{"id":2732,"date":"2020-10-04T17:28:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T21:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2024-04-18T20:31:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:31:28","slug":"science-of-sewing-basic-stitches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/science-of-sewing-basic-stitches\/","title":{"rendered":"Handy guide to the most common sewing machine stitches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today’s post is all about the basic and common stitches you’ll need to learn to make your costumes! These stitches are found on almost every machine these days, so get ready for the 12 most useful stitches. (Note: though your machine may not have the exact stitch pattern, there is going to be something close. Check your manual for a description of the stitch to map the below to your machine’s stitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These are your common stitches labeled 1-12 as they appear when sewn. Scroll down to see what they often look like in a stitch diagram and what each is used for.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stitches 1 & 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Straight Stitch & Stretch Triple Straight Stitch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Straight Stitch: <\/strong>For seaming and topstitching, you absolute most common stitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stretch Triple Straight Stitch:<\/strong> Reinforced seams and topstitching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Zig Zag Stitch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Reinforce seams, finish raw edges, stretch sewing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Satin Stitch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Applique, couching, eyelets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Elastic Stitch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sewing elastic, darning, patching<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 6<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Blind Hem<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sewing blind hems on woven fabrics (top stitch pictured)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sewing blind hems on stretch fabrics (bottom stitch pictured)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stretch Tricot<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sewing seams on stretch fabric<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 8<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Elastic Overcast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Seam and overcast stretch fabrics in one step<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Closed Overlock<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Seam and overcast in one step, patch, hem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 10<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Button Hole<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Button hole for garments: blouses, jackets, shirts, skirts and linens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 11<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Darning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Darning or reinforcing holes or damaged fabrics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Stitch 12<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bartacks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Automatically reinforce seams and pockets in a decorative manner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today’s post is all about the basic and common stitches you’ll need to learn to make your costumes! These stitches are found on almost every machine these days, so get ready for the 12 most useful stitches. (Note: though your machine may not have the exact stitch pattern, there is going to be something close. Check your manual for a description of the stitch to map the below to your machine’s stitches. Stitches 1 & 2 Straight Stitch & Stretch Triple Straight Stitch Straight Stitch: For seaming and topstitching, you absolute most common stitch. Stretch Triple Straight Stitch: Reinforced seams and topstitching. Stitch 3 Zig Zag Stitch Reinforce seams, finish raw edges, stretch sewing. Stitch 4 Satin Stitch Applique, couching, eyelets. Stitch 5 Elastic Stitch Sewing elastic, darning, patching Stitch 6 Blind Hem Sewing blind hems on woven fabrics (top stitch pictured) Sewing blind hems on stretch fabrics (bottom stitch pictured) Stitch 7 Stretch Tricot Sewing seams on stretch fabric Stitch 8 Elastic Overcast Seam and overcast stretch fabrics in one step Stitch 9 Closed Overlock Seam and overcast in one step, patch, hem Stitch 10 Button Hole Button hole for garments: blouses, jackets, shirts, skirts and linens. Stitch 11 Darning Darning or reinforcing holes or damaged fabrics Stitch 12 Bartacks Automatically reinforce seams and pockets in a decorative manner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Sewn-Stitches.png?fit=1015%2C783&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2732"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4381,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732\/revisions\/4381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}