Things You'll Need:
- Needle
- Thread
- Garment to be hemmed
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Step 1
Thread your needle and knot. Use a single thread of fabric instead of a double thread. Keep the unknotted edge of the fabric through the eye of the needle by several inches.
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Step 2
Turn your item inside out, and fold the hem where you will be sewing. Fold a 1/4 inch hem twice so that the raw edges do not show.
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Step 3
Hold the folded edge of the fabric between your fingers with the fabric folded back on itself, revealing the edge where you will be sewing.
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Step 4
Prick the needle under the threads on each side of the fold, picking up just a few threads of fabric on each side, and pull the needle through.
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Step 5
Knot each stitch by putting the needle back through the look of the last stitch you have sewn.
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Step 6
This is how the backside of the slipstitch will look. The thread is partially hidden under the seam.

















