Stage 1: Welcome!
Stage 2: The skill of Hand Sewing
Stage 3: Equipment and Tools
Stage 4: Machine Sewing
Stage 5: Facing
Stage 6: Bias
Stage 7: Closures
Stage 8: Pockets
Lesson 4: Hemming. Slip stitch or Blind stitch.
Hemming. Slip stitch or Blind stitch.
Slipstitch or Blindstitch is a small permanent stitch used for hemming that can be almost invisible. You conceal the thread by slipping the needle through a fold in cloth with each stitch.
Secure the thread.
Pick up a small (a couple of threads), inconspicuous stitch of the garment with the needle.
Take another small stitch in the hem edge, diagonally.
Continue to stitch, taking a small stich first in the garment and then in the hem edge, until the hem is finished.
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