Stitch & Sew Home: Over 45 Cross Stitch, Embroidery and Sewing Projects

Product Information

Single threaded: pull the thread through the eye so that the needle is a few inches from the end. You can then cut the length of thread that you like. You will knot the longer single thread however you like and begin sewing. Fabric - Might I recommend going to your local sewing store and buying some remnants to start off with? Remnants are small bits of fabric from the end of a fabric roll. They're quite cheap, I love them!

Scissors - You'll want a good pair of shears (normally sold with names like "dressmaking shears") and a pair of pinking shears. Pinking shears have small triangular teeth that cut the fabric in a such a way that it lessens unraveling. Smaller embroidery scissors are also good for cutting threads. To practice slip stitch you'll want to cut out a small square of fabric. Fold it in half and press. Open, and then fold each side into the center line. Press. Fold down center line. You'll have something that looks just like the piece of fabric I'm using. Heard Island and McDonald Islands; Bouvet Island; Man Island (Indonesia); Svalbard and Jan Mayen - due to extensive cost implications and limited requirement, we are unable to offer delivery to these places. At the end, take the needle and move it to the right of the last vertical line the thread forms. Bring it up through the fabric and form a loop like we've been doing. Put the needle through the loop a couple times and viola, a knot! Yay!For digitizing, Stitch & Sew Studio software adds a full suite of both traditional and automatic digitizing tools. Full, manual drawing tools are intuitive to use and make precise logo creation possible for operators at all skill levels. Throughout the creation process, Studio also makes it easy manage key stitch settings that help digitizers optimize designs for different fabric & garment types to maximize sewing quality. Topping it off, cutting-edge automatic digitizing and photo-stitch tools help digitizers save time and create quality embroidery artwork.

Stitching", then is making repeated stitches, whether to bind up a wound or to put together a garment. (Or make a quilt, etc.) One thread or doubled thread. I learned doubled, and that's how I do everything now. Many people also sew using a single thread so I'll teach both ways! Beeswax - Sounds odd, I know. But essential for hand sewing. When you run your thread over the beewax, it gives the thread a nice coating that will keep it from tangling and make it stronger.Pincushion & Pins - You'll pin most everything you sew to keep the fabrics from slipping. A pincushion keeps them neat and tidy. Everything digitized can be easily edited and changed. 100 high quality fonts & 30 Lettering templates

For lettering capabilities, Studio Plus includes more font choices, shaping tools, and even a time-saving name-drop feature for batch customization. Now, thread your needle - I chose double threaded for this one because it makes it more visible! Double threading your needle will make a stronger seam, but choose single threaded if you want the stitches to be almost invisible. I'm also using purple thread, though typically you will use thread to match your fabric so it blends in. :) Now you have read into the history of Stitch and Sew, I hope you can see how passionate we are to deliver a personal, professional service for our customers and to help brighten theirs and your day. I've made things over the years for friends and family, but never thought I would be able to sell my products, until a few friends told me "you could sell them at a craft market!" and "how much would you want to make one of those for me?". Learning to slip stitch is a little complicated, but it's a wonderful stitch to learn to finish your projects. Invisible stitches are the best! Slip stitching is a great way to finish small projects or project that really need to look finished and flawless. :D There are other ways, of course, but this is the main one I use. :) And once you learn to slip stitch you'll want to do it all the time!You'll want to start by threading your needle in one of the two ways I've taught you. Knot the thread end(s). I guess because the verb forms are slightly different, which word you use will also depend on your sentence structure (whether or not you have a direct object). You'll want to trim the end of the thread that will be put through the eye with very sharp scissors. This will give it a clean edge and help you ease it through the eye of the needle.

If you have problems with this, you can buy a needle threader. They can be quite useful for those with bad eyes or shaky hands. :) I find it is easiest to wind the end of the thread around one of my fingers so that it forms a loop. You can then slip that loop off your finger and pull the end through. I usually do this twice so I know the knot will stay! In modern English, "to sew" and "to stitch" are roughly interchangeable. There is a slight difference in meaning, but the most important factor that will dictate your usage is the context: what word does your audience expect to hear?Old English siwian "to stitch, sew, mend, patch, knit together," earlier siowian, from Proto-Germanic *siwjanan (cognates: Old Norse syja, Swedish sy, Danish sye, Old Frisian sia, Old High German siuwan, Gothic siujan "to sew"), from PIE [Proto-Indo-European] root *syu- "to bind, sew" (cognates: . . .