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Posted on: 5/22/21 7:15 PM ET
Has anyone watched the How-To on You Tube that used Ban Roll to make small hems. It's very interesting but I don't know how to give you a link. Also, I can't find it anywhere for purchase.
  
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Posted on: 5/22/21 7:20 PM ET
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Try hunting "Ban-Rol". Here's a bit more about its use for narrow hems:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/oliverands.com/community/blog/2014/04/narrow-hem-with-ban-rol.html/amp
  
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Posted on: 5/22/21 8:00 PM ET
I found it a very tedious process. But then, My sewing machine produces an amazing rolled hem with no muss or fuss.
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Posted on: 5/23/21 0:04 AM ET
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Yeah, that's always my first question, too: "Did you try your fabric with a narrow hemmer?"
  
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Posted on: 5/23/21 0:11 AM ET
The Ban Roll thing looks cool, but the hem has to be dead straight, no curve. So has limited application.
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Posted on: 5/23/21 0:17 AM ET
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I buy sewing supplies from Wawak
They have great prices and quick shipping. If you want banroll they sell in bulk. I’ve tried the narrow hem foot on my machine without much success so I use the banroll technique all the time now. Maybe I need to revisit the narrow hem foot? But the ban roll technique is pretty fool proof. I like having the extra stability of the banroll in the hem as I’m hemming. It makes it simple to iron the hem crisply and accurately. Really makes the hem look professional. The tedious part is removing the threads of banroll along the entire length of the strip. If you pull too hard they can break and you really do need to pull one thread at a time until you get your hem width. I use a pin to separate each thread and then pull pull pull.
  
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Posted on: 5/23/21 0:24 AM ET
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Have you followed Carol Ahles' instructions for narrow hemming? I fought it for months... Carol told me to quit trying to help. She was right.
  
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Posted on: 5/23/21 2:12 AM ET
I often use Kenneth King's method which is the same as the Ban-Rol method except it uses washaway stabilizer instead of Ban-Rol. If your fabric can be washed (or wetted) to dissolve the stabilizer, it is MUCH easier than teasing out the Ban-Rol "teeth" from the seam.

Alternatively, I use Louise Cutting's method (she says she found on thousand dollar high end RTW garments) which requires no stabilizer or special foot: stitch 1/8" from the edge. Fold edge in, using stitching line as guide, and stitch again. No pressing required. Fold edge in again and stitch. This is the final line of stitching and the only one that shows on the right side.
  
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Posted on: 5/23/21 8:50 AM ET
Would fusible double sided, Paper-backed tape be a better alternative? I love the stuff and think it would work better than BanRol.

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Posted on: 5/23/21 10:09 AM ET
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Unger...........a couple of years ago I was tasked with hemming a chiffon jr. bridesmaid dress for our granddaughter and after watching a bazillion videos of different methods this is an explanation of the method I ended up using successfully:

"I loved ConnieBJ's suggestion of the Ban-Rol, but a roll of it was going to cost me about $40 from Amazon and I didn't have time to wait for another company to ship it. I tried using strips of a course floral ribbon to do the same process, but would have spent hours picking out thread remnants with tweezers. What I ended up doing was rotary cutting 1" strips of water soluble interfacing and stitching that to the right side of the bottom edge of the chiffon. (Same method as the Ban-Rol) I used an edge-stitch foot and made the seam about 1/8". Then I folded that over to the inside and allowed the interfacing to pull the fabric under. At that point I went back and stitched a very narrow hem. Then I used appliqué scissors to cut away the excess interfacing and voilá, I had a pretty darn perfect tiny hem!! I can breathe again!!!"

I'm hoping my photo will post for you. Best of luck!!


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