40 – Sewing
The blind hem creates an invisible hem on gar-
ments. There are two types of blind hem; one is rec-
ommended for medium to heavy woven fabric (1),
the other for medium to heavy stretch fabric (2). The
blind hem is not suggested for light weight fabric,
leather and vinyl.
Right side of fabric
Woven fabric (1) Stretch fabric (2)
Blind Hems
Darning and Mending
Repair Large Holes
Repair Tears
To cover large holes it is necessary to sew a new
piece of fabric onto the damaged area.
Baste the new piece of fabric onto the damaged area
on the right side of the fabric.
Sew over the fabric edges with the zigzag or the
multi-step zigzag stitch.
Trim the damaged area close to the seam from the
wrong side of the fabric.
On tears, frayed edges or small holes it is useful to
lay a piece of fabric on the wrong side of the fabric.
The underlayed fabric reinforces the damaged area.
Lay a piece of fabric underneath the damaged fab-
ric. It must be a little larger than the damaged area.
Sew over the damaged area using the zigzag or
multi-step zigzag stitch.
Trim the piece of fabric used as reinforcement.
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