Sewing Hems With Decorative Stitches
Get creative with decorative stitches! If you’re like me, you might have a machine that offers a variety of stitches and you haven’t experimented with them enough! The straight stitch—check! The zigzag stitch—Sure! The shell stitch, the drawn stitch—not so much, let's change that!
Instructors: Shari Fuller & Cinnamon Miles
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SWC Shell Tuck Edge Stitch Hem
In this tutorial we'll walk you through the Shell Stitch, often referred to as the Picot Edge Stitch. It is used to create a delicate shell or scallop tucks along the folded edge of the fabric.
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SWC The Crescent Stitch
In this video we take a look at decorative scalloped stitches done on denim.
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SWC The Drawn Thread Hem
In this tutorial we are going to embellish a plain straight hem using a few decorative stitches and an embroidery technique called Drawn Thread Work.
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SWC The Bridging Stitch
In this video we will show you how to make an embellished hem using the bridging seam technique and a couple of decorative stitches found on most sewing machines.
The bridging stitch is also referred to as fagoting stitch.
