How to Hand Sew

What Do I need? Where can I get this? How to?

What do I need?

  1. A basic hand needle
  2. Thread
  3. Fabric
  4. Scissors
  5. Ruler or Straight edge
  6. Pencil

Where can I find these materials?

Choose the websites look!

  Background Color
  Text Color

How to do a basic running stich:

Step 1 Thread your string through your needle (you can also choose to double your string) make sure to tie a knot
Step 2 Take your piece of fabric and with your straight edge draw a line down the middle
Step 3 Now on your line begin the running stitch by poking your threaded needle up through the fabric
Step 4 Poke the needle back down through the fabric next to where you just came up, and pull the thread down into your first stitch
Step 5 Now poke your needle back up through the fabric, leaving a space from the previous stitch. Then poke the needle back down through the fabric again making your second stitch
Step 6 Now continue this all the way until the end, it should look like this