Any tips on doing a rolled hem straight, without using a rolled hem presser foot? I know the basic idea, but any tips on staying straight and rolling it straight would be appreciated. Thanks
Any tips on doing a rolled hem straight, without using a rolled hem presser foot? I know the basic idea, but any tips on staying straight and rolling it straight would be appreciated. Thanks
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. - C.S. Lewis
I know it's not popular, but I recommend ironing the hem first.
Make sure your iron's not too hot. Iron the first fold all the way around and then iron the second fold. The hem will stay nice and flat for you as you 'struggle' with your sewing machine. You'll have one less thing to worry about! And there won't be any extra pin holes. This method has worked well for me. I can see what I'm going to get before I 'commit' with stitches!
Best of luck to you and post some pictures when your DIY project is finished!
Last edited by Pipsissewa; 07-24-2011 at 05:55.
"Pips"
Mountains have a dreamy way
Of folding up a noisy day
In quiet covers, cool and gray.
---Leigh Buckner Hanes
Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.
Surely, God never did.
Stright seams and hems start long before the sewing begins. The start of nice straight seams and hems is in the cutting of the fabric. The better and smoother it is cut the easier it will be to get a nice smooth finished hem or seam.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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Finskie, I've recently sewn rolled hems on my new hammock and ironed them as Pips suggested. I had also remembered someone here on the forum had used paper clips to hold the hem until it was stitched. This worked great and no pin pricks or pins on the floor to step on.
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I second Pips, I like to iron (which can be a challenge in itself in some areas.)
An emergency of my own making...is still an emergency.
And of course, the ever popular "practice", helps considerably.
I started out measuring and marking both folds and then pinning with paper clips or pins. I tend to just "freehand" roll hems now and only use one pin to start.
Fold and iron works great. You may also be able to crease you material with a credit card. Small pieces of masking tape help hold things in place too...
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
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