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How to Whip Stitch a Hem @ ChellyWood.com #embroidery #sewing #crafts

Click on the link provided, to find the tutorial video. This image shows orange felt with a black whipstitch pattern across folded fabric. The overlay says, "How to hem a garment by hand, using the whip stitch. The video is found at ChellyWood.com

Click here for the link to the embroidery tutorial shown: https://chellywood.com/2015/10/15/how-to-whip-stitch-a-hem-chellywood-com-embroidery-sewing-crafts-2/

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Occasionally people who are new to sewing ask me questions that are old-hat to those of us who are long-time seamstresses. One question I was recently asked is, “How do you hem a garment without a sewing machine?”

I use the whip stitch to hem most of my garments. It’s a fairly easy stitch, and it creates a nearly invisible hem. Here’s how it’s done:

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