How to Hand Stitch a Ripped Seam

Step 1 How to Hand Stitch a Ripped Seam

• Obtain a roll of thread that matches the color of the clothing and a threading needle.
Step 2

• Measure out a piece of thread the length of your wingspan. Then, take about 10 more inches than that.
• The thicker the fabric, the more thread you should use.
Step 3
• Thread the need so that the needle falls exactly in the middle of the thread.
• If you have trouble threading it, you can wet it and roll it so it’s easier or use a needle threader.
Step 4
• Now, tie a knot at the end of the thread about 2 inches away from the end of the thread.
• Tie the knot multiple times in the same place so that it is big enough to keep that end from slipping through the fabric.
Step 5
• Turn the clothing inside out and insert the needle at the end of the rip.
Step 6
• Now, push the needle back through the other side a space away from the initial piercing spot.
• Then, go back through the initial piercing spot (the end of the first stitch) through the back this time.
Step 7
• Poke the needle through the fabric another space away from the previous stitch and stitch back through again then, repeat.
Step 8
• Continue this pattern until the hole is completely closed.
Step 9
• Begin to tie off the knot by looping the needle and thread over and under the bottom of the last stitch you made.
• Then, loop the needle and thread over and under the bigger loop that your first loop created and pull to fasten the knot.
• Clip any extra thread that is left over.

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