Blind Hemmer Ending Stitch Technique

I show how I now end my blind hemmer stitches.
In the past I always used the old technique of raising the needle to its' highest position and releasing the pressure foot and jerking the fabric back quickly to break the thread. This led to size 10 needles skipping stitches sooner than I thought they should. I contacted the mfg of my machine and they told me to use the technique I show in this video. Since I've gone to it my #10 needles are lasting much longer. :)
The machine is an Industrial Consew made in Japan back in the 1970s.

[@quilterstitch]

Love it. I don't have a blind hemmer yet, but looking at them. Thanks so much

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@donagragg4353]

I just purchased my blind hemmer. I love it. I was having trouble with removing my fabric. thank you so much.

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@trsmont]

Wow, I just purchased a consew 75T table top blindhemmer . I will try this technique. thank you very much for posting this tutorial.

[@kevinsews]

trsmont My pleasure! I am glad it was helpful.

[@kathleenjensen9539]

Thank you, Ken, for this video. I've had my Rex518 hemmer, just like this one, for two years, and never yet used it on anything, as I had no confidence. Your video helped me and I have success now!! I could never figure out how to end it without it unchaining, and also needing to rethread the needle. Thanks, so much!!!

[@kevinsews]

I am glad to hear it was helpful. Thanks for letting me know.

[@wtillett243]

Once you try it, you will love it. The blind hemmer is one of the easiest machines to learn. I sold mine a few years ago. and greatly regret it..

[@kelleygarfield737]

Great finishing thoughts!!

[@kevinsews]

Thank you!

[@vickisajdak8599]

Thank you! very nice technique to know and use.

[@kevinsews]

My pleasure.

[@norashuda5652]

Thank you--- appreciate the good information !

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@2BGboys]

Let me add my Thank You to this amazing ending techique. ❤️

[@kevinsews]

You’re welcome!

[@Liguorienne]

Excellent Thank you Almost all you tuber that have this machine pull the fabric , 😠 You give the good method 😍

[@kevinsews]

You are welcome 😊

[@Vthe13thelement]

Thank you so much for this. I hated jerking the fabric

[@kevinsews]

My pleasure!

[@letaclarke9853]

Thankyou soo much for this tip x

[@kevinsews]

You're so welcome!

[@UcanCountOnMe123]

Thank you Kevin!!!!!!!

[@kevinsews]

You're very welcome!

[@shazziep5567]

Very good explanation and also how to finish off .. I have a blind hemmer and I don’t like yanking the fabric away .. I’ve always wondered if in time it would do some damage .. Thank you 🦋

[@kevinsews]

Glad it was helpful!

[@shazziep5567]

@@kevinsews 😊

[@chritter4041]

Thank you!!

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@nenasneedle]

Thank you!

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@bijouxw1014]

So glad I found your site. I think I have the machine threaded properly, but when the machine runs, the stitches are not staying in. The loops are not forming or not all the time.. I see the tread coming up through the needle into the material, but loop does not always form all the way, does not stitch or occasionally. I am using scrap pieces of creased material. Any thoughts? Thank you

[@kevinsews]

Either you've not threaded the machine properly; the needle is bad; or your machine timing is off.

[@cmaurer763]

Great tutorial! I just got my new to me (older) machine, but I don't know what size needles to use for what fabric, and where do you buy the needles? Do all curved Blind hem needles fit all machines? Mine is a Tacsew T-500

[@kevinsews]

You need the needles your machine requires. They are not all the same.

[@GarnettM]

Thanks .

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@jacobsladderpa]

I always found the yanking technique troublesome! This one is brilliant! Might I suggest that you make any adjustments to the stitch depth while the needle is in its' highest position.

[@kevinsews]

Thanks for the suggestion Rob.

[@sharoncampbell3129]

This youtube solved my skipping stitches problem (changed the needle as it was bent from yanking the thread)! YAY!!! Now I'm sewing a hem in a lightweight drapery and the thread keeps breaking. I've rethreaded, changed tension, changed the needed and changed the thread. Nothing works. Any suggestions? I have the portable REX machine.

[@kevinsews]

Back off on the tension. The thicker the fabric the looser the tension n a blindhemmer. If that doesn't fix the problem then the fabric might be too thick and dense for your portable hemmer. I own one and I wouldn't try much beyond clothing fabrics on it. Even then some of the really thicker knits cause problems with it.

[@Kyddoemiko13]

thank you

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@janebabinski9284]

Kevin, thank you so much for your tutorial. I appreciate what you're saying but I am still not clear on how to do this. By the "2 fingers" do you mean the 2 prongs of the thing that pulls the thread back and forth? Cut it right at the mid point between? I've tried that and it doesn't lock. Actually I have never been able to get it to lock pulling at it either so I must be missing something in a big way. I tend to hand hem for this very reason. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@kevinsews]

Yes, I cut between the 2 fingers.

[@cleanqueen75]

Are you supposed to use polyester, nylon or cotton thread in a blind stitch machine?

[@kevinsews]

I've used both without any issues.

[@slowsmooth3440]

Can you please make a video for threading this machine, setting tension, recommend threading? 🙏 please

[@kevinsews]

I added to my request list.

[@filipa7156]

I have US Blind Stitch Machine Corp. Model 600 with broken looper. Does anyone know what looper model fits this machine? And where can i buy it?

[@kevinsews]

Are you in the USA?

[@charw5372]

Great video. I recently bought a US model 99-9. Where can I find a user manual? Also, I don't have a knee press and wondered if this model has one?

[@kevinsews]

I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about that machine. I also googled it and nothing came up for me.

[@hitoortega1616]

Hello please let me know what thread you are use nylon invisible and what size ? Thank

[@kevinsews]

I use serger thread in this machine. I also use a blindhem thread that is either clear of smoke color.

[@kizmit6545]

Awesome

[@kevinsews]

Thank you!

[@dtesch01]

i have a rex old blind hemmer, looks like yours in the picture. I am just now trying to figure it out. how do you get it to stitch, i searched everywhere! i plugged it in and when i press the pedal i hear a humming but the needle does not move? Thanks in advance!

[@kevinsews]

Sounds like the belt is slipping. If not, then it needs to be serviced.

[@dtesch01]

thanks kevin

[@cleanqueen75]

When starting a hem on a single fold, the fabric would bunch up. I had to start in about 2 inches. What am I not doing right?

[@kevinsews]

Is it in a circle on simple a flat seam like the hem on draperies?

[@stephenweidner1187]

Hi Kevin I would like to see how hemming jeans are dun on this machine. thanks

[@kevinsews]

Hum... never thought of doing a blind hem on jeans since the topstitching is a major feature on them. Now, for modern thinner stretchy jeans I am sure it would work just fine.

[@devindascher]

Hey Kevin, There's a US blind stitch (or is it Union Special) model 718-c-6 for sale near me three hundred bucks. Do you know anything about these machines? Can they still be serviced/refurbished? This one is in "excellent working condition," according to the seller. I just haven't found much info on them. I assume US blind stitch was an industry standard. Any thoughts?

[@kevinsews]

Go test it. Mine was used and it has worked flawlessly. I did test it. I took along some curtains and a pair of woman's knit dress pants to test. It hemmed them without any problem and I knew it was working just fine. I paid $700 for mine, but it had a one year warranty because it was sold to me by a local dealer.

[@devindascher]

@@kevinsews Hey man, thanks for the response. I'm a beginner sewer and I probably don't need a blind hemmer on it's own cool industrial base, but, I'm a woodworker by trade and a bit of a tool junkie, so that. In the owner's posted hemmer photo there was a dressmaker's form so I was interested to hear about her sewing experience--an amateur lifer as it turns out. She seems open to helping me as a novice sewer which is great. And the machine deal is no pressure. Thanks for the feedback and videos.

[@shorty1142]

hello i have a rex i use every day all of a sudden I'm getting a large loop every couple inches what do a adjust Thanks in advance Tim

[@kevinsews]

It sounds like it is slighly out of time. If you don't know how to adjust it then you'll need to have a tech fix it for you.

[@naefaust581]

Do you have a video on how to thread this machine

[@kevinsews]

Not that this time. Sorry!

[@janetblairfranco8311]

having trouble with my blindstitch machine. I think that my tensions is off. can you do a trouble shooting video for different problems with the machine.

[@kevinsews]

Is it skipping stitches or exactly what is the issue?

[@Kyddoemiko13]

Hello what thread are you using on this machine?

[@kevinsews]

www.wawak.com/Blind-Stitch-Thread-18-1-4-lb-

[@mimigoubran3704]

www.wawak.com/BIND_STISH_THREAD_18_1_4_LB_

[@lourias]

What is the brand name of the machine?

[@kevinsews]

An old Industrial Consew.

[@nestorbaumann1181]

Como reparar la maquina cuando no da las puntadas no cose todo trabaja pero no cose

[@kevinsews]

El tiempo está desactivado. Si eres una persona mecánica, entonces puedes arreglarlo tú mismo. De lo contrario, deberá llevarlo a reparar. (Espero que esto sea así - tuve que usar el traductor de Google)

[@marryadkinson7918]

What size needle is.best

[@kevinsews]

That all depends on the fabric being used.

[@marryadkinson7918]

I have a blind hemmer cant make stitch help

[@kevinsews]

The timing is off.

[@moshiourrahaman2088]

I want to this one,,, how much,,, I need

[@kevinsews]

$700 used.

[@ScrappingwithGrandpa]

I just had an old timer given to me it’s called a blind hammer I’m not sure what to do with it it looks like it’s in pretty good condition

[@kevinsews]

Wow! That is great to hear.

[@annievelez5435]

Quiero un mapa de como enebrar la máquina no de cocer.

[@kevinsews]

no entiendo lo que quieres decir

[@beckyspindler2153]

I've never heard about yanking it out when I worked for sewing Factory they had little shepherd's hook that would come down and cut the thread right there in between. But if I could recommend that you not talk about killing two birds with one stone it doesn't sit well for those of us that have pet birds that would be like saying I can kill two dogs with one bullet or cats for that matter but how about there's more than one way to cook an egg. Thank you for your tutorial

[@kevinsews]

Your factory was unique with their training. I can't tell you how many factory workers just stopping and pulling the fabric quickly toward the back of the machine to break the thread. Sorry if an old saying offends you. I own a peach cockatoo named Charlie Bird. I'll have to ask him if he is offended with that statement. ;)

[@cleanqueen75]

Not a circle....flat hem

[@kevinsews]

Okay, that is because the feed finger can't grab the fabric to feed it. One of the ways to solve this is attach a leader fabric with a couple of basting stitches to the front of the seam. This will allow the feeding finger to feed it through. Once finished with the hem remove the basting stitches and the leader fabric.

[@fightsewbig]

Thank you!!

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!

[@vroddestroyer300]

Thank you!!

[@kevinsews]

You're welcome!