Is a rolled hem foot necessary?

[sploiz]

I never had much luck using the rolled hem foot on nylon, it seemed too thin and slippery. When I tried it on cloth it worked ok, but I prefer doing it by hand.

[darkbyrd]

Mine was just with scraps so will see how I go. With the weight of the fabric, I have a table set up beside my thread injector which pretty much all the fabric lays on whilst i sew. There is very little unsupported weight. Would this help?

Possibly, and worth a try. When it works, it is a thing of beauty.

[Dutch]

They take a lot of experience. I would invest in pins instead.

[SimonMc]

They take a lot of experience. I would invest in pins instead.

That's the good thing about experience, there is plenty available if you want it . Pins too I guess.

[gunner76]

I have lots of experience...at sewing crooked seams

[Yukon]

I bought a rolled hem foot for my thread injector and never liked it. Maybe I just don't sew enough to get used to it, but I can sure do a better job just rolling the fabric myself.

[ggreaves]

+1 on not needing it. I just do the roll by hand and sew. It goes much faster than you think.

Lost, I've enjoyed your vid's on finishing your underquilts. Here's a request... a vid showing you doing a rolled hem sans rolled-hem-presser-foot. Every time I try it looks like crap. However, the presser foot seems to work pretty well for me, although it's only 6mm. I need to find one a little wider.

[gmcttr]

...Here's a request... a vid showing you doing a rolled hem sans rolled-hem-presser-foot...

Forgive me, for I am not "Lost"....however, here's a vid I just did showing how I do a rolled hem by hand....Magna Fabrics 30D ACU ripstop nylon, 1/2" hem, 13.5' in ~5 minutes....feel free to not watch it all.



You need table room in front of the sewing machine to hold down a long section of hem at a time. If you are using a table top machine, I suggest you use a thin box or book the correct height as an extender.

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Hope this helps.

[Lost_Biker]

Lost, I've enjoyed your vid's on finishing your underquilts. Here's a request... a vid showing you doing a rolled hem sans rolled-hem-presser-foot. Every time I try it looks like crap. However, the presser foot seems to work pretty well for me, although it's only 6mm. I need to find one a little wider.

Aww - gmcttr beat me to it. His technique is slightly different from mine, but has the same results. I'll do one anyhow in a bit.

[Lost_Biker]

Forgive me, for I am not "Lost"....however, here's a vid I just did showing how I do a rolled hem by hand....Magna Fabrics 30D ACU ripstop nylon, 1/2" hem, 13.5' in ~5 minutes....feel free to not watch it all.



You need table room in front of the sewing machine to hold down a long section of hem at a time. If you are using a table top machine, I suggest you use a thin box or book the correct height as an extender.

IMG_3354 (Medium).JPG

Hope this helps.

Nice video, gmcttr! This will help a lot of people.