I like the blanket stitch. For me that would be harder than a ladder stitch. I agree that if you are going to do a ladder stitch you should use thread that isn't going to show. When I do my binding stitching I use a very fine needle and run the the needle and thread under the fabric and bring it up and just catch a thread or two of the the other fabric, then go down and run it under the fabric and back up catching a thread or two... The very fine needle allows me to pick up just a stitch or two. The bigger the needle the harder it is. It is how I would put a hem in garment. You see very little of the stitching if any. Thanks to my mother who was a beautiful seamstress for teaching me this.