How To Sew A Blind Hem Stitch
♥ A blind stitch is a terrific stitch to learn for hemming just about anything! ♥
When you don’t want stitching to show through on the face of your fabric. A blind hem stitch consists of 3 straight stitches in a row and then one zig-zag stitch. The idea is to have the straight stitch on the folded material of the hem and the zig-zag just catch a few threads of the main panel of fabric. When you turn your piece right sound out, you will barely see small tacking that is holding your bottom hem in place.
You can use this technique for hemming lined drapes, curtains, roman shades side hems for draperies and for hemming clothing.
The one thing I want to say about this stitch is practice before you use this technique on your projects. The thicker your material… the trickier this stitch is… so practice… and worse case scenario you hand stitch the hem or straight stitch it.
You will need a blind hem presser foot, also known as blind stitch foot for your sewing machine AND a blind hem stitch on your machine.
1. Lay your fabric with the folded hem facing up with the outer folded edge of the hem pointing toward your sewing machine.
2. Fold the pinned bottom hem under the fabric.
3. Leave " of the folded hem peaking out from under the fabric. So… you will have your fabric panel laying right side down, with the folded hem folded under the panel… leaving only 1/4" showing from under the panel.
4. Slide the fabric under your presser foot with the folded edge of the fabric panel against the flat vertical bar of the presser foot… the " piece of the hem that is peeking out from under the panel is under the needle.
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5. The needle should stitch the straight stitch in the " of the hem and swing to the left to catch the folded edge of the fabric on the zig-zag. If this is done correctly you will only see tiny vertical stitches across your hem on the front of your shade.
Practice this stitch on similar fabric and thickness to make sure your zig-zag is not too wide… this will cause a larger vertical stitch on the front of your shade… which you don’t want.
Mastering this stitch will take your projects to the next level. It’s the next best thing to an industrial hemmer. Most of us can’t afford a hemmer, but you can very similar effects with the blind hem stitch.
So, practice, practice, practice… and use if it for all hems including your side hems.
Happy sewing!
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Jennifer Thoden
Video: How to Sew a Blind Hem Stitch | Picking Up Threads
Watch and learn how to sew a blind hem stitch step by step. A blind hem stitch is the perfect stitch to use when hemming your draperies and dress pants.
Position the fabric, folded so that the majority of the blind hem stitch is sewn on the facing side, and only a tiny bit of fabric is stitched that can show through to the front.
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Design Your Halloween Decorations
We’re all cutting back our spending to just the necessities, but that doesn’t mean your house has to be boring and uninviting this Halloween, with these cheap and simple to make home decorations.
Below I give you instructions for making a Halloween tablecloth and trick or treat bags with pumpkin face cut outs and the word “BOO”, but use your imagination – the templates can be used on all sorts of things, like cushion covers, curtains, placemats, napkins – the list is endless!
Fabric & Notions
Basic Instructions:
For the tablecloth, first you need to measure the length and width of your table. If you have a table that extends, extend it first before measuring. You then need to add on an allowance for draping over the side.
Now this is a purely personal preference. Some people like tablecloths that drape almost to the floor, other like theirs much shorter. My general rule of thumb is to add on the amount of the drop to your chair seat.
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You measure that by placing the top of your measuring tape level with the top of your table, and then measure down until you hit the seat of the chair. For me, it’s 10′ (or 27cm).
Now don’t forget, you need to add that on for each side, plus a seam allowance. Although a normal seam allowance is 5/8″, I usually allow for a larger seam for a tablecloth as we are going to machine stitch it. I always allow “.
So, if your table is 5ft by 4ft then you’ll need:
Length: 60′ PLUS 21′ (drop at each end) PLUS 1′ (2 seam allowances) – 82′
Width: 48′ PLUS 21′ (drop at each end) PLUS 1′ (2 seam allowances) – 70′
Or, in metric
Length: 160cm PLUS 54cm (drop at each end) PLUS 4cm (2 seam allowances) – 218cm
Width: 122cm PLUS 54cm (drop at each end) PLUS 4cm (2 seam allowances) – 180cm
For each trick or treat bag, you will need 2 pieces of fabric 10″ by 12″ (or 26cm by 31cm). So if you have 3 children, you’ll need 30″ by 24″ (or 78cm by 62cm).
You’ll also need some drawstring for the trick or treat bags – say 30″ (or 76cm) per bag.
As it’s Halloween, try to find a nice bright orange fabric for the tablecloth and bags and black for the cut outs! Or you could go gothic, and buy black (but make sure your cut outs are then in bright orange or white).
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The Cut Outs
For the cut outs, the amount of fabric depends on how many you want to place on your tablecloth. Each pumpkin cut out measures 7″ by 7″ (17cm by 19cm) – so if you want to put 8 pumpkins on your tablecloth, you’ll need 28″ by 15″ (or 68cm by 38cm). The BOO cut outs measure 2″ by 5″ (13cm by 5cm) so if you want to put 16 BOOs on your tablecloth you’ll need 22″ by 8″ (or 54cm by 20cm). And I’d recommend one pumpkin and one BOO for each side of the bag. Or you could just buy a yard of fabric and cut out as many as you can!
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To Make Up
Mark out your tablecloth using tailors chalk or pins, and cut out. Mark out the rectangles for your trick or treat bags and cut out.
Now pin a ” hem around the entire border of your tablecloth and sew.
Place the two pieces of bag with right sides together, and pin the two side seams and the bottom. Sew around in one continuous line. Now turn over half an inch on the top and sew. (Note: if you plan to machine stitch the Halloween cut outs on, then do these before doing the side seams). We now need to turn over the sewn top hem another inch – make sure to leave enough room for the drawstring to be threaded through. Sew in place, but remember to leave a small opening to thread through the drawstring. Thread through and knot each end to secure.
Now pin and cut out the number of halloween cut outs that you need.
These can be attached a number of ways – with iron on hemming tape, craft glue suitable for fabrics, hand stitching, or machine stitching.
So that’s it – two very simple, but cheap, Halloween decorations to brighten up your home.
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