Sewing Blind Hem

In order to sew a blind hem on a sewing machine you must have two tools.

Sewing blind hem.

It s perfect for window coverings the hem at the bottom of a garment or anywhere you want a clean finished edge. A hem with stitches you can barely see. You can sew a blind hem with a special blind hem sewing machine foot. The blind hem stitch is primarily used for hemming curtains trousers skirts etc.

First of all look on your sewing machine to be sure you have this stitch then to make the stitch it makes it easier if you have the special blind hem stitch foot in your collection of sewing feet. You ll just need to sew a little more slowly. When i first started sewing attaining a perfect blind hem was like finding the holy grail. Get out your blind hem foot and put it on your machine.

That would be the middle line here shown in yellow. A blind hem is exactly what it sounds like. Set your machine on the blind hem stitch and use an average stitch length between a 2 and a 3. 2 mark two more lines one above and below your hem line.

We call it a blind hem because it is almost invisible to the eye when sewn. A blind hem foot can be purchased at most sewing shops for around 10. However if you don t have one you can still do this stitch without it. Blind hem presser foot 1 first figure out exactly where you want your hem to fall and mark that line in water soluble pen pencil or chalk on the right side of the garment.

Nicki shows how to prepare the edge to be hemmed with several folds and pins. When it comes to creating a blind hem most of the work is done in the preparation of the fabric. Although you can hand sew a blind hem it can be very difficult and the process is much easier on a sewing machine. Slide in the fabric wrong side up and put the foot s plastic straight edge guide right up against the fold.