Rolled hems
Just back from a little vacation in Chicago -- we'd never been, and it was a lot of fun! Sadly, I didn't get to the garment district. (OK, I am making this up, as I don't even know if Chicago HAS a garment district.) And Carrie's away for a bit, as well.
But now that I'm back and surfing the web, I found this great picture tutorial on how to get a rolled hem working.
http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/hemming.html
I cannot for the life of me get a decent rolled hem, even with my magical sewing machine and its magical rolled hem foot. This tutorial has made me want to give it another try, and maybe just practice one every time I sit down at the machine, on a scrap. At least it couldn't hurt, right?
Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions at all on how to successfully do a rolled hem.
Comments
Good luck with the foot, and thanks for the link :) The one thing to remember is that this doesn't work terribly well with the really narrow hemming feet. I haven't had any luck with less than 4 mm. And even then, the foot can be misleading; I bought a foot that claimed to be 5 mm, but when sewn, actually went to maybe 2 mm -- too narrow for the fabric I was using! Also, some people will tell you to leave threads and then try to pull the rolled part onto the scroll from the back - that's nonsense. It doesn't work, at least for me.
Posted by: Jan Heirtzler | March 17, 2007 11:10 PM