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ОглавлениеHand Sewing Patches
1 Cut your fabric pieces to the size required, ensuring they are square. Place two patches right sides together, aligning edges and corners. Use a pencil to mark the seam line, usually 1⁄4in (6mm) and pin the patches together.
2 Start with a knot and sew along the seam line using short running stitches and the occasional backstitch for stability. Finish with a backstitch or two.
Hand Sewing Rows
1 Place the pieced patches right sides together, aligning edges and corners. Use a pencil to mark the 1⁄4in (6mm) seam line (or use pins). Pin the sections together.
2 Start with a knot 1⁄4in (6mm) from the edge and sew along the seam line using short running stitches. When you reach a seam, make a backstitch or knot and then put the needle through the seam to the other side and continue sewing – this leaves the seam free to be pressed. Finish with a knot or backstitch 1⁄4in (6mm) from the edge.
Hand Sewing Multiple Seams
When sewing multiple seams or set-in seams, sew two patches together, as before and then pin the third in place as shown. Take the needle through from the edge of one seam across the corner into the third patch, and then continue on to sew that final seam.
