>>>SIMPLE STITCH TECHNIQUES

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• needle 

• thread 

• scissors

• your patch!

THE WHIP STITCH

How-to:

1. thread your needle with a piece of thread 

2. knot both ends of the thread together 

3. pin your patch to the fabric (if possible)

4. poke your needle through the back of both fabrics and pull the thread until the knot catches

5. make a stitch by pushing the needle through the outside of the fabric you are sewing on, near the edge of the patch; pull until the knot catches 

6. repeat steps 4 & 5 about 1cm away from your last stitch until each side of your patch is sewn

7. make a knot at the end of your thread

8. and done! Check out this video for further assistance (start at 1:35)

THE RUNNING STITCH

How-to:

1. thread your needle with a piece of thread

2. knot both ends of the thread together

3. pin your patch to the fabric (if possible)

4. poke your needle through the back of both fabrics and pull the thread until the knot catches

5. poke the needle back down through the fabric next to where you just came up and pull until it catches

6. repeat steps 4 & 5 until each side of your patch is sewn

7. make a knot at the end of your thread

8. and done! Check out this video for further assistance :)