where the
thread first emerged and take
a small stitch downwards to
the centre with the thread
below the needle.
CHEVRON Stitch
• This stitch is worked
between double line.
• Bring the thread through
on the lower line at the
left side, insert the
needle a little to the right
on the same line and
take a small stitch
 FISH BONE Stitch
• This stitch is useful for filling
small shapes.
• Bring the thread through A and
mark a small straight stitch along
the centre line of the shape.
• Bring the thread through again
at B and make a sloping stitch
across the central line at the
base of first stitch.
 HERRINGBONE Stitch
• This is used as a decorative
stitch as well as for finishing
hems and raw edges of seams.
• Stitches are worked from left
to right along two parallel
lines.
• Bring out the thread at the
bottom left hand corner of the
work.
 FRENCH NOT Stitch
• This resembles a knot and is
usually applied to the centre of a
flower.
• Bring out the thread to the right
side at the point where the knot
is to be worked.
• Hold the thread tight with left
thumb and wind three to four
times around the needle.
BULLION Stitch
• Bring the thread out
on the surface of the
cloth and insert the
needle a short
distance away from
that point according to
the length of stitch
required.
 SATIN Stitch
• This is a filling stitch used to
cover regular or irregular
shaped spaces.
• Bring the needle out at the
starting point on the right side
and take a stitch carrying the
thread across the design and
bringing the needle back very
close to the starting point.
 HEM Stitching
• This is a simple stitch used in
drawn thread work. It is
worked from left to right on
the wrong side of the fabric
usually above a hem.
• First, draw out the required
number of threads above the
hem marking and tack the
hem close to the first pulled-
out thread.