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Generally speaking, for cosplay there are only two kinds of stitches that you need to know: lockstitching (a.k.a. your regular old straight stitch) and merrowing (also known as serging). The straight stitch is what you'll use the most and when it comes to costumes I wouldn't worry about getting too fancy - straight stitch as much as you possibly can. Believe it or not, Wikipedia can tell you all the basics that you need to know about straight stitching right here, especially on their little guide to tension: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockstitch
Now merrowing is a little more complicated - okay, a lot more complicated - but if you're really dedicated to a clean garment I would definitely recommend investing in a serger machine. They're no more expensive than a regular sewing machine and they make your garments more stable and completely pristine inside and out. Basically, a merrow stitch is the encasing stitch that holds the extra seam allowance of your seams together and keeps it from fraying after you've sewn two pieces of fabric together. If you go into your closet and turn absolutely any of your t-shirts, skirts, etc., inside out you'll see merrow stitches on all of the seams. Now, if you're just trying to put a simple costume together and you're just focused on keeping it together rather than making it professional grade, you can actually zig-zag stitch instead of merrowing. What you do is sew a straight stitch leaving about a 1/2'' seam allowance, and then change the setting on your sewing machine to zig zag. Line up the needle right on the edge of the fabric so that it just goes over the edge when it makes a stitch, and sew all the way down. I would recommend doing either a merrow stitch or a zig zag stitch to ALL of the seams you sew - leaving them unfinished makes them sloppy, fray way more than you'd like, and sometimes they can be super itchy.
Again, Wikipedia knows its stuff when it comes to stitches, and here's what it has to say about merrowing & zig zags: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zigzag_stitch
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