Republic of the Philippines

DEPARMENT OF EDUCATION
Region III
Division of Bulacan
Guiguinto National Vacational High School
Poblacion, Guiguinto, Bulacan

Exploratory TVE for Grade 7

Performing Basic Hand Stitches

Grade & Section: ____________________________ Date Finished: ____________________

I. Objectives:
A. identify the different kinds of basic stitches;
B. utilize the basic hand tools in stitching; and
C. follow the step-by-step process of the different basic stitches.
II. Materials & Tools
Thread Pencil
Hand needle Scissor
Fabric Pin

III. Procedure
1. Running Stitch
Step 1. Insert your threaded Step 2. Bring your needle Step 3. Continue push point of
needle from the wrong side down at a distance of 1/16 the needle in and out of fabric
upward from where you started to until you have several stitches
make it through Point B. on the needle.

2. Back Stitch
Step 1. Bring the Step 2. Then, insert the Step 3. Bring the thread Step 4. A finished line of
thread through A needle thread through through D and take it in the back stitch will look
and take it in C and take it in through through C. Continue this like this.
through B. This B. This way, we are pattern to finish the design.
creates one stitch. creating a stitch by
taking the thread
backward.

3. Even Stitch
Step 1. Bring the needle up Step 2. Bring your Step 3. Simply weave the needle in
through the back of the needle down at a distance and out of your fabric at evenly
fabric to the front at the of 1/4 from where you started to spaced intervals of about ¼ inch.
right end of the line to be make it through Point B. The stitch
worked length and spaces are the same.
4. Uneven Stitch
Step 1. Bring out the threaded Step 2. Take the needle down Step 3. Bring the needle up again
needle upward from the wrong from front to back a stitch length from back to front a space length
side. of ½ inch from point A to B to of ¼ inch from the end of the
complete a single stitch. previous stitch.

5. Blanket Stitch

Step 1. Bring the needle out Step 2. Pull out the needle. Step 3. A portion of the
through A. Take the needle in Continue with this process finished blanket stitch would
through B. Take it out through until the end. reveal like this.
C, a point in the same stitch
line as A. Loop the thread
under the needle as shown.

6. Catch Stitch

Step 1. Bring the needle out Step 2. Now, the same Step 3. Continue to make
through the first stitch line at procedure will be worked on such crosses on both stitch
A. Now, take the needle in the first stitch line. Take the lines alternately. Make sure
through B, which lies needle diagonally across to D the diagonal stitches are
diagonally across A on the and bring the needle back out parallel to each other to bring
second stitch line. Then, take through E. out the best look.
the needle back out through C,
which lies near B.

7. Chain Stitch

Step 1. Bring the thread out Step 2. Now, take the thread Step 3. Pull out the needle now
through A. Put the needle back around the needle from left to to tighten the loop and you will
in A and bring it out through right to form a loop. get the first part of the chain.
point B, but don’t pull the needle
out completely.

Step 4. Now, put the needle in Step 5. Continue the action by taking the
through B (now inside the loop) and thread around the back of the needle
bring it out on C (outside of the loop). from left to right to form a loop and pull
out the needle to get the next loop of
the chain. Keep on with this procedure
till the finish.
8. Satin Stitch

Step 1. Bring the needle out Step 2. Now, bring the needle Step 3. Once finished, you will
through A and put it in back through C, a point very be spending as much thread
through B. So, that makes a close to A. Continue this action on the reverse side as you do
stitch that covers a small area over the two stitch lines. on the actual side of the fabric.
between the stitch lines.

9. Cross Stitch

Step 1. Bring the needle out Step 2. Now put the needle in Step 3. Continue by putting the
through A and take it through D, which lies vertically needle in through E and bring it out
diagonally across to B. Bring it above B. You have made a single through the previous point D.
back again through C, which cross.
lies vertically below A.

Step 4. Put the needle in through F to complete Step 5. Continue by putting the needle in
the second cross. Now, bring the needle out through E and bring it out through the previous
through the previous point E to begin for the point D.
third cross. Continue this process.

10. French Knot Stitch

Step 1. Bring the Step 2. Now, place the Step 3. Keep the Step 4. Pull down the
needle out through A. needle close to the longer end of the needle through the fabric.
fabric. Wrap the thread thread pulled with You will see your first
around it twice, as your fingers while French knot formed.
shown. putting the needle
back in a point just
close to A or even
through A.
Illustration:

Criteria:

ALLOTTED
DIMENSION SCORE
POINTS

1. Accuracy 20 pts

2. Neatness / Cleanliness 20 pts

3. Workmanship 20 pts

4. Time management 20 pts

5. Over-all Appearance 20 pts

TOTAL 100 pts

Prepared by:

Mariel D. Joaquin
TVE Teacher