Thanks for the tutorials that you do. I am a 71 year old male that is taking up sewing again. My father and I self taught ourselves how to use a machine when I was 12 years old. We obviously didn't learn how to do very much. I have made curtains added button holes and sewn on buttons with the machine and not much more. I have a friend who is a very good seamstress and has given me a nice embroidering machine that I want to learn how to use. She has promised to teach me, however I wanted to have some of the basics on how to use a standard machine first. I have been through your 5 section tutorial for beginners and now have completed the section on blind stiching. Thanks again, very well done.
Hi Don, it is great to hear that you are taking up sewing again. Really pleased that you have enjoyed the tutorials. Thank you for sharing your story. Aneka
I did this with the zig zag presser foot and my $76 sewing machine and 2 pair of glasses. It turned out fine since thread matched my garment perfectly. I now understand why Mama taught me to only hand stitch the hem. The blind hem stitch almost made me go blind! Definitely need to have that special presser foot. Great video and such a beautiful voice you have.
I just love all your tutorials. ...they are so concise and clear. They have helped me immensely and I have been sewing for 45 years..as they say..learning all the time.
Thank you so much!! Many times I know what I’m looking for in a lesson but don’t know what to search under. This beginner series has answered all of my questions and then some! While watching the videos, I would have a question and in the next breathe, you answered just that. Thank you so much
Just getting into this type of stuff and your tutorial was easy for someone like me who just got my first machine to understand and feel confident to try.
Thank you for this thorough tutorial of sewing a blind hem. I particularly like the tips for machine basting the hem first. I've had mixed results blind hemming by machine and usually hem by hand, so I am looking forward to seeing your video for it to see the helpful tips you will provide.😊 X
Wow, I like your detailed instructions. Using obvious contrasting threat helped me out tremendously. I get so intimidated when it comes to sewing something new. I practiced on my husband’s pajama pants . Now he is happy and I I am very happy!!! Thank You . Have a Blessed Christmas 🎄!
I've subscribed- this is probably the best sewing tutorial I've seen. I love that you use more than one machine too especially as the feet are different. I'll go check out some more of your videos. Thank you very much. :)
Thank you for the tutorial! I work at men’s wearhouse and we’ve been down on our tailors so this is great tutorial so I can at least hem suit pants for customers for when our tailors can’t
This was such a useful tutorial, thank you very much. And you've got a Bernina like me so the feet are the same, magic. Have done my first proper invisible hem now
You got no idea how much I needed this video today😂 I was getting so mad about my thread snapping every few stitches when I was hand sewing a blind hem, now I just finished my project with no more tears
Thank you for this tutorial! I'm currently a seamstress apprentice at a local costuming store, and I'm interviewing for a costume fabricator job so I'm glad I found your video explaining the blind hem stitch!
I've had my sewing machine for 20 years and never managed a blind hem till I watched this video. So clear and concise. I am sewing a viscose ponte and I tried the blind hem foot and it came out perfectly. My question is do I need to stabilise the hem on a ponte? I have sent off for some stretch stay tape. Where do I place it for a blind hem? I tried the blind hem using Prym Wonder Tape as I saw that in one of your videos, so I placed it on the edge where I would be sewing but the blind hem wasn't as good .
Hi Marilyn, you don't have to stabilise the hem but you might want to. It can make the blind hem stitches less visible and it can help to support the fabric and provide it with some longevity. You will need a stretch interfacing; either strips or you can cut your own. I would place the interfacing so that you will be catching it when you stitch the blind hem. But ideally it can be hidden by the hem on the inside of the garment. You may want the interfacing to go over the fold of the hem (if you want to support the fold of the fabric). If passing the fold of the hem, do so by about 1/2" 1cm. Does that help? Aneka
I was totally unaware of blind hem thread. Thank you. I only recently started experimenting with the blind hem function of my White sewing machine, which I purchased straight out of college. Until now, I sewed my hems by hand as my grandmother taught me. My circle skirt hem seamed endless so I tried the blind hem stitch. It turned out adequate. Thanks to your video, I will do a better job next time. Your videos are awesome. Thank you for posting them.
Thanks for this nice tutorial. I have a vintage sewing machine and an attachment to do blind stitch with it. I never used it. I should try. Your tutorial has inspired me. 🙂 By the way, I also have a modern brother that comes with blind hem stitch. I need to buy the right foot. Thanks again for your tutorials. ❤️ Very informative, complete and inspiring.
This is so easy to understand! One question: My machine doesn't have a blind stitch pattern. All you can do is adjust it from straight stitch to a wide zigzag. Would a blind hem made this way just show up as a lot of closer-together thread-pricks (which I'm fine with), or would it just not work?
Thank you so much for your tutorials. You are a born TEACHER! The Best!! You explain everything slowly and assume we do not know which is great. Your videography is perfect. I was watching how to sew a blind stitch. You explained this very well but because I am an over 70 OAP I had to rewind several times the "get" what folds where and what STITCHES where. I love sewing and make my own garments but wish to improve all the time. Your videos help immensely. I am currently sewing up a striped shirt. Is that the sort of garment I would use a blind hem for the short sleeves and where it hangs low to the torso? Or are blind hems only for things like curtains?. I am so pleased that I have now sewed my first blind hem as an exercise. It was quite baffling but I wanted to systematically go through all the feet that came with the machine so that I could understand and " get it". Sorry for the long winded explanation. The late Queen Elizabeth had it right! Do not explain!! But then we cannot learn?
Thank you so much for showing us the reasons why you shouldn't overdo the bite, as I was going to over do it 😂. Thank you for this tutorial, and for doing it slow for us beginners!!
Hi. Practicing on paper, I somehow ended up with the hem excess going towards the floor! I prefer this for slacks because there isnt anywhere to jam in your toes!! Will you make this in a video please? I cant figure out how I achieved this.
Thank you so much for the tutorial! One question.. when I do my blind hem the right side’s thread are more so vertical lines, while yours looks like little dots. The vertical stitches also go over the basting stitch while yours remains above it. How can I make mine look more like yours?
Hi Darrak, some machines are better at a blind hem than others. You may need to play with the settings for how much the needle is sewing into that front layer of the fabric. This might be in the stitch settings, or on one of my other machines it's on the machine foot, I have to turn a dial on the foot to increase the width that the needle has to travel to grab into the fabric. I would suggest that is the first step. In terms of position of the stitches it may be how your machine is designed to do it. Could you baste in a different location to help this?
Awesome tutorial, thank you! I was all where was this tutorial when I had to shorten my satin dirndl apron, this would have saved me so much time, but then you brought up the point of having to do it by hand on fabric that marks easily anyways. Oh well... I'll keep this in mind for my next palazzo pants project 😊
Amazing techniques, thank you! Yet I am struggling to do it, I mean when is supposed to stitch the straight stitches, the top thread doesn’t catch the under thread, although test sewing the blind hem on a piece of the same fabric comes out fine. Already tried to adjust the tension, still the same problem. I have no ideea what to adjust next.
Does your foot have a little red screw of anything on it? If it does you might need to use this to move the foot over, as this allows the needle to get more bite in the fabric or less bite. Does this help or is it just the straight stitch thats the issue? So it worked on some fabric but not others? Please share and I will try and share. Aneka x
Hi again! I would be grateful if you could answer a question for me: my sewing machine (Brother) has the blind stich zigzags "facing" towards the right which is impossible to use for narrow garments like pants hems. I am using instead the stretch blind stich but I was wondering if there was anything else that I could do.
Hi Anthi, hmm.... that is a difficult one. Are there any other hemming stitches available on your machine, I think it is ok to do the stretch stitch if that is the only workable option. Or I would do it by hand; but that defeats the point of the machine.
Can you please tell me once again what stitch did you use to finish the edge of that fabric? I cannot make it out from the video! If you have a video describing this technique, please list it for me in your reply. Thanks so much for your tutorial! I find it very well done!
Yes, of course. I used an overlocker / serger to finish the edge of the fabric. This is another machine. This video shows different methods you could use on your sewing machine: ua-cam.com/video/8maQ11e1zV0/v-deo.html then it will feed you off to videos on how to do them. Hope this helps?
Your tutorial was awesome. So glad to have found your video. Now down to brass tacks. I can't seem to find the Gutermann blind hem thread that you showed at the end. You called it "Gutermann Scarlet 360- for overlock", and I've looked everywhere for that thread. Could you please tell me the actual name and where I can find it? Thanks!
I'm not Aneka, but the thread is Gutermann Skala 360. Aneka put a link to one source from a UK vendor in the show notes under the video. Click on "SHOW MORE" to see additional information.
Hi mam, I have my track which is long in length so should I cut the the unnecessary length and sewing hem or directly fold the bottom to sew so that length becames short
Im new. Has anyone used this bling hem stitch on silky fabrics? Or which one would you recommend for a frill of more than 1 metre on a silky piece? Thanks!
Hi Anika, My machine only has the blind stitch going in the other direction- with the zig zag part of this stitch moving to the right instead of to the left! What do I do? Thanks.
I talk about the settings I use in the video but it’s always best to check your machine instructions as the settings on the dials (width, length) might be different to mine. Does that help?
Hi Aneka- I'm new to your channel and I LOVE it! I love to make full skirts but cant figure out how to do a wide hem. The ease gets in the way. Is there any way to do that? Thanks.
Hi Kelsey, you will need to run a gathering stitch around the edge of the fabric to help ease the hem into place. Or I would hem with bias, or cut a facing that is wide and like a hem? Aneka
Hi Anika, I love your tutorials thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’m a beginner so sorry if this is a silly question. If I’m using hemming thread do I use it just the same as regular thread? Meaning, I have to add it to the bobbin too?
Hi Areli, you can just put this hemming thread in the needle (as the bobbin isn't visible anyway). This is probably the easiest thing as you will need to tweak tension etc. and then you won't have to play with the bobbin tension. Or you can try it in both. If you want to tweak the bobbin tension I would recommend purchasing a second bobbin case to make any adjustments to, so your not affecting your usual one.
@@MadetoSew thank you so much for your response. Once more thanks for such clear and useful tutorials. I just put together a shirt and knew about basting but felt It was doing the work twice, so I guess out of laziness I didn’t think about using it. Then I saw one of your tutorials and the lightbulb went on. I tried it and it made a huge difference. I think I’m basting everything from here on out. As long as the fabric permits.
@@lilyhernandez2574 So pleased I could help. I think it depends on the fabric, tricky fabrics (or if your learning), basting doesn't harm anything and if it means you don't have to un-do something it's worth it! 😊
I can't really compare the Viking Emerald and Bernette side by side as I don't have them with me to do that. But I would happily rate and recommend both machines. I was happy using both, and my customers enjoyed them too.
I must be very stupid, i folded the fabric with the quarter inch allowance, at 7:12 where she is about to baste stitch i have no idea how the fabric was placed under the foot, i see a fold but it does not look like my fold, i am crying!
Really sorry to confuse you Emma. So the fabric is placed under the foot with the WRONG side of the garment facing up. The Hem allowance is facing up as you can see and that 1/4" inch will be in the middle (the amount you folded over, or are hiding in the hem), it should be under the presser foot of the sewing machine. So under the presser foot of the sewing machine is about 3 layers of fabric. The only part to have 3 layers. Do you have a different hem allowance? is that why it looks different? Feel free to email me info@madetosew.com you can send a photo. Aneka x
Hello, this is a useful video, i just think that it would be really good if you could see how to hem an actual pair of say, woman's trousers, especially when folding the trouser ready to hem, so that you can actually see how it looks on a garment you wish to take up. I think there may be a better understanding of how this is done.
@@MadetoSew thank you for this. I really appreciate your content, it's very thorough and explains why things are done a certain way. And I really like how you include like best practices on the techniques/methods you are explaining, I feel like these elevate my sewing by a lot, especially for a beginner..
You can sometimes work to change the stitch or the foot so that the amount of ‘bite’ the hem is taking in the fabric is as small as possible. It depends on your machine whether you have the ability to change the stitch. Or you have to move a little thing on the foot sometimes. Let me know?
@@mahshid822 Have you added some interfacing to the hem? This can also help and make it less visible? What fabric are you working with? Send me some pictures if you want (info@madetosew.com). What machine are you using? From past experience I have found some machines are better at doing this than others, I have struggled to make it invisible on some machines. In that case I would suggest hand sewing it: ua-cam.com/video/JWY8xwNUNPE/v-deo.html
Hello Aneka, you know, despite your repeatedly using the expression "to be honest", I'm fairly certain you don't mean that you're typically lying ;). And besides that... well, you're the best.
Thanks for the tutorials that you do. I am a 71 year old male that is taking up sewing again. My father and I self taught ourselves how to use a machine when I was 12 years old. We obviously didn't learn how to do very much. I have made curtains added button holes and sewn on buttons with the machine and not much more. I have a friend who is a very good seamstress and has given me a nice embroidering machine that I want to learn how to use. She has promised to teach me, however I wanted to have some of the basics on how to use a standard machine first. I have been through your 5 section tutorial for beginners and now have completed the section on blind stiching. Thanks again, very well done.
Hi Don, it is great to hear that you are taking up sewing again. Really pleased that you have enjoyed the tutorials. Thank you for sharing your story. Aneka
I did this with the zig zag presser foot and my $76 sewing machine and 2 pair of glasses. It turned out fine since thread matched my garment perfectly. I now understand why Mama taught me to only hand stitch the hem. The blind hem stitch almost made me go blind! Definitely need to have that special presser foot. Great video and such a beautiful voice you have.
Thank you Sandra, really pleased I could help. The foot does help, so I would recommend it if you plan to do it often. Aneka
I discovered your UA-cam channel this last weekend and I must say Your videos have been so helpful in this learning journey.
Your tutorials are always so useful. Very clear, no fumbling about, easy to understand and thorough. Highly appreciated. Thank you!
Thank you so much.
I just love all your tutorials. ...they are so concise and clear. They have helped me immensely and I have been sewing for 45 years..as they say..learning all the time.
Thanks very much Jo.
THE ENDING WAS GREAT ! AFTER ALL THAT WORK YOU SAID WHAT I WAS THINKING. I was taught to sew all hems by hand.
Thank you! Yes, unless the machine is going to make a very good job of it then hand sewn hems may be better. 😊
Thank you so much!! Many times I know what I’m looking for in a lesson but don’t know what to search under. This beginner series has answered all of my questions and then some! While watching the videos, I would have a question and in the next breathe, you answered just that. Thank you so much
So glad that I could help. Thank you.
Thank you! This is the clearest video I have seen on blind hems!
Thank you.
This was the most informative video I've come across on the blind hem. Thank you for all the details!
Just what I needed to see. I have not been sewing for a few years. You demonstrated exactly what I needed, thank you!
Thank you. Glad I could help.
Thank you I have mastered the “blind hem” I’m so happy!😊
So pleased this tutorial helped. Thank you.
Best demonstration ever of blind hem . Thank you .
Thank you Margaret, glad I could help.
I find that there is something wrong with the tension for it does not sew smoothly I have to pull the material,
That tacking stitch is a game changer! You're a genius!
I am so pleased you found it useful. Thank you. Aneka
The best blind hem tute on UA-cam!
Thanks Mel.
Just getting into this type of stuff and your tutorial was easy for someone like me who just got my first machine to understand and feel confident to try.
You're very welcome!
So glad I discovered your tutorials. You are an excellent teacher.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this thorough tutorial of sewing a blind hem. I particularly like the tips for machine basting the hem first. I've had mixed results blind hemming by machine and usually hem by hand, so I am looking forward to seeing your video for it to see the helpful tips you will provide.😊 X
Really pleased you liked it Laura, thank you. Aneka x
This is the best and easiest blind hem tutorial ever! Thanks!
Thank you very much.
Wow, I like your detailed instructions. Using obvious contrasting threat helped me out tremendously. I get so intimidated when it comes to sewing something new. I practiced on my husband’s pajama pants . Now he is happy and I I am very happy!!!
Thank You .
Have a Blessed Christmas 🎄!
So pleased I could help. Merry Christmas to you too. Aneka x
Brilliant vlog. I’ve been sewing for years but never tried to do a blind hem on my sewing machine before! I’ll try that out very soon. Thanks
So pleased I could help. Aneka x
Thank you as always, I needed this over the weekend. I noticed on my machine, I have a blind stitch for woven and one for stretch.....who knew?
So pleased I could help Lynette. Yes, most machines have both! 🙌
I've subscribed- this is probably the best sewing tutorial I've seen. I love that you use more than one machine too especially as the feet are different.
I'll go check out some more of your videos. Thank you very much. :)
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm pleased that you enjoy them.
Love your tutorials Anika. Thanks for sharing your expert talents!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for the tutorial! I work at men’s wearhouse and we’ve been down on our tailors so this is great tutorial so I can at least hem suit pants for customers for when our tailors can’t
Glad I could help. Thanks so much.
Your teaching skills are amazing & the quality of your video is excellent!
You've got a grateful new subscriber.
Awesome, thank you!
This was such a useful tutorial, thank you very much. And you've got a Bernina like me so the feet are the same, magic. Have done my first proper invisible hem now
Great news! So pleased I could help. And that we have the same machines. 😃
Thank you this was the best blind hem instruction. I have a Bernina 1008 machine and I’d did a wonderful job.
You got no idea how much I needed this video today😂 I was getting so mad about my thread snapping every few stitches when I was hand sewing a blind hem, now I just finished my project with no more tears
Thank you for this tutorial! I'm currently a seamstress apprentice at a local costuming store, and I'm interviewing for a costume fabricator job so I'm glad I found your video explaining the blind hem stitch!
So glad I could help. Wishing you all the best with your apprenticeship and career.
Awesome! clear instructions. I have watched two other videos on blind hem and I was totally confused. Thank you:)
Thank you so much Zakia. Aneka x
Super helpful! I successfully did my first blind hem using your video.
Glad it helped!
Wonderful, another great seamstress. You are a real professor.
Thank you!
I've had my sewing machine for 20 years and never managed a blind hem till I watched this video. So clear and concise.
I am sewing a viscose ponte and I tried the blind hem foot and it came out perfectly. My question is do I need to stabilise the hem on a ponte? I have sent off for some stretch stay tape. Where do I place it for a blind hem? I tried the blind hem using Prym Wonder Tape as I saw that in one of your videos, so I placed it on the edge where I would be sewing but the blind hem wasn't as good .
Hi Marilyn, you don't have to stabilise the hem but you might want to. It can make the blind hem stitches less visible and it can help to support the fabric and provide it with some longevity. You will need a stretch interfacing; either strips or you can cut your own. I would place the interfacing so that you will be catching it when you stitch the blind hem. But ideally it can be hidden by the hem on the inside of the garment. You may want the interfacing to go over the fold of the hem (if you want to support the fold of the fabric). If passing the fold of the hem, do so by about 1/2" 1cm. Does that help? Aneka
Thank you Aneka
This is a great video! I'm a visual learner so this is super. Very informative instructions. Thank you 😀
Thank you so much. I'm pleased you have found it helpful
I was totally unaware of blind hem thread. Thank you. I only recently started experimenting with the blind hem function of my White sewing machine, which I purchased straight out of college. Until now, I sewed my hems by hand as my grandmother taught me. My circle skirt hem seamed endless so I tried the blind hem stitch. It turned out adequate. Thanks to your video, I will do a better job next time. Your videos are awesome. Thank you for posting them.
So kind of you to say. So pleased I could help. Aneka x
Thank you for being so thorough in this tutorial, my hems have improved tremendously 💕
Thank you. I'm very pleased that it has been helpful.
OK, this is great. I need to do a blind stitch on a few garments and have never done it before. Great tutorial! I'll be giving it a go very soon.
Amazing Teresa. Good luck! Aneka x
@@MadetoSew It turned out pretty well :). For a first time, I'm pleased with the results. Thank you!
@@tkmccoywv That's wonderful to hear. Thank you.
You are one heck of a teacher, Aneka. I mean i totally understand everything. Even a bird can learn to sew off of your tutorials. Thank you🤗
So kind thank you. Aneka x
Thank you so much for teaching how do to a Blind Hem. It is something I wanted to do but just could not get it right. I got it now!
Wonderful news, thank you. x
Amazing video, thank you so much. Had to hem pants for work and you have demystified machine blind hemming!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so very much. I followed your instructions and did a great job on my slacks. You are great.
Wonderful! I'm so pleased it helped. Thank you
Thanks for the detailed tutorial. I love listening to your lovely voice!
Teri Looney so kind Teri. Thank you so much x
Thanks for this nice tutorial. I have a vintage sewing machine and an attachment to do blind stitch with it. I never used it. I should try. Your tutorial has inspired me. 🙂 By the way, I also have a modern brother that comes with blind hem stitch. I need to buy the right foot. Thanks again for your tutorials. ❤️ Very informative, complete and inspiring.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I'm pleased you enjoy the tutorials. I wish you lots of fun with your sewing.
Excellent tutorial. Looking forward to the next in this hemming series. Thank you.
Thanks Anne.
Very accurate and detail description, thanks a lot Aneka
Thank you.
Great tip for basting stitch!
Glad it was helpful!
Very useful video and impressive presentation
Thank you Manoj.
I've really been enjoying your tutorials. So useful. Thanks very much!
Thank you Catherine. Glad I could help. X
Oh my goodness! Fantastic tutorial. You're a life saver! Ty🙂
Glad I could help. Aneka x
How can you be that amazing!? Haha 😍
Everything is so clear .Thank you 😊
Sonia Btl so kind and so pleased. Huge thank you. Really pleased you liked it! X
Love it
Thank you so much for the clear concise tutorial, worked fantastically 👏👏
Glad it helped!
Thank you for sharing this. Very professional and enjoyable to watch
Really pleased, thank you.
At first I thought it didn't work for me but then I realized I just needed to remove the basting stitches! Thank you
You’re welcome 😊
This is so easy to understand! One question: My machine doesn't have a blind stitch pattern. All you can do is adjust it from straight stitch to a wide zigzag. Would a blind hem made this way just show up as a lot of closer-together thread-pricks (which I'm fine with), or would it just not work?
Thank you, understand clearly you are so good at teaching sewing..
Thank you so much, I'm pleased that it was helpful.
awesome! thank you!!! love your tutorials. my go to everytime i need to learn something new!
Glad you like them!
Omg thank u this is amazing video... I could not find one that I could follow... thank uuuu
Thank you. Glad I could help!
You are a very good teacher...
Thank you so much for your tutorials.
You are a born TEACHER!
The Best!!
You explain everything slowly and assume we do not know which is great.
Your videography is perfect.
I was watching how to sew a blind stitch.
You explained this very well but because I am an over 70 OAP I had to rewind several times the "get" what folds where and what STITCHES where.
I love sewing and make my own garments but wish to improve all the time.
Your videos help immensely.
I am currently sewing up a striped shirt.
Is that the sort of garment I would use a blind hem for the short sleeves and where it hangs low to the torso?
Or are blind hems only for things like curtains?.
I am so pleased that I have now sewed my first blind hem as an exercise.
It was quite baffling but I wanted to systematically go through all the feet that came with the machine so that I could understand and " get it".
Sorry for the long winded explanation.
The late Queen Elizabeth had it right!
Do not explain!!
But then we cannot learn?
Thank you so much for this!!! Will definitely be coming back to your channel
Thank you Hazel. I'm pleased you found it helpful and hope that we have more videos that interest you.
Thank you so much for showing us the reasons why you shouldn't overdo the bite, as I was going to over do it 😂. Thank you for this tutorial, and for doing it slow for us beginners!!
So pleased you liked it!
So that's what this stitch is for ! Thank you !
Thank you. x
Hi. Practicing on paper, I somehow ended up with the hem excess going towards the floor! I prefer this for slacks because there isnt anywhere to jam in your toes!! Will you make this in a video please? I cant figure out how I achieved this.
Hi Kimberly, can you email me a photo (info@madetosew.com), as I am not sure what you did wrong. Perhaps the work is in the machine the wrong way up?
@@MadetoSew Yes. Thank you I will send you an email right now! My user name is the same, so it doesnt get lost in spam mail.
@@kimberleyjane2338 Thank you. I will take a look.
Thank you so much for the tutorial! One question.. when I do my blind hem the right side’s thread are more so vertical lines, while yours looks like little dots. The vertical stitches also go over the basting stitch while yours remains above it. How can I make mine look more like yours?
Hi Darrak, some machines are better at a blind hem than others. You may need to play with the settings for how much the needle is sewing into that front layer of the fabric.
This might be in the stitch settings, or on one of my other machines it's on the machine foot, I have to turn a dial on the foot to increase the width that the needle has to travel to grab into the fabric.
I would suggest that is the first step. In terms of position of the stitches it may be how your machine is designed to do it. Could you baste in a different location to help this?
Thank you for this thorough demonstration of how to do a blind hem on my machine. Finally! I think I can do this because of you! 😀
Great news!
Awesome tutorial, thank you! I was all where was this tutorial when I had to shorten my satin dirndl apron, this would have saved me so much time, but then you brought up the point of having to do it by hand on fabric that marks easily anyways. Oh well...
I'll keep this in mind for my next palazzo pants project 😊
So pleased I could help Eva. Thank you. Aneka x
Amazing techniques, thank you! Yet I am struggling to do it, I mean when is supposed to stitch the straight stitches, the top thread doesn’t catch the under thread, although test sewing the blind hem on a piece of the same fabric comes out fine. Already tried to adjust the tension, still the same problem. I have no ideea what to adjust next.
Does your foot have a little red screw of anything on it? If it does you might need to use this to move the foot over, as this allows the needle to get more bite in the fabric or less bite. Does this help or is it just the straight stitch thats the issue? So it worked on some fabric but not others? Please share and I will try and share. Aneka x
@@MadetoSew Thank you! 🙏 I will try and let you know.
@@abcposton Great! Good luck.
Hi again! I would be grateful if you could answer a question for me: my sewing machine (Brother) has the blind stich zigzags "facing" towards the right which is impossible to use for narrow garments like pants hems. I am using instead the stretch blind stich but I was wondering if there was anything else that I could do.
Hi Anthi, hmm.... that is a difficult one. Are there any other hemming stitches available on your machine, I think it is ok to do the stretch stitch if that is the only workable option. Or I would do it by hand; but that defeats the point of the machine.
Great video and very good clear explanations. Thank you.
Thank you.
Can you please tell me once again what stitch did you use to finish the edge of that fabric? I cannot make it out from the video! If you have a video describing this technique, please list it for me in your reply. Thanks so much for your tutorial! I find it very well done!
Yes, of course. I used an overlocker / serger to finish the edge of the fabric. This is another machine.
This video shows different methods you could use on your sewing machine: ua-cam.com/video/8maQ11e1zV0/v-deo.html then it will feed you off to videos on how to do them. Hope this helps?
Thank you. You really explained it perfectly.
Thank you. Glad it was helpful!
Your tutorial was awesome. So glad to have found your video. Now down to brass tacks. I can't seem to find the Gutermann blind hem thread that you showed at the end. You called it "Gutermann Scarlet 360- for overlock", and I've looked everywhere for that thread. Could you please tell me the actual name and where I can find it? Thanks!
I'm not Aneka, but the thread is Gutermann Skala 360. Aneka put a link to one source from a UK vendor in the show notes under the video. Click on "SHOW MORE" to see additional information.
Glad Mike could help. 💖
Thank you Mike.
I love your videos! Thanks for the content.
Would this blind hem stitch work well for curved hems, such as a circle skirt?
Hi Andrea, yes you can do this on a circle skirt, just make sure that you ease in the pressed up amount, or use bias binding to hem instead. Aneka
Hi mam, I have my track which is long in length so should I cut the the unnecessary length and sewing hem or directly fold the bottom to sew so that length becames short
You want to get the length correct so that the hem can fold up. So you may still need to cut some away.
What a good tutorial!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Thank you.
Thank you for this! You got yourself a new subscriber!
Welcome aboard!
Im new. Has anyone used this bling hem stitch on silky fabrics? Or which one would you recommend for a frill of more than 1 metre on a silky piece? Thanks!
I would suggest a rolled hem for a frill in silk fabric: ua-cam.com/video/IUkC4ug3zTA/v-deo.html&feature=emb_title
Hi Anika, My machine only has the blind stitch going in the other direction- with the zig zag part of this stitch moving to the right instead of to the left! What do I do? Thanks.
Hi Cindy, what machine are you using? Let me know, is your foot opposite to mine too? Or is it different? Aneka
Need to know what dials to use to make hem
I talk about the settings I use in the video but it’s always best to check your machine instructions as the settings on the dials (width, length) might be different to mine. Does that help?
Hi Aneka- I'm new to your channel and I LOVE it! I love to make full skirts but cant figure out how to do a wide hem. The ease gets in the way. Is there any way to do that? Thanks.
Hi Kelsey, you will need to run a gathering stitch around the edge of the fabric to help ease the hem into place. Or I would hem with bias, or cut a facing that is wide and like a hem? Aneka
Hi Anika, I love your tutorials thanks for sharing your knowledge. I’m a beginner so sorry if this is a silly question. If I’m using hemming thread do I use it just the same as regular thread? Meaning, I have to add it to the bobbin too?
Hi Areli, you can just put this hemming thread in the needle (as the bobbin isn't visible anyway). This is probably the easiest thing as you will need to tweak tension etc. and then you won't have to play with the bobbin tension. Or you can try it in both. If you want to tweak the bobbin tension I would recommend purchasing a second bobbin case to make any adjustments to, so your not affecting your usual one.
@@MadetoSew thank you so much for your response. Once more thanks for such clear and useful tutorials. I just put together a shirt and knew about basting but felt It was doing the work twice, so I guess out of laziness I didn’t think about using it. Then I saw one of your tutorials and the lightbulb went on. I tried it and it made a huge difference. I think I’m basting everything from here on out. As long as the fabric permits.
@@lilyhernandez2574 So pleased you are finding them useful and learning new techniques.
@@lilyhernandez2574 So pleased I could help. I think it depends on the fabric, tricky fabrics (or if your learning), basting doesn't harm anything and if it means you don't have to un-do something it's worth it! 😊
Great tutorial!! Thanks you!!!!
Thanks Tracy.
Thank you so much, very good explanation, I will give it try tomorrow
Good luck!
Thank you, that was very useful.
Glad it was helpful!
I hope you can help me about the vikingo 116 emerald, is it better than the new bernette b05 that came out? Greetings . Or the Juki h353z? Cheers
I can't really compare the Viking Emerald and Bernette side by side as I don't have them with me to do that. But I would happily rate and recommend both machines. I was happy using both, and my customers enjoyed them too.
My husband asked me to hem his pants today, so this tutorial was very informative and helpful!
Amazing, so pleased I could help. :-))
I must be very stupid, i folded the fabric with the quarter inch allowance, at 7:12 where she is about to baste stitch i have no idea how the fabric was placed under the foot, i see a fold but it does not look like my fold, i am crying!
Really sorry to confuse you Emma. So the fabric is placed under the foot with the WRONG side of the garment facing up. The Hem allowance is facing up as you can see and that 1/4" inch will be in the middle (the amount you folded over, or are hiding in the hem), it should be under the presser foot of the sewing machine. So under the presser foot of the sewing machine is about 3 layers of fabric. The only part to have 3 layers. Do you have a different hem allowance? is that why it looks different? Feel free to email me info@madetosew.com you can send a photo. Aneka x
If you are short on time, skip to 5:30 if you only need a refresher. This is where you learn how to position your fabric for the stitch.
Thanks Monica. Aneka x
Thank you for sharing this! 🎀
Alehonor De Hamel thank you x
thank you! very clear!
Thank you.
Hello, this is a useful video, i just think that it would be really good if you could see how to hem an actual pair of say, woman's trousers, especially when folding the trouser ready to hem, so that you can actually see how it looks on a garment you wish to take up. I think there may be a better understanding of how this is done.
Thank you. Happy to do a video on actually hemming a pair of trousers and using this technique. 😀
Wonderful video
Amazing tutorial, thank you.
Thank you.
how do you do this stitch by hand? thanks
Hi, this is one option by hand: ua-cam.com/video/JWY8xwNUNPE/v-deo.html this creates a blind hem finish. You can also use a slip stitch.
@@MadetoSew thank you for this. I really appreciate your content, it's very thorough and explains why things are done a certain way. And I really like how you include like best practices on the techniques/methods you are explaining, I feel like these elevate my sewing by a lot, especially for a beginner..
@@dancingpixie5974 thank you for such a lovely message. So glad I have been able to help improve your sewing. 🙏❤️
You are cute! And a good teacher!
Thank you! 😃
Thank you so much for sharing this info! 👍🏻
Thank you. x
Thank you, just what I needed 💜
Thank you.
Hi dear for some reason my blind hem is not blind and showed on the other side too what I am doing wrong 🙏
You can sometimes work to change the stitch or the foot so that the amount of ‘bite’ the hem is taking in the fabric is as small as possible. It depends on your machine whether you have the ability to change the stitch. Or you have to move a little thing on the foot sometimes. Let me know?
I did everything you showed on the video but still shows I am trying to hem my dress but I can’t 😩
@@MadetoSew and thanks my pretty girl
@@mahshid822 Have you added some interfacing to the hem? This can also help and make it less visible? What fabric are you working with? Send me some pictures if you want (info@madetosew.com). What machine are you using? From past experience I have found some machines are better at doing this than others, I have struggled to make it invisible on some machines. In that case I would suggest hand sewing it: ua-cam.com/video/JWY8xwNUNPE/v-deo.html
@@mahshid822 ❤️
Hello Aneka,
you know, despite your repeatedly using the expression "to be honest", I'm fairly certain you don't mean that you're typically lying ;).
And besides that... well, you're the best.
Malcolm Nadeau Ha ha! Sorry! I wasn’t lying. :-))
I’m halfway thru and I haven’t heard one “to be honest.
Great vid! Thank you.
Thank you Donna.