Mini-Hemming Tutorial

Going to show off three different ways to hem something, using a top stitch, a blind hem, or fusable tape. A hem is when you fold in raw edges of a garment and stitch them down, this prevents fraying and gives a nice crisp edge to the end.



Apply a holding stitch to the raw edge of the fabric with a serger or zig-zag stitch



Press and fold the hem, for a blind hem you need to do this twice over with the edges lining up

For a top stitched hem, simply line the edge up in your machine and do one pass, this will tack your fold in place.

For the tape, carefully tuck the tape under the fold, then use an iron to glue the hem in place

For a blind hem, carefully line the edges up, done correctly you should be piercing 3 layers of fabric.

Press all of the hems flat with an iron

Each method has its ups and downs, personally I most oven use top stitches, but Ive been increasingly using the tape for certain things where thread would break up a design.

