Uploaded March 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Okay, A slow paced long winded version of my tips on how to get a great blind hem with your sewing machine.
In this video I go through tips on getting a virtually invisible blind hem stitch on your home sewing machine. Here are the keys:
1. Use Serger/Overlock Thread
2. Use larger quilters pins place about 1/4th an inch away from the blind hems' edged, which is the folded part of the fabric.
3. Pin about every 4 to 6 inches in a 45 degree angle - stretchy fabric requires more pins. Instead of pins another tip is you can use a hem tape. Just place it so it doesn't get hit with the needle as you take the stitch in the folded area. This is how I normally do my blind hems on draperies.
4. Place the fabric under your foot. Remove the thread and do some test stitches by turning the handwheel. Adjust your foots' guide, along with your stitch width until the needle hits as close the folded seam as possible.
5. Set your stitch length to your machines longest (up to 5 cm max).
6. Reduce your tension either 1 or 2 settings below you machines default tension level.
7. Re-thread the needle and start sewing your hem.
The sewing machine I am using is the Kenmore Model 19233.
Okay, A slow paced long winded version of my tips on how to get a great blind hem with your sewing machine.
In this video I go through tips on getting a virtually invisible blind hem stitch on your home sewing machine. Here are the keys:
1. Use Serger/Overlock Thread
2. Use larger quilters pins place about 1/4th an inch away from the blind hems' edged, which is the folded part of the fabric.
3. Pin about every 4 to 6 inches in a 45 degree angle - stretchy fabric requires more pins. Instead of pins another tip is you can use a hem tape. Just place it so it doesn't get hit with the needle as you take the stitch in the folded area. This is how I normally do my blind hems on draperies.
4. Place the fabric under your foot. Remove the thread and do some test stitches by turning the handwheel. Adjust your foots' guide, along with your stitch width until the needle hits as close the folded seam as possible.
5. Set your stitch length to your machines longest (up to 5 cm max).
6. Reduce your tension either 1 or 2 settings below you machines default tension level.
7. Re-thread the needle and start sewing your hem.
The sewing machine I am using is the Kenmore Model 19233.
