The Dressmakers Academy © THE DRESSMAKERS ACADEMY 2019 In the world of couture, many sewing is done by hand. The advantages of hand sewing are: You have much more control over shaping the garment, You can reach places and sew by hand where you can't come with your sewing machine, You can sew very precisely, When you need to remove stitches, the damage to the fabric is less than with stitches done with a sewing machine. This is because the sewing by hand is done with one single thread, by machine it is always with two. Masterclass Lesson nr. 3 Hand stitching What I love about hand sewing is that it can be very relaxing :) Turn on the radio and just go with the flow. Before you know it time has passed without noticing.