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Five basic stitches of hand sewing

Five basic hand sewing methods:

1. The basic stitch method of hand sewing-plain stitch: the simplest hand sewing method is the most commonly used, and it is usually used for sewing that does not need to be very firm, as well as pleating and necking. Generally maintained at about 0.5 cm.

2. Thin seam and false seam: It is the same as flat seam, but the needle spacing is larger. This hand sewing method is usually used for rough fixing before formal sewing to facilitate the next sewing, and its function is similar to bead sewing.

3. Sewing: This method is generally used to sew raw edges of fabrics to prevent them from spreading.

4. hemming seam and buttonhole seam: these are two very similar seams, which have the same use as lock seam, but the latter two are more decorative and practical.

5. Reverse sewing and reverse sewing: This is the strongest manual sewing method similar to machine sewing, and can be used to sew places with high firmness requirements such as zippers, crotch and bags.

Hand sewing technology is called hand needle technology. Hand sewing technology is a process of sewing clothing materials with hand-sewn needles, which has a long history and fine tradition in China. It has a profound mass base and is the wisdom and crystallization of our working people.

Hand sewing technology has the characteristics of convenience, flexibility and rich stitches, some of which have not been replaced by clothing equipment, and machine sewing is still an inseparable part of clothing production. Learning and mastering hand sewing technology is an indispensable basic knowledge of garment sewing technology.