Need some help with hand stitching the finishing touches on your cloth character? Let me show you the FIVE stitches I turn to when making characters out of cloth. The video below has these chapters:

• 00:00 Needle & Thread Choices and Prep
• 02:42 Running Stitch
• 05:51 Tack Stitch
• 06:46 Whip Stitch
• 08:14 Ladder Stitch
• 11:26 Surface Knot
• 13:07 TIP: Thread Conditioner
• 14:21 Recap

Or you can study these stitch diagrams if you need a refresher. There’s a printable download at the bottom of the page too!

Want a one-page printable diagram with all these stitches? Here you go…

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