How to Make a Whip Stitch When Hand Sewing (with Video)

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Summary: An overhand stitch can be used to join two pieces of fabric. Most commonly used on fleece or felt pieces. If you use this stitch to connect felt or fleece pieces; once you are completed you can pull fabrics flat and your stitches will be decorative. I use a whip stitch to close most of my hems. The whip stitch can create a near invisible seam from the front of the fabric; especially when using the same color thread as the fabric.

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Instructions

Step 1

Start your needle from between the fabrics and come out the edge of the fabric on top.
Step 2

Loop your thread over the top edge and snag as small a part of the under fabric as possible.
Step 3

Then loop needle back into the top fabric. Repeat.