This document provides instructions for several basic hand stitches including the back stitch, running stitch, basting, outline stitch, blanket stitch, catch stitch, and chain stitch. It describes how to perform each stitch, noting that the back stitch overlaps running stitches, basting is used to temporarily hold fabric in place before permanent stitching, the outline stitch is a slanted version of the back stitch, and the blanket stitch involves inserting the needle a quarter inch from the fabric edge and pulling the thread under the needle point.