<p>You get the least visibility when you use the same colour of yarn as your fabric.
But as a beginner, it will be easier when the yarn stands out from the fabric, which does make for the stitches to be seen a bit.</p>

<p>I guess the blue line in the picture is the line to sew on, if so, sew on that line and not near it. The better the stitches are in one line, the less visible they will be in the end.</p>

<p>Also remember to keep the stitching tight, not drawing the fabric together but many smallish stitches where the yarn is flat on the fabric, so that when you look between the layers of the fabric, the fabric will be close together and there is no space for it to move.</p>

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2017-06-02T06:59:00.373Z
Thank you. Two follow-up questions: 1. What do you mean by "not drawing the fabric together"? 2. What yarn color should be picked in a situation like this, where I need to sew together two differenet colors (grey and white)?
HeyJude
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2017-06-02T16:34:59.157Z
@HeyJude either white or light gray would be preferable to that dark thread. If you go to a sewing shop you could probably find a color in between the two that would be relatively low visibility as the two colors aren't that different.
Catija
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2017-06-02T18:29:43.563Z
What I mean by 'drawing the fabric together' is that you make little 'hills and valleys', so by 'not drawing the fabric together' you leave it flat, but with no extra space between the layers. And as @Catija says, the colours of the fabrics or something in between for your yarn would work well. But for a first project, yarn you can see well is better than the best colour, to make it easier for you.
Willeke
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2017-06-01T16:48:43.643Z
Willeke
<p>I'm working on a DIY kit of a plush doll. This is the first time I'm sewing. Per instructions, I'm using a back stitch to sew together two fleece pieces.
The problem is that the stitches are visible from the outside, and I think they should be invisible.
Did I sew it in a wrong way? Or is there something else I should have done?</p>

<p>Here is how it looks from the inside:<br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/GbpeD.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GbpeDm.jpg" alt="Inside view"></a></p>

<p>And from the outside:<br>
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/rgnN0.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rgnN0m.jpg" alt="outside view"></a></p>

<p>(Click on images to enlarge)</p>

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How to make stitches invisible
HeyJude
# How to make stitches invisible

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-01)

I'm working on a DIY kit of a plush doll. This is the first time I'm sewing. Per instructions, I'm using a back stitch to sew together two fleece pieces.
The problem is that the stitches are visible from the outside, and I think they should be invisible.
Did I sew it in a wrong way? Or is there something else I should have done?

Here is how it looks from the inside:  
[![Inside view](https://i.sstatic.net/GbpeDm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/GbpeD.jpg)

And from the outside:  
[![outside view](https://i.sstatic.net/rgnN0m.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/rgnN0.jpg)

(Click on images to enlarge)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-01. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

You get the least visibility when you use the same colour of yarn as your fabric.
But as a beginner, it will be easier when the yarn stands out from the fabric, which does make for the stitches to be seen a bit.

I guess the blue line in the picture is the line to sew on, if so, sew on that line and not near it. The better the stitches are in one line, the less visible they will be in the end.

Also remember to keep the stitching tight, not drawing the fabric together but many smallish stitches where the yarn is flat on the fabric, so that when you look between the layers of the fabric, the fabric will be close together and there is no space for it to move.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you. Two follow-up questions: 1. What do you mean by "not drawing the fabric together"? 2. What yarn color should be picked in a situation like this, where I need to sew together two differenet colors (grey and white)?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 either white or light gray would be preferable to that dark thread. If you go to a sewing shop you could probably find a color in between the two that would be relatively low visibility as the two colors aren't that different.  
> **username_1**: What I mean by 'drawing the fabric together' is that you make little 'hills and valleys', so by 'not drawing the fabric together' you leave it flat, but with no extra space between the layers. And as @username_2 says, the colours of the fabrics or something in between for your yarn would work well. But for a first project, yarn you can see well is better than the best colour, to make it easier for you.  

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