As a genre, spy fiction is thematically related to the novel of adventure (The Prisoner of Zenda, 1894, The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905), the thriller (such as the works of Edgar Wallace) and the politicoâmilitary thriller (The Schirmer Inheritance, 1953, The Quiet American, 1955).
Hems can be adjusted by hand stitching, by sewing with a machine, or by using hemming tape that is melted with a warm iron to glue the material together. This page explains how to hem using a sewing machine that can do blind stitching. Many sewing machines costing less than $100 Dollars have this capability. In addition to the sewing machine, you will need scissors, a seam ripper, thread matching the color of the material, a tape measure, an iron, and an ironing board.
1 Knits do not fray like woven fabrics do, so you only need to turn the hem under once. 2  When sewing knits, always use a ballpoint or stretch needle in your machine, which will glide through the looped knit fabric without piercing and breaking the fibers.3  If you have one, use a walking foot on your machine.. The nature of the zigzag stitch allows the thread to stretch with the fabric. Turn the hem up the desired amount, then use a zigzag stitch to secure it. A narrow zigzag stitch is less noticeable.