18th Century Hemming

This video shows a typical hemming stitch found on 18th century mens garments. This will be useful for most hand sewing projects no matter what the time period.
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Music:
National Emblem by The United States Naval Academy Band

[@johnc6809]

That’s looking good Neal. I tend to do basically the same thing, except doing the stitch as a sailmaker would. One attempts to keep the visible stitch equal and even on both sides of the cloth. Sort of a Sailor Tailor detail for Sailor duds

[@lizl1869]

Thanks!