how to hand-sew quickly and efficiently

recommendations that I like

• a compact sewing kit
• 5 tips to improve your hand sewing before you even begin to stitch — how to get quality needles, how to get quality thread, good sewing technique,

general advice

• ▶ Wendi Gratz, who focuses on stuffed animals [tie a knot] [straight stitch] [whip stitch] [ladder stitch]
• ▶ Bernadette Banner [2] — specific garments [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [more]
  • sewing kit
• ▶ Sarah E. Woodyard [great playlist] [spaced backstitch] [backstitch] [running stitch without occasional backstitch] [hem with a running stitch] [butted seam with a whip-stitch] (TODO: lots more stitches)
• ▶ Sunny TV, LOTS of mending [overlock] [overlock] [knitted-overlock] [overlock]
• ▶ Sara SJ Kim [overlock] [lots of garments]