Rolled hem

Used on lightweight or delicate fabrics, a rolled hem creates a small, neat, turned hem. This tutorial shows you three ways to sew a rolled hem.

One of the most challenging, frustrating fabrics to work with is chiffon. Over the years I’ve learned various tips and tricks to working with it – some quick and dirty (machined hems!), and some time-consuming, but beautiful. One of the prettiest techniques is doing a rolled hem by hand. It’s a little tedious, but once you get your rhythm going it moves along fairly quickly.I love this technique because it produces a lovely rolled edge without much prep work – you don’t have to iron or pin…

Have you ever wanted to make pretty, professional-looking hems like the one shown above? Have you ever despaired when trying to create a rolled hem on a delicate, hard-to-work-with fabric, or on a curved edge? I know I have. I used to spend hours pressing hems and manipulating fabric, only to be less-than-pleased with the results. Then I learned this technique, and now I have no problems with hems on all types of fabrics, and I do not shy away from curved edges. My hems look more…

Using a rolled hem foot is a fast and easy way to get a perfect narrow hem for sheer fabrics and curved hems. Step-by-step hemmer foot.

Next up in the Tips + Tricks series is the easy roll hem. I usually get at least one request for a tutorial every time I post a photo of a rolled hem so I thought I should get on this one. I learned this technique from one of our seamstresses at work, Jurata, when she couldn’t believe that I didn’t learn how to do the regular roll hem technique in school. This is the slightly cheater method that she taught me in order to get me used to making them for the non-cheater technique she later…

Jess | One of my favorite techniques the Rolled hem on a bias cut gown. Bias garments should be hung for 24hrs before hemming, the fabric needs… | Instagram

The rolled hem is a narrow hemmed that requires a specialty presser foot. Learn tips, tricks and how to. This hem is perfect for napkins and other projects.

How to sew a rolled hemline on sheer, lightweight garments. Learn how to apply the rolled hem technique by hand as well as by machine using a specialized hemmer foot.

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