Serged and Stitched Hem This hem is perfect for cotton dresses and sleeve hems. Use this hem when a coverstitch machine is not available.
Blind Hem This hand stitched hem is is perfect for any garment where you don't want the hemline to be seen. It's commonly used for dress pants, sheer dresses and formal dresses. This sewing basics series was created in collaboration with Missy Creed of Momentum Fashion. Missy is a talented seamstress who sews for Red Velvet!
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I’m liking the blind hem! Just have to find it on my sewing machine!
Emma xx
I’m loving this illustrated guide to seams and such! Can’t wait to build on my basic sewing machine skills with a few of these.
I had to put a blind hem on when I made my prom dress! It ended up looking so clean and professional!
-Miranda
Are those your red booties? I’m in love! Can you share the brand, if so?
Thanks for all these sewing basics. I can’t wait to see what you make! This is so fun! I just got a new sewing machine for my birthday + I’m still learing so this is great ♥
Allie, Those booties are several years old from a mall store. Sorry I can’t recall the exact store. XO!
Oh darn. Well, thank you for writing me back! Love your blog.
Cute!! Sewing 101!
Thanks for sharing.
♥
Talia Christine
http://taliachristine.blogspot.com
wow! you cannot imagine how happy you made me with these posts! I receive a sewing machine 2 weeks ago as a birthday present…and I still haven’t touch it, because i don’t know to use it! now, I know something and I’m not so scared…
thanks!
This is really great! Thanks for this!
so brilliant! i always hem by eye and have no clue about technicals at all! i am definitely keeping this in mind for my upcoming sewing adventures!!
http://www.seacreaturess.blogspot.com
Love this little sewing series – it’s often the little things I don’t know when sewing and it’s little things just like this! Thanks so much!
xo
http://kittysnooks.blogspot.com/
I’m loving this sewing series! I can’t wait to see what else you have in store!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!!!!
Most especially from my husband who was surprised when he saw me making coats but didn’t know how to do a hem!
I just got a sewing machine for my 16th birthday, and I love it! Been taking sewing classes for about a year now. It’s so cool to finally know how to do some of this stuff!
I just learned the blind hem, and it’s amazing!!
A well written article. I found it very useful.
I’m enjoying these posts and tehy are a useful visual guide, but would you consider adding a photo of the sewing machine settings that you use for each stitch? Do you know what I mean? For example, I’ve never heard of a serged and stitched hem and can’t see which setting it would be on my machine. I’d really appreciate it!
(and no, the instruction manual gives me no clues either!)
i was given my first sewing machine for Christmas and this post makes me really excited to try out some of these basic sewing methods! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing this. I just pinned it. Great little cheat sheet for those of us who are still fairly new sewers!
Kacie
http://www.acollectionofpassions.com/
um, so you show what the stitches look like and that’s it?
FINALLY!! Something easy for me to understand!! Diggin the blind hem!!
houseoftong.blogspot.com
I am loving your sewing tips series! Such a fantastic idea. Sewing has been on my “to learn” list and these post are super helpful. Thank you.
I love this post. Very informative. Thank you! I’m craving a fun sewing project.
xoxo,
VintageFunkandJunk.com
This is so gorgeous! I am going to have to make at least one!
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Thanks for all this sewing tips. I’m just new on sewing habit. I start loving it because of your sewing tips.