Basic Stitches -Blanket Stitch
Blanket stitch is use:
- to hold fabric pieces together firmly–sew or repair seams.
- in place of machine stitching in handmade garments.
● Tie
a knot.
● Insert
the needle into the fabric from the bottom side.
● Pull
the needle + floss through the fabric.
● Insert
the needle from the bottom side and out to the top side at point 2
● Pull
the needle + floss through the fabric and leave a small loop ( see photo).
● Insert
the needle through the loop as show in the photo.
● Pull the floss all the way.
● Pull the floss all the way.
Step 3
● At
the top side, insert the needle at point 1.
● Put
your needle, loop the floss from behind the needle. See photo.
● Now,
you can pull the needle all the way.
● Pull
this stitch tight so the vertical bar is straight up.
Step 4
● Continue
across using Step 3
Import ! How to do the
corner.
Step 5
● Using
the same method as Step 3
● Insert
the needle that the 45 deg point (See photo)
Step 6
● Repeat
Step 3 till you finish the edge.
Step 7
● Finish the end by doing a knot
at the end.
● Using the floss, loop 3 loop
round the needle.
● Using your finger, press on to
the loops and pull the needle to a thug.
● Cut off the extra floss.
