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.
Keep in mind that you can do the blind stitch front to back (pick up hem fold then back fabric), like me, or back to front (pick up back fabric then hem fold). It makes no difference in the final outcome of the blind hem. Hemming a dress isn't hard, but hemming a dress by hand, using the blind stitch, can take some time. Doing a blind hem correctly the first time can save a lot of time and effort later, so be sure to follow a few basic rules: - Stitches should be approx. 1/4 apart