Category: hems

  trellis hem by Sheila Carey Yesterday I (more or less) ‘finished’ writing the 2nd article for School of Sweet Georgia. This photo isn’t mine, but a friend offered her variation on a ‘trellis hem’ to show a variation from the more straight forward way I usually do it. Nothing like having supportive friends! There…

Several people have asked about hem treatments recently so I thought it might be good to discuss them again.  Do a search for ‘hems’ for more posts. Above is the place mat warp I was weaving today.*  Click on the photo to biggify so you can see the area of plain weave, the two picks…

trim corners fold in three, pin about every 4 inches knot thread, insert needle into peak  take tiny stitches to close tube/hem when hem is closed begin stitching hem catch one or two threads from bottom cloth and fold of hem close hem at other end, knotting thread at peak then insert needle into hem…