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Help me remember a technique for hand-sewing a blind & rolled hem
oohisay Intermediate ON CANADA Member since 4/4/08 Posts: 45	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/3/12 1:23 PM Hi all, A few years ago I came across a lovely book on garment construction from the first half of the 20th century. I came across a nifty trick for hand sewing a blind AND rolled hem on lightweight fabrics. I photocopied the page and now that I actually need the instructions, I can't find them! I recall that you first did a line of stay-stitching with the machine, then followed a complex little pattern of stitches that, when pulled tight, would magically "roll" the hem closed. The diagram showed you where stitch A entered, then moving to B, C, D, etc. It was quite complicated, but looked lovely in the end. I just can't remember what the order of operations was! All I know is that you ended up with a blind hem without having to do any fiddly business rolling or folding the fabric. Does this sound crazy? Do you have any idea of what I'm talking about? I would just love to do this hem without rolling the fabric with my thumbs (I am quite terrible at it).
clt3 Intermediate OH USA Member since 2/6/06 Posts: 770	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/4/12 6:05 AM Is it on this page about 3/4 of the way down? Hand sew a narrow rolled hem OK - I can't get the link to work. Try this: www.ca.uky.edu/hes/fcs/FACTSHTS/CT-MMB-179.pdf -- Edited on 2/4/12 6:06 AM -- ------ Singer 66-16. Singer 600e, Kenmore 158.1913 , Viking 1100, Brother 4000D, Brother Quattro, Bernina 930, White 634DE, Babylock Evolve, 2 Featherweights ,Pfaff Creative Performance,Janome Coverpro 1000CPX
nicegirl Intermediate DC USA Member since 5/10/06 Posts: 1611	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/4/12 8:11 AM This is probably more of a traditional hand-rolled hem than you're looking for, but it's a great explanation. ------ http://theslapdashsewist.blogspot.com ================= 2007: purchased 115+, sewed 105+ So close to parity, yet so far Trying again in 2008 Yards purchased: 133 Yards sewn: Somewhere around 95 2009? I give up
oohisay Intermediate ON CANADA Member since 4/4/08 Posts: 45	Login to reply to this post In reply to nicegirl Like this post Date: 2/4/12 11:08 AM That's not quite the stitch, but it actually looks simpler than the one I remembered. I'm going to try it. Thanks!

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