Step 1. Knot the end of your thread, and bring it up through the edge of the fabric on the far side of you. Usually, you can see the last stitch before the opening. I like to thread my needle through the same hole as that last stitch.
Step 2. Pinch together the seam allowances of the opening. Now the folds of the fabric are facing you.
Step 3. Insert the needle into the fabric directly across from where you brought out the needle. Do this in the top of the ridge of the fold, and come out a short distance on the same side.
Step 4. This time, insert the needle in the opposite fold, directly across from where the needle just emerged. Take a small stitch on the same ridge.
Step 5. Continue in this manner, taking small stitches, alternating from side to side. Don't pull the thread taut until you have made at least a few stitches. Note the thread bars crossing the gap. That's what makes this the ladder stitch.
Step 6. Gently pull the thread to close the gap. The stitches will disappear, and you will be left with a very neat finish. If you pull too tightly and the fabric gathers, you can easily smooth it out with your fingers. Continue this way until you completely close the gap. Make a knot and bury it in the fabric to finish.As always, please send me a note if you have any questions or comments about this or any other post. - Karin
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10 comments:
Fantastic, thankyou for this tutorial. I am a newbie sewer and have really been struggling with how to close reversing/stuffing holes in a discrete way. I read to use whipstitch but it is just so obvious, I will certainly give this ladder stitch a try. Thanks!
mon petit lapin,
You are very welcome! I think you will like using this stitch in place of whip stitch. Please give it a try and let me know if you like it.
-Karin
I found your lovely blog the other day through Mon Petit Lapin...and have just had cause to return to use your wonderful ladder stitch tutorial on a crochet hook roll that I've been making. I've always used whip stitch in the past and so was absolutely amazed to see how magically the stitches disappear into the fabric with the ladder stitch. Thank you so much for such a wonderfully clear tutorial. x
Florence,
Thank you! I am very happy to hear that you found my tutorial helpful :)
Hi just dropped by again to follow your instructions once more, I have used this stitch many times now and really like the finished look its so neat and discreet, thankyou again for providing the tutorial. The only thing I'm strugglig with now is hiding my knots! They seem to be forever coming undone ah well! All the best :)
Thank you so much for the great tutorial! I never knew closing a gap in the lining could be so neat and discreet! I`ll be using ladder stitch a lot from now on :-)
Thank you so much for posting this! This makes a much nicer finish than a whip stitch.
Thanks for posting this, I have been looking for a clear tutorial (I can be so thick, I need CLEAR instructions) for this for ages. I hate being able to see the closing stitches, no matter how tidy they just seem amateur.
Thank you so much for this tutorial!!
I've been trying to figure this stitch out for ages, but just couldn't figure out how to do it.
This tutorial makes it totaly understandable.
Thank you :-)
I just discovered this tutorial and I am so glad. I have always had trouble making my invisible stitch neat and invisible, thank you so much for a nice easy way to do this.
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