{"id":2366,"date":"2020-12-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.com\/?p=2366"},"modified":"2020-12-21T10:04:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T10:04:59","slug":"crafting-how-to-sew-basic-instructions-for-running-stitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/crafting-how-to-sew-basic-instructions-for-running-stitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Crafting: How To Sew \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Basic instructions for \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Running Stitch\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Mary, Maynooth Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use a needle with a fairly large eye ( the eye is the hole at the top of the needle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pull the double thread through the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image.png?w=221\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2368\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knot the end of one length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"246\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-1.png?w=246\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2369\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind the end of the thread once or twice around one finger so that it forms a loop\/circle. Roll this loop off the finger and pull the end through to form a knot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-2.png?w=292\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2371\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To make a running stitch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"258\" height=\"193\" src=\"\">Bring the needle and thread up through the two pieces of fabric from the back, until the knot is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-3.png?w=257\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2373\" \/><figcaption>Front view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then move a little to the left (or right) and push the needle through to the back again. Keep repeating this making even length stitches until you reach the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"232\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-5.png?w=232\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2376\" \/><figcaption>Back view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finish by going back over the last stitch a few times. This is called a back stitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-6.png?w=238\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2378\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-8.png?w=238\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mary, Maynooth Library Use a needle with a fairly large eye ( the eye is the hole at the top of the needle). Pull the double thread through the eye. Knot the end of one length. Wind the end of the thread once or twice around one finger so that it forms a loop\/circle. 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