Course Details

Classroom Course on Stitching is provided here. In the textile arts, a stitch is a single turn or loop of thread or yarn. Stitches are the fundamental elements of sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet, and needle lace-making. Various of stiches are as follows:

• Running stitch
• Overcast stitch
• Buttonhole or blanket stitch
• Chain stitch
• Knot stitch
• Backstitch, in which individual stitches are made backward to the general direction of sewing. Variants include stem stitch, outline stitch and split stitch.
• Blanket stitch, used to reinforce the edge of thick materials
• Cable knitting is a style of knitting in which the order of stitches is permuted
• Chain stitch in which a series of looped stitches form a chain-like pattern
• Cross-stitch
• Embroidery stitch
• Garter stitch, the most basic form of welting
• Lockstitch