To close up a seam without showing any stitches you can use the hidden stitch, sometimes it is also called a ladder stitch. This is a really useful stitch to use when you are closing up stuffies, a turning hole or binding the edge of a quilt.
1. Thread your needle and tie a knot on the end (I’m using red thread in this tutorial just so it will show up better)
2. Insert the needle from the inside out and pull it through until the knot catches.
3. Insert your needle on the opposite side of the opening directly across from the knot and bring it back through about 1/8 of an inch over ON THE SAME SIDE.
4. Now do the same thing on the other side. keep repeating this on each side and It should look something like this:
5. As you pull the thread the seams will come together with all the stitches hidden.
6. Continue until the entire hole is closed up. When you reach the end of the hole tie off your last stitch. You are finished but don’t cut the thread here, you want to hide the thread so take your needle and poke it in beside your knot and bring it back out about 1 inch away.
8. Pull the thread taught and cut it off as close as you can, this way the ends will stay hidden inside.
Finished!
Hey, thank you for this, I finally undrestood how it is done!!
Andrea
Hi Andrea, I’m so glad you found it helpful! rebecca
I’ve been sewing (lots of mending) for over 50 yrs., but so appreciate any info I can get. Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to post this. It was exactly what I needed to know! So very helpful! Thanks!
I am so excited I found this on pinterest! Great tutorial! Thank you!
I’m so glad to have found this..great tutorial!!
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Oh my word! I can sew — even have my own business — but this tutorial is just AMAZING! It’s the simple things, ya know? I just finished up a pillow made from a sweater. I was tempted to video this stitch because I couldn’t believe how easy it was and how nice it looked. Sounds nerdy, but just proves how wonderful your post is! Thank you!
This has gone in my bookmarks, have had so many times I wish I had known how to do this.
Thank you..
This looks easy! For sure I’m gonna try this.
Found your tutorial through cold hands worm hearts.
Thank you so much!!
I’m just adding to the thankful chorus! I found you via Pinterest.
Thanks for posting! Found this on pinterest & can’t tell you how I wish I had found this sooner!! Can’t wait to start my next project and have nice, neat seams!
Thank you so much for this post! I was able to fix my husbands vintage coat! He’ll be thrilled to see it fixed!
An elderly lady tried to show me how to do this when I was a teenager but I wasn’t interested because it made me sew slower and I wanted to get my project done. BUT years and I do mean years later I remembered what she said and how she said to do it and I started using what she’d taught me wayyy back then. NOW I appreciate it when I didn’t then. She’d be happy that I am finally using what she taught me. lol
Found you on Pinterest – awesome tutorial, thanks!
I needed this to finish up a quilt! Found it on pinterest. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Very useful. And easy to follow! Cheers! X
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Found this today on pinterest. How did I make it so far without knowing how to do this? You inspired me to finally tackle the mending that has been sitting in the corner of my bedroom. Thanks!
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you made it look so easy! thank you! i’m going home and finishing some pillows i started with this technique!
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Very helpful. I am new to sewing and I’m having a difficult time keeping the stitches pulled tight while tying it off. Any tips? Thank you!
I learned this stitch about 20 years ago. It changed my entire attitude about hand sewing! Thanks for sharing–I never knew what the stitch was called until now.
I found this on Pinterest months ago and finally got around to looking at it. I’m such a novice and this tutorial worked wonders. I’m making some stuffed animals today and this will definitely get put to good use. Thanks for sharing!
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I learned this stitch when I was a tenner but I always got in trouble at the end so finally with your tutorial I will have a nice finish. Thank you so much for sharing.
Janet
Thanks for posting this! I pinned it months ago on Pinterest and just used it to mend a stuffed animal of my sons that was brand new! Saver!
I remember getting points off my home-ec pillow because I didn’t know how to do this, I never have figured it out…until now, thank you so much!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to do this, so everyone can benefit from your expertise! I so appreciate as I am always frustrated with that hole left behind and being so particular – this is perfect for me.
Thank you!
Maurine
I was looking for just this because I’m working on a sewing project that requires this invisible seam and I’ve been wondering how it’s done.
This is a life saver! Thank you.
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Thank you for this information. I have always wanted to know how to do this and now I do thanks to you. Keep up the good work.
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What an awesome tutorial! Thanks so much!
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Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! xoxo
Ahh! Thank you!!!! My seams are always terrible
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this tutorial was invaluable.
thanks for sharing in such an easy to follow manner. there’s definitely an art to creating a good tutorial, and this is a good one.
thanks guys – it’s helped my cushions to look fantastic
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