Backstitch - strong, versatile stitch used for seams, topstitching, handpicked zippers |
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 Even Backstitch |
 Half-Backstitch |
 Pickstitch |
 Prickstitch |
Basting - used to temporarily hold together two or more fabrics |
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 Even Basting |
 Diagonal Basting |
 Uneven Basting |
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Blanket Stitch - decorative edging
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Buttonhole Stitch |
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Chainstitch - decorative stitch worked right to left |
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Cross Stitch - decorative stitch worked top to bottom and back up to top |
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Fagoting Stitch - decorative stitch |
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Featherstitch - decorative stitch |
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Hemming Stitches |
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 Slant Hemming Stitch |
 Vertical Hemming Stitch |
 Uneven Slipstitch |
 Catchstitch |
 Blind-Hem Stitch |
 Blind Catchstitch |
 Overcast Stitch |
 Overhand Stitch |
Padding Stitches - used in tailoring to hold interfacing to outer fabric |
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Running Stitches - short, even stitches used for seaming, tucking, mending, and gathering |
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Slipstitch - nearly invisible stitch |
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 Even Slipstitch |
Uneven Slipstitch |
Tailor Tacks - used to transfer pattern marking to fabric |
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Whipstitch - overhand stitch used to join two finished edges |
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