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For those of us who can’t afford sewing machines, or who are intimidated by them, or who just like the purity of hand stitching, here are a few links to different sites with directions on most of the basic hand stitches:
http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/html/el_handstittch.html
http://inaminuteago.com/stitchindex.html
http://www.hutchal.clara.net/curtains/sewguide.htm
http://www.alternative-windows.com/stitches.htm
http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/10/video-library-of-hand-embroidery.html