How to sew a Blind Hem Stitch Using the Sewing Machine

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11 жыл бұрын

How do you sew a blind hem stitch on your home sewing machine? The blind hem stitch makes an almost invisible stitch on the front of the item. It is used to hem pants, skirts, curtains, dresses, etc.
You can sew a blind hem stitch by hand, with a sewing machine or with a serger. This tutorial will show how to sew a hem with the sewing machine. If you want to sew the hem by hand or with a serger visit our other tutorials through the link below.
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@pennykamensky3041 6 ай бұрын

Perfect instructions. how to fold the fabric was confusing until watching this video. Thank you so much

@Needlepointers 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@NoVideosHere00 14 күн бұрын

I just watched several tutorials on this, and yours is by far the best and easiest to follow. Thank you!

@Needlepointers 11 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching our video on the blind hem stitch and thank you for the nice compliment.

@blotchilim1980 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I've watched other videos but yours is the 1st one that actually taught me something. It makes sense now, thanks so much, i feel like crying

@Needlepointers 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked our video! We have many other video tutorials for stitches/techniques in sewing. kzfaq.info/sun/PLmfp5aNSxEF0csPsxImiN-XfQa7p4kQiz

@juless9277 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was very concise and helpful.

@ditmen 9 жыл бұрын

Very good instructions. I had to watch it a couple of times to get the folding part correct, but once I did, this video made it easy. Thank you.

@janeurquhart7843 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very helpful as I do not have time to hand stitch hem on curtains and your video has clearly shown me what I need to do.

@karene.guzman4539 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Clear and simple instructions! You've been a great help!

@RoyMcAvoy 3 жыл бұрын

The best and the clearest instructions on how to do blind hem in KZfaq. Thanks so much 👍🏻

@Needlepointers 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@evelyneschellekens4079 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just shrunk my curtains... Happy to be able to lengthen them again and finish them properly. Greetings from Belgium

@christinemorse2897 3 жыл бұрын

Best video to show this!!

@RoyMcAvoy 3 жыл бұрын

I agreed. Most of other videos just talk too much about tips and what's not without even showing how it's done. It's preposterous. I'm grateful this this video really how how it's done rightfully.

@Needlepointers 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@ahgoor9164 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent video..I have seen many videos on blind hemming and this is one of the best !! best wishes , a man who sews Bill

@haleynoelle2598 5 жыл бұрын

Not even 8 in the morning+ project due at 4pm today+ super picky professor+ mandated hem that I hate. This video is saving my sanity #ThankGOD

@dkschwind 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You did a great job showing how to get the fold right. I finally have mastered how to do a blind hem.

@sandygiannascoli 4 жыл бұрын

You’re the best! None of the videos i watched told me how to correctly fold the fabric

@Needlepointers 4 жыл бұрын

HI. We are so glad you liked our video on the blind hem stitch using the sewing machine. If you are not a subscriber to our channel, please subscribe so you don't miss future videos.

@paulawood784 9 жыл бұрын

I could NOT for the life of me figure this out on my own, reading the instructions over and over. THANK YOU!

@Needlepointers 9 жыл бұрын

Paula Wood We are glad you were now able to understand how to do the blind hem stitch using a sewing machine. We have other sewing videos which may be of interest to you. Check them out.

@laeliawatt8593 5 жыл бұрын

Me too! Even the visuals in my sewing machine handbook did not make sense after going over them a dozen times. It was the part where she flips both "wrong" sides of the fabric to have that little part of the hem under the foot that was the part I missed. Epiphany!

@vanessabcoleman8 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making an easy to understand video.

@Needlepointers Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@fredhubbard7210 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, quick and to the point.

@1717daz 6 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! I am so pleased I found you! I have never been brave enough to attempt using this foot, as like the last comment, I could not fathom the instructions..... the folding part was worse and just this very second have practiced on scrap fabric and TaDa easy ..... you made it so simple to follow. So delighted 😀 thank you so much! Guess I can let my Dad know I can hem his trousers now! 🤣 Thank you so much.... shall subscribe! Kara from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 xxx

@Needlepointers 6 жыл бұрын

Great! I am glad we were able to help you learn a new technique. And thanks for the subscribe!

@evelynj.amponsah8417 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Great tutorial. P

@joycevanleir1093 9 ай бұрын

Great Instructions. Thank you

@Needlepointers 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rachelmoore4750 10 жыл бұрын

Great instructions! Clear and to the point!

@Needlepointers 10 жыл бұрын

Rachel Moore I am glad this video was helpful. When we make videos, we try to make them concise. Please like, share and subscribe to our channel.

@strawberrycheese8173 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Took me 10 minutes to learn this from your video!!!! Thank you so much!!

@Needlepointers 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@prasadtatinani4850 6 жыл бұрын

Super idea maam

@ssldlse Жыл бұрын

thank you for this tutorial ☺️ super helpful

@happilyinthemiddle9707 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That was so helpful. I was able to fix a pair of pants for my sister.

@geraldinemorales4314 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I needed this video so bad. Now to hem my daughters school uniform x

@Needlepointers 7 жыл бұрын

I am so glad our video on the blind hem stitch was helpful.

@lindynurse7906 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks much for you help!

@carianneembury 3 жыл бұрын

This has helped me a lot and I refer to it every time I need to use this stitch. Thank you for taking the time to make this video 😀

@Needlepointers 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@NiceNCurvy 10 жыл бұрын

Very clear instruction!

@Needlepointers 10 жыл бұрын

Tee G Thank you for watch our video. Please like, subscribe and share. We will be posting more sewing videos in the future. Thanks again.

@wendyjslaunwhite4408 10 жыл бұрын

excellent video! Very simple to follow,I'm am going to try this on my new capris I just bought and they are way to long. Thanks again!

@Needlepointers 10 жыл бұрын

Good luck! I hope they turn out wonderful! Don't forget to subscribe for more videos.

@yuoiophhcchvcxxxcckf 8 жыл бұрын

thank you! This video taught me hem my suit pants beautifully.

@Needlepointers 8 жыл бұрын

+yuoiophhcchvcxxxcckf Hello. Glad our video was helpful.

@nlemon3434 4 жыл бұрын

Great explanation! 💖 thx!

@nickmccurry8916 7 жыл бұрын

great clip!

@kam.26 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Huge thank you!!!

@Needlepointers 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Bubbythecrazyboy 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@nikkisieber637 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you💖

@masivp 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Very helpful, simple to follow video. I have some simple, over-long curatins from Ikea I'm going to use this to help me hem.

@Needlepointers 10 жыл бұрын

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@josealfredoreyes3775 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Good tutorial.

@Needlepointers 9 жыл бұрын

Jose Alfredo Reyes Thank you very much for your comment on our blind hem stitch video. Please like, share and subscribe to our KZfaq channel.

@annahooley1226 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent instructions. I could not make head nor tail of the instructions in my machine's handbook!

@ginakay1959 5 жыл бұрын

me too hence finding this video. i have been taught soooo much through youtube ^^

@carmenwebster3774 5 жыл бұрын

Anna Hooley me either.. I’ve been sewing for years and could never figure it out 😂😂

@Gayatridevi-cz8ow 3 жыл бұрын

Super mam

@peggiezamiaty7413 9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!! I have had my machine for 3-4 years and haven't done any projects. I have to hem my husbands dress pants and was procrastinating because I didn't know how to do the blind stitch (also, I misplaced the manual to my machine :( ) I don't think I have the foot but I'm going to attempt this anyway. This was very simple to follow. I'll keep you posted...

@Needlepointers 9 жыл бұрын

Peggie Zamiaty Thank you for your comment. Since you liked the video, please like, share and subscribe to our channel. We also have other sewing videos which may be of interest.

@knitwisepurlwise118 6 жыл бұрын

I can’t thank you enough. I was beginning to think that my right and left brain had swapped sides and my spacial abilities had left me. All better now that you’ve showed me this. Same theory would apply if sewing a double fold binding yes?

@chocolatemarsbar35 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I just couldn't figure this out. You have made it very simple. Maureen Crowley

@Needlepointers 9 жыл бұрын

Maureen Crowley I am glad the video was informative and you know understand how to do the blind hem stitch. Please like, share and subscribe to our channel.

@einzgeisha 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing me this. In the future would like to do a clothing project (corset) and on the bottom of the piece of clothing, I would need to hide and secure the fabric over the shaping corset. Also...makes me wonder, but I guess I have been doing my hems all wrong all these years! but still...they've worked an nobody has noticed nor said anything with the way I've sewn things in the past.

@Needlepointers 9 жыл бұрын

PrincessMary Gatchalian How did you do your hems in the past?

@einzgeisha 9 жыл бұрын

Needlepointers Hello! I would measure my new pants to my leg/end of foot. cut off the extra and leave about 3 inches so I could fold it up and cut up excess. Fold the extra bottom fabric inward and then bend the fabric outward and sew it on the edge. That little weight would leave like a crisp line, but little weight so the pants would hang nicely onto my shoe. I would leave myself extra because I was younger (earlier 20s) and was still growing in case I wanted to adjust for later.

@withlovestephaniedenise7024 7 жыл бұрын

Wala! Thank you so much

@53cateye1 6 жыл бұрын

I've been sewing for 50 years (on and off) and have never seen this done. Thank you! So simple!!!!

@Evans951 6 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love your tutorial. I'm working on my first blind hem on my pants I wear in the office. That said, how much slack would you recommend for a typical hem on these type of pants? I figured I wanted a 1 inch hem but I find it a little hard to work with and I've ended up with about 1/2 inch hem. I don't really like the look.

@Needlepointers 6 жыл бұрын

Hi. I am glad you enjoyed our blind hem video. Please subscribe to our channel so you do not miss future videos. With regard to the pants hem, most purchased pants have about a 1" hem.

@md.ismailhossain7223 8 жыл бұрын

thanks . Could u pls tell me why u pin the fabric ? u could better to iron it

@Needlepointers 8 жыл бұрын

+ismail hossain You pin the fabric to make sure the fabric does not move when stitching.

@agnesaj9199 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video...my manual made it seem like brain surgery. It's "sew" simple, thank you!!!

@Needlepointers 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching our blind hem stitch video. We are delighted that it was helpful. Learning to do a new technique or something is so much easier when you see it done than to try to read how to do it in a manual. That is one reason we make our video tutorial. Please subscribe to our channel so you don't miss future videos.

@mamazabakaka 9 жыл бұрын

Question: do you sew or just iron that first fold that goes under the final hem fold?

@Needlepointers 9 жыл бұрын

Margaret Williams Hello, When making the first fold I just fold it. However, you could iron it if you wish.

@mamazabakaka 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@normbutler22 3 ай бұрын

hmmm my blind hem foot has a plastic and doesn’t look like this and 2) should the needle position be in line with that guide you referred to. O g have a brother cs6000i and a babylock jubilant and I think i have a knockoff blind hem foot. i’ve had no luck with the zig zag foot either. the stitches are not uniform when it catches the fabric, it catches too much making the stitch very visible or it doesn’t catch it at all. the foot that i have is metal with a triangular shaped plastic guide that can be loosened and tightened.

@Needlepointers 3 ай бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching our video. I looked up and think I found what your foot looks like. It looks like you would use it similarly but you don't have the extra metal part near the needle. It may be harder to get the fabric to feed through correctly with this foot and get an even stitch but you can get it with practice. The foot we have has a small divot by the needle so the needle can be placed far enough over to catch the fabric. These blind hem stitches will show more on the front of the fabric than a hand stitched blind hem but if you use matching thread, it's not very noticeable. Happy Sewing!

@kateevans2889 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Hours spent trying to understand my manual. Now I get it!!

@Izumiorra 6 жыл бұрын

Can this work on a Japanese hakama, I'm working to a fox demon cosplay and I don't want the hem stitch showing

@Needlepointers 6 жыл бұрын

It should work but the stitches do usually show a bit on the front. If you really don't want it to show, hand stitching is the way to go.

@hakudoushinumbernine 7 жыл бұрын

would i use this if i were making something reversible?

@Needlepointers 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching this video. To answer your question, I would not use this blind hem stitch if I was making something reversible.

@vr000701 8 жыл бұрын

Oh that moment when you realize how exceptionally WRONG you have been executing a task. Thank you for this video. I am going to go home and fix my husband's pants that I now realize I messed up.

@Needlepointers 8 жыл бұрын

+mrsveeram I'm glad our video was of help! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and click the LIKE button on videos you like! More videos will be coming!

@sunnyladner 4 жыл бұрын

Well... I went to the basement and got a tape measure out of the toolbox, managed to fold, pin and iron the one foot of curtain I want to remove from a six foot wide panel. Now, before I can even start sewing anything, how do I manage to cut those nice straight lines to get the excess down to those few inches I need left to hem?

@Needlepointers 4 жыл бұрын

If you have a rotary cutter, ruler and mat, this would be the best way to cut it down. Otherwise, I would make a line on the fabric where you want to cut it with a long ruler and then carefully cut it on the line. You could also make the line by ironing a crease where the line would be. Happy Sewing!

@sunnyladner 4 жыл бұрын

@@Needlepointers I have come to realize that cut carefully and my name do not belong in the same sentence and that whe it comes to sewing in general, patience is a virtue...but I managed!

@Needlepointers 4 жыл бұрын

@@sunnyladner Glad to hear! Happy Sewing!

@NhungNguyen-sm9db 8 жыл бұрын

do we have to fold it that pic

@NhungNguyen-sm9db 8 жыл бұрын

oops i means big

@sabrinawalker8098 4 жыл бұрын

What if you dont have that foot

@Needlepointers 4 жыл бұрын

You could use a regular foot that accommodates a zigzag stitch but you will have too be very careful when stitching.

@Teanamagick8 6 жыл бұрын

Loved the first half of the video. Instructions were great and your voice is very calming. The camera person on the other hand kept me from watching the entire video. Scratching noises and bad angles. Would love to see a re-shoot of this though. Thank you.

@lotlotdg4300 5 жыл бұрын

I just dont get the folding back im confused

@admincavendish9814 7 жыл бұрын

Wish I'd seen this before I read my Manuel. So easy to understand. The Manuel - rubbish!!!

@Needlepointers 7 жыл бұрын

I have found that it is always easier to learn something by seeing the process then to try to read how to do it in a manual. I am glad this video was helpful.

@yzuniga13sa 6 жыл бұрын

*manual

@putzaroonieputz6898 4 жыл бұрын

I did something wrong. LOL there was a sharp crease sewn into my hem stitch it wasn’t smooth with the single tiny stitches like hers. Idk what I did 🤷🏽‍♀️😭🤯

@Needlepointers 4 жыл бұрын

If you open it up, do you see the tiny stitches? If you can't open it, then you may have sewn the in between stitches on your hem. The catch stitch should be the only one that sews on the folded over fabric.

@putzaroonieputz6898 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t open it up. It’s all sewed up tight : no tiny stitches 😭.

@Needlepointers 4 жыл бұрын

Make sure that the one stitch that goes to the left is the only one that catches the folded over fabric.

@carmenwebster3774 5 жыл бұрын

This is so simple ... why is it so difficult in the instruction books ? 😩

@Needlepointers 5 жыл бұрын

I find the reading and understand instructions books and patterns can be very confusing. It is always easier when someone shows you how to do a technique.