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   Sewing 101: Lesson 4 — Sewing a hem Posted by Jo 
February 22, 2010 
Jo
 

We are back with another installment of our Sewing 101 video tutorial series! This time, we are going to make a basic hem! This quick video will show you how to make the edges of your basic sewing projects look finished.

If you can’t see the video above, you can view it directly here.

12 comments so far:

  1. Anne said: (February 22nd, 2010 at 9:33 am)

    Great tutorial for beginning sewists! I linked to it on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/video-tutorial-sewing-a-basic-hem/2010/02/22/

    –Anne

  2. casey said: (February 22nd, 2010 at 2:35 pm)

    or if you want something smaller…..cloth napkins (instead of a tablecloth).
    i use recycled flannel shirts or old vintage sheets to make mine.
    this is a great tutorial and i know it will help a lot of people.
    great job!

  3. Rachel said: (February 22nd, 2010 at 3:35 pm)

    Thanks so much for such a great series! I’ll be linking.

  4. noa said: (February 23rd, 2010 at 6:01 am)

    thank you, I just made my first hem following your video!

  5. Chica said: (February 23rd, 2010 at 8:56 am)

    casey, what a great way to reuse!

    noa, that’s wonderful to hear. So glad our videos are helpful :)

  6. Ashley said: (February 25th, 2010 at 1:17 pm)

    I’m so afraid of the sewing machine that I hand sew everything – I do have a sewing machine. I recently hand sewed a pair of pants for my daugter, I think it took an hour and a half while I was watching tv one night. I’m going to go through your tutorials and see if I can bring myself to actually use the sewing machine.

    By the way, love your site. I found it searching for cupcakes and I’ve looked through a lot of the different pages/areas you have.

  7. Chica said: (February 25th, 2010 at 1:31 pm)

    Hi Ashley! We’re glad you found our site and hope you continue to enjoy it.

    Sewing machines can be so intimidating, but they are there to be used, so give yours a try! What’s the worst that can happen? You ruin some old, scrap fabric? :) We’re glad you’re enjoying our videos. We’ve got lots more to come!

  8. Paige said: (February 26th, 2010 at 3:20 pm)

    I LOVE these tutorials. I can’t wait to see what you post next. Maybe I’ll actually become friends with my sewing machine someday. :)

  9. Rita said: (January 18th, 2011 at 2:00 am)

    wow thanks so much i was so frustrated till i found this again thanks so much yall are so sweet for this!!

  10. Chica said: (January 18th, 2011 at 6:58 am)

    Rita, we’re glad we could help and good luck with your sewing!

  11. anyaji thankgod said: (April 12th, 2013 at 3:39 am)

    could not see ur video. i am from nigeria. and want to know how to measure, cut and sew. thanx.

  12. Chica said: (April 12th, 2013 at 7:27 am)

    Hi Anyaji. If the video won’t play within the page, try viewing it directly here: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1337978205164 If you still have trouble, your web browser might be missing a plugin required to play the video.

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