Sunday, September 28, 2008

Sewing Techniques Week 5



Catch Stitch is a type of hand hemming stitch. This past week you learned how to execute a Catch Stitch, and you will soon learn about other hand hemming stitches. Research the Internet and find two other types of hemming stitches. Describe what it looks like, and where or how it is commonly used. Please site your reference.


The following URL gives you a clear definition of a Catch Stitch
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1 comment:

Zhiying P. said...

the two other types of hemming stitches are the Blind-stitch , it is frequently used in dressmaking, and it looks like you can't really see it unless too see it really up close. the third stitch is a hem stitch (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.damehelen.com/images/7g.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.damehelen.com/sewing/index.html&h=205&w=200&sz=14&hl=en&start=4&um=1&usg=__-a6HOgJmIhNamjLe29JLEmqFpK8=&tbnid=jSw2elXyL-vATM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=102&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhem%2Bstitch%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG) it is used frequently on wool garments, it's used for holding down the edges of facings. (blind stitch found at -i found this at http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://vintagesewing.info/1920s/28-mhd/illus/02-09-fig9.jpg&imgrefurl=http://vintagesewing.info/1920s/28-mhd/mhd-02.html&h=516&w=746&sz=109&hl=en&start=7&um=1&usg=__GZSlem3k8hRTUYkf15ANrD77oXY=&tbnid=fGah8NHcGWIUKM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dblind%2Bstitch%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN)


(Hem stitch found at -http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.damehelen.com/images/7g.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.damehelen.com/sewing/index.html&h=205&w=200&sz=14&hl=en&start=4&um=1&usg=__-a6HOgJmIhNamjLe29JLEmqFpK8=&tbnid=jSw2elXyL-vATM:&tbnh=105&tbnw=102&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhem%2Bstitch%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG)