When Google doesn’t help

Tuesday, Oct 25, 2005

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1. http://quiltmaker.com/tips/tip14/index2.html

   Comment by Damon (October 25, 2005 @ 3:23 pm )

2. http://www.sew-whats-new.com/garment/blindhem.shtml

   Comment by Damon (October 25, 2005 @ 3:24 pm )

3. Thanks for the speedy reply, Damon! I saw these two sites, but what they’re missing is how to hold the fabric for the stitch. I know you have to fold something over and/or under, and make the stitch sew on one side and “catch” it on the other.

   But I’m doing something wrong… I think I need a rocket scientist or something, but he’s out of town for a long while.

   Comment by Amy (October 25, 2005 @ 3:31 pm )

4. OK, that last link is what I’m looking for: pictures! I’m going to take my laptop over to my sewing machine and see how it goes.

   Comment by Amy (October 25, 2005 @ 3:43 pm )

5. A easy way to do an invisable stitch is to cut a 1 1/2 inch strip. Do however many you need to go around the perimeter of the quilt. Sew them all together and then fold it in half and iron. Then place the cut end parallel to the end of the quilt. Sew a 1/4 inch seam. Then fold over to the back of the quilt the folded in half side. With your needle on the quilt fabric sew a tiny dash, then directly above the end of the dash, sew a small dash horizontally on the folded side. then again sew a small horizontal dash directly below on the quilt part. So forth throughout the entire binding. each dash should be going horizontal. One on top of the other, making basically one straight line.

   Comment by carrie Mills (October 25, 2005 @ 10:48 pm )

6. Amy, I copied the page out of my sewing machine manual. I hope it helps:

   http://www.nuttnhoney.net/blindhemdirections.jpg

   Comment by Kim (October 26, 2005 @ 2:05 am )

7. I’ve used the blind-hem-stich before, but I’ve never been satisfied with the results. Perhaps the tension was to tight or something, but on the outside of the garmet, where the tiny stiches do show if you look for them, the material gets pulled and it binds up. I’m afraid that my best advice if you really do not want the hem to show: sew by hand. Yes, it may take longer, but it’s a lot less headache. I stich by hand around quilts too if that is the look I’m after. But if it is a quilt that will be used much, like on a bed, then I sew with the machine around the edges. I make the binding to go with the border. So are no “unsightly” seam lines.

   Jennifer

   Comment by Jennifer D (October 26, 2005 @ 11:39 am )

8. Thanks so much, all! I finished the last dress with just a regular hem, but I am in the middle of attaching the skirt to the bodice on the next dress. So I will post a comment here to tell you how it goes.

   Comment by Amy (October 26, 2005 @ 3:40 pm )

9. Hi, my name’s Allie… I have visited here a few times… I just had to write because I actually tried a blind hem stitch the first time ever last night. It may be because my material was slightly stretchy, but I would have to agree with Jennifer that I wasn’t satisfied with how it looked in the end - kind of bunchy, like she said, and I am going to rip it out and do it again by hand, ugh! I’m sure it can be mastered though…I may just need to find someone to show me in person.

   Comment by Anonymous (October 26, 2005 @ 3:56 pm )

10. [...] This brings me to my point. Every seamstress should know how to sew a blind hemstitch. (If you are a guy, turn under the hem of your suit pants. There.) This stitch requires more time, but the results are très professionnel. Besides, I don’t shy away from doing hard things. [...]

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11. All I need to know is how to sew a blind stitch by hand.
    I have looked on my computer for help but can’t find the directions I’m looking for;can you help?
    I need specific directions with pictures so I can sew some pants up by hand.
    Thank you.

    Comment by Sonia (September 11, 2006 @ 3:46 pm )

12. I know I am posting on a rediculously old posting, but I found you through a google search on trying to figure out a blind hem. And because of your posting and the references your noters gave, I think I have it. But I still need lots of practice! Lots of it!

    Comment by LeeAnn (April 1, 2007 @ 5:04 pm )

13. Another new comment to an old posting: Some of the 2005 links have expired, so I thought I’d share my 2008 finding. This is an excellent site:
    http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk/KatePages/Learning/Blind_hemming/blind_hemming_explained.htm

    Comment by Katie (January 13, 2008 @ 12:28 pm )

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