Hem stitch by hand

About the only sewing I do these days is mending, but I actually do know how to sew. I made several of my maternity clothes with my first child and many a Halloween costume when… More

A full tutorial on hand-applied overedge stitches. Learn how to sew 7 different overedge stitches by hand including: a blanket stitch, overhand and overcast stitches, whipstitching, slant and vertical hemming stitches, and a buttonhole stitch.

✨a little magical rolled hem stitch✨How many times can I say little in 30 seconds? 🙃 . Between my older kids banging away on something upstairs, and tempting fate trying record a voiceover as I’m...

wholehearted_clothing_factory on Instagram: "Hand blindstitching the hem of a garment."

How to sew a rolled hemline on sheer, lightweight garments. Learn how to apply the rolled hem technique by hand as well as by machine using a specialized hemmer foot.

Hemming with the Hand Shell Hem Right side of Old Fashioned Shell Hem Stitch. A hand stitched Shell Hem is a dainty and attractive finish...

Sewing machine not working? On vacation with access only to a thread and needle? Knowing how to fix a hem by hand sewing is a valuable skill, and once you learn it, it's a relatively simple process. What's more, hand-sewn hems can be...

Catch stitch is one of the hemming stitches, it looks nearly invisible. This method helps to keep layers flat against another, such as a hem or seam allowances. It is worked from left to right or from the top to the bottom and forming a row of small "Xs" at the hem and the under section layer. If you wanted the stitches not being very visible on the right side, then using single thread will give a good result. Usually, I will sew catch stitches by holding the hem of the fabric and work from…

This hand hemming stitch is practically invisible on both sides of the garment or project. Learn how to hand sew the blind hem stitch.