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A sewing stitch producing stitches visible on one side only.
‘The blind stitch, often referred to simply as ‘hand sewing,’ is one of the most useful techniques for keeping that old interior intact on a budget.’
‘In the case of hems, a basting stitch may be used to secure an even hem while the sewer hems the garment with a blind stitch, so that the stitches cannot be seen when the garment is being worn.’
‘All wetsuits that have blind stitch are made in a similar way.’
‘I then attached the fringe to the edges of the garment from the inside with steam-a-seam, then I used the blind stitch on the sewing machine and attached from the inside of the garment.’
‘Now you'll turn all that binding to the back of the quilt, and hand stitch it down over the machine stitching line, using thread to match the binding, and a very tidy blind stitch.’
verb
[with object]
Sew (something) using a blind stitch.
‘Rethread the needle and, beginning at a bottom corner, blind stitch up the corner miter to the fabric upper edge.’
‘All hoods are glued and blind-stitched, have top vents, and feature taped seams on the 3mm face seal, which allows for trimming to a custom fit.’
‘Anyone who can blind stitch a binding can do competent hand appliqué, and even those who machine stitch their bindings and wouldn't dream of blind stitching can do it, too.’
‘She blind-stitched the last bit, and stretched out the shape of the toy on the table.’
‘A blind-stitched seam looks similar to a flat-lock stitched seam although it would usually appear to be narrower in width.’