Blind Stitch by Hand

How do you think people used to sew clothes when there were no sewing machines? By hands of course! Hand stitching is extremely useful for various reasons. It can be used for adding decorative appliques on the fabric and most importantly, you can use hand stitches when you cannot get hold of a sewing machine! Even in the world of advanced sewing machines and other sergers, hand sewing is still popular for adding finishing touches like securing the fasteners and hemming of various clothing items. Amongst various types of hand stitches, blind stitch is a very popular and age-old art of sewing. As the name suggests, blind stitches are the kind of stitches that are not easily visible. Blind stitches can be sewn by sewing machine as well as hands. Sewing blind stitches by hands is supposed to be pretty difficult, considering the amount of concentration and patience that is required.

How to Sew a Blind Stitch by Hand

The reason why sewing blind stitch is known as a skill is because you need to sew it in such a way that it is invisible from both the sides of that fabric. It is also the reason why amateurs are often confused when it comes to sewing blind stitch by hand. The best rule to follow here is to sew the thread through the surface of the fabric but not all the way through the fabric, which means you need to sew it near the surface of the fabric. Once you master this act, then stitching blind hem is extremely easy for you. At first, you need to gather all the material which is required for sewing blind stitches. The material that you need include the fabric, threads, a pair of scissors and needle. Make sure that you pick threads with matching color, since the stitches are needed to be invisible. If you are a layman, then it is better to practice blind stitching on a scrap paper.

Once you have gathered all the supplies, and then start with threading the needle and putting knot at one end of the thread. Now roll back the inner side of the fabric and then pin both the ends as well as length of the fold. You can also slightly iron the fold if you wish. Once these preparatory steps are done, then you need to start with the actual process of sewing. For that, start from the back side of the fabric and slide the needle in, by starting at one end of the fabric. Then, start making really small stitches along the total length of the fabric hem. Well, I thing the process of sewing blind stitches is extremely easy with practice. Well, what if you are using two fabrics and want to learn how to blind stitch on them? Well, in such scenario, a layman can start from making smaller stitches in the first fabric and a bit larger ones in the second fabric. As your stitching experience starts increasing, then you can try sewing really tiny stitches on any kind of fabric.

As I said earlier, you will get a hand on blind stitches only if you practice really hard and with loads of patience. Once you master the art of sewing blind stitch by hand, then you can use them for various purposes like while learning how to hem pants or simply blind stitching pillows, doing patchwork or applique techniques for curtains, pillow covers, throws and blankets, etc. You can also attach various fabric patches on the clothes. You can also use blind stitching for any of your quilting projects. Well, I hope tips in the above article were found useful! All the best!