Hemming. Catch Stitch

A catch stitch is a hand-worked, short backstitch, taken alternately from left to right, ply to ply, to form a close cross-stitch.

Take a small, horizontal stitch in the garment, from right to left, near the edge of the hem. Pick up a thread of the garment diagonally, below and to the right of the first stitch.Continue to stitch in this zig-zag pattern until the hem is finished.

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