Blanket Stitch Instructions For Beginners

Learn how to sew blanket stitch for both joining and applique.

Blanket stitch instructions for beginners. I will show you how to start and stop change threads and blanket stitch around corners. To begin the blanket stitch you will need to make a chain of 4 stitches plus an additional 4 stitches. Set your sewing machine to make a long stitch and machine baste along the edge where you are making the stitches. In many cases i ll work this around curved shapes and not just in a straight line.

Start by inserting the needle from below the fabric at point a. Either way it s an extremely useful stitch to know how to work for many craft projects. To complete your first stitch bring your needle up from the back and through the loop of thread 3 in photo d. Remove the basting when you are done.

Bring the needle out directly below again just below the edge of the fabric. Insert the threaded needle into the blanket about 1 4 inch inside the edge leaving a tail of thread on the back of the blanket. Use the stitches as a guide to where to place your blanket stitches. Create stitches that are as deep as the folded edge enclosing it with the stitches.

Step by step pictorial process of working the blanket stitch 1. Loop the thread around the needle where it emerges and pull the thread taut. Tie the two ends of the thread together to secure the thread to the blanket. To start your first true blanket stitch poke your needle down from the top 2 in photo d.

Make your chain as long as you think it will need to be for your project. I tend to use blanket stitch more for appliqué than as an edging and you will see a good example of where i ve used it below. See how to do blanket stitch step by step with photos and written instructions. How to do blanket stitch to work blanket stitch first bring the thread up just below the edge of the fabric and take a diagonal stitch to the right about 3mm in from fabric edge.

Begin the blanket stitch by hiding the knot under the folded fabric. Insert it back at desired length at point b. The additional 4 stitches will provide some slack for working the first double crochet stitch.