Do you know the ladder stitch?

Ladder Stitch

The ladder or blind stitch is a fabulous one for your repertoire. You can use it to invisibly close up the seam of a pillow or pincushion. Or to join two pieces together like the front and back of a flat ornament. I was reminded of how handy it was during our pumpkin spice tuffet class, where students sewed fabric covered matboard to a top piece in order to make the pincushion.

The ladder stitch is very simple. Basically, you make what looks like a ladder with stitches that go back and forth between the two sides. Most of the stitching is underneath the top fabric layers so you can't see anything but the "rungs." Eventually you'll pull the thread tight so that you don't see the rungs either. Don't pull too tight though, or the fabric will pucker. This photo does an excellent job of showing how to do the stitch. If you're more of a video learner, there are loads of tutorials on YouTube for you.