Hems

  • Double folded hem
  • Machine top-stitch
  • Manus finished
  • Overlocked
  • Rolled hem- overlocker
  • Faced hem
  • Glued hem
  • Machine blind hem
  • Lace border

Double folded hem:

A double folded hem tin exist used on any fabric and can be any width and finished by machine or manus. By folding the edge over twice it conceals the raw edge in order to forestall information technology from unravelling.

  1. Mark out the hem level, i.e. 2 cm, and fold to this betoken. (Tip: use an iron for hard fabrics)
  2. Fold the material once more ensuring it is the same width equally the first fold. Iron or pin if required.
  3. Using your machine or hand sew together, neatly sew the hem.

Twice Rolled Hem

Hand pinnacle-stitch

Pinnacle stitching is a decorative or functional stitch which is seen on the exterior of the garment. This technique is used mainly in garment edges such as necklines, hems or cuffs and is typically inside 1cm from the edge or seam.

  1. Gear up the hem, iron if necessary.
  2. Thread a hand needle with a thread of like colour to the material.
  3. Consummate the hem with your preferred hand stitch.

Hand Sew Top Stitch

Overlocked and folded hem

An overlocker encloses the raw border with stitches providing a neater finish. This border will and then exist folded in one case and sewn, this removes the bulk of a two double folded edge making it perfect for thicker fabrics.

  1. Gear up your overlocker upwardly with three threads (4 threads for thick fabrics) and place textile through the machine, overlocking the raw edge of the hem.
  2. Fold the hem upwards to the desired level and pin.
  3. Finish the hem by machine stitching or manus stitching the seam down.

Overlocked Hem

Rolled Hem

A rolled hem is typically used on light fabrics to produce a delicate edge with the raw edge tucked neatly away. This can exist done on a car, past hand or by overlocker.

  1. Car method: Attach your desired width rolled hem presser foot to your machine. Feed the fabric through the human foot every bit you stitch.
  2. Overlocker: Set your machine co-ordinate to the rolled hem settings tension . Feed cloth through the machine cut off excess fabric before the edges roll.
  3. Hand Stitched firstly stitch a line of automobile stitching just bellow the hem level, trim excess cose. Gyre the edge of the material, using your pollex and finger. Perform a snail slip stitches.

Overlock Rolled Hem

Faced Hem

Used often in conjugal or evening wear, a faced hem provides a flat finish and is easier to manage than other typical hems.

  1. Establish the hemline on your garment, add 12mm blare the hemline and cut off remaining excess.
  2. Using your patterns and your drawn hemline, prepare your facings. They should be the same shape as your garment edge and 5-9cm wide. Ensure that you include seam allowance around the edges of the facing.
  3. Place facing on the garment right sides together and sew, trim excess. Under sew the facing to the seam allowance. Press facing up carefully.
  4. Fold the top edge of facing down, hand stitch to the garment.

Faced Hem

Glued hem

Fabrics that can be difficult to work with or get damaged easily from stitching benefit from a glued hem. Fabrics such as leather, vinyl or waterproof cloth. Fusible webbing that is ironed in place is recommended for woven fabrics whereas leather and fur an adhesive selection is recommended.

  1. Fold edge betwixt 2.5cm-5cm, neaten and clear all necessary threads.
  2. Referring to manufacturing instructions, apply glue to hem area.

Glued Hem

Machine Blind Hem

This technique is effective on medium and thick fabrics equally the stitches become lost inside the fabric. Blind hem stitch is possible using your machine as it provides an even and well-nigh invisible stitch.

  1. Refer to your manual to select bullheaded hem stitch and suitable blind hem human foot.
  2. Fold upwards the hem to required length, neaten raw edge past either performing a double fold or an overlocked sew together.
  3. Fold the hem back on itself, ensuring that your leave 6mm of hem showing to perform run up. Pin and tack if necessary.
  4. Using your foot perform stitch, once complete pull the hem down into position and iron flat.

Blind Hem

Lace-edge Hem

A lace edge tin can be an advisable delicate end for lingerie and nightwear.

  1. For lace with a shaped edge, lap the lace onto the garment with the lower border at required length.
  2. Along the top of your lace, perform a zigzag stitch through both layers of material.
  3. Using precipitous pair of scissors trim away excess.

Laced Hem