How to Machine Stitch a Blind Hem
Blind Stitch Hemming
With a little different sewing presser foot, this is a great way to’ finishing the hems of your sewing projects, particularly suitable for trousers and skirts.
Tools
Sewing machine
Blind hem foot
Sewing thread (For this tutorial, I used an opposing coloured sewing thread to demonstrate, for your project, you should always use matching colour thread)
Steps
1. Fold up the hem towards its right side and fold it back to form a 1/4 inch (0.5cm) seam allowance. Make sure the wrong side of the fabric is facing you.
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2. Change the sewing machine setting to blind hem stitch.
3. Place the fabric under the foot. Rotate the sewing needle manually slowly to check that when the needle comes to the extreme left, it just pierces the folded edge. Lower the presser foot.
4. Turn the guide screw to adjust the position of the presser foot guide to match with the folded edge.
5. Sew the fabric, while guiding the folded edge along the guide.
6. Open the fold flat. Press the fabric.
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Note: If the needle drops to far left, the stitches will show on the right side of the fabric.
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Karen Alexander
Lovely blind hem… except for that raw edge, which will fray out after just a few washes. Use that little machine’s running zig zag (or overcast) stitch to finish that edge first, THEN do your lovely blind hem… now the hem will be secure and washable too!
Amy Carpenter
Good point, Karen… 🙂 I usually run edges like that through my Serger before hemming, but a zig-zag’s just as good! It does look like this machine’s version of a “blind hem” is also doing a slight zig-zag on the hidden part, but many “blind hem” settings just run a straight stitch on that area.
Could probably also do a rolled edge (even neater than zig-zag/Serger!) before blind-hemming, too…
Cynthia Fong
Thank you for your comment and suggestion. You are right, treating the edge first will make the garment last a lot longer! Thank you for your tip.
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