7 MUST-KNOW Hand Sewing Stitches for Historical Fashion

New to historical sewing and wondering which hand sewing stitches are essential for making historical dress and historical costuming? In this historical hand sewing for beginners video, the running stitch, basting stitch, back stitch, felled stitch, whip stitch, flat felled seam, and mantua maker's seam are all covered, providing a collection of stitches so you can begin constructing historical clothing.

This is the second video in the series "Historical Sewing for Beginners" and is preceded by "10 Essential Sewing Tools to Make Historical Clothing":    • 10 Essential Sewing Tools to Make His...  

This video is organised in chapters for your convenience, please use them to seamlessly navigate through the various stitches and topics.

If you are just starting out with historical handsewing and have any questions, please reach out through the comments, email, or private message!

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Preparing Your Materials
3:14 Knotting Your Thread
4:16 Running Stitch
6:33 Basting Stitch
7:50 Back Stitch
9:46 Whip Stitch
11:47 Felling or Fell Stitch
14:57 Intro to Finishing Stitches
15:08 Buttonhole Stitch
18:58 Flat Felled Seam
21:23 Mantua Maker's Seam
24:00 Outro
24:32 Surprise!

Music sourced from epidemicsound.com
1. And We Walk After: Trevor Kowalski
2. Light Blue Sky: William Benckert
3. I Fly With You: Franz Gordon
4. And Champagne for All: The Fly Guy Five

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