Rolled hem serger

Who's ready for the next installment of our Serging 101 series? I know I am! If you're new to the series, you may want to read up on our first two mini episodes so you're all caught up: Getting Started With a New Serger Videos For Threading Your Machine And now today we're going to show you how to thread your serger to do a rolled hem! This is the first skill I wanted to learn on my new serger because of how often I do rolled hems with CKC patterns. I've always done it the slow way on a…

Learn how to setup a serger to sew a rolled hem with this video and photo tutorial.

Create faux rolled hems - no serger required! Works with any sewing machine.

Are you looking for ways on how to hem pants? Pants should ideally end at our ankle. If it touches the floor, then you might need this technique on how to do the hem in a jiffy! #howtohempants #sewingtechniques #sewing

The Brother 1034D is a popular, dirt-cheap serger ($200 or less on Amazon) which performs well. I’ve had mine for six months now and find it a pleasure to use. Recently, I made a set of dinn…

More than once, I have been ready to do a rolled hem on my serger and then I couldn't find the book. It took me a while, and some time spen...

Tutorial with three methods to sew a rolled hem.

Check your manual for the best settings for your machine. My comments are based on a Janome 644D, but the same logic will work across a lot of other machines as well. Disengage your knife for a great 'rolled' finish (if you don't, it tends to just cut the fabric off rather than 'rolling' it over and you can get the little fabric worms sticking through the stitches) Take out your left needle Shorten your stitch length. Janome's have an 'R' setting for a rolled hem, but I like to make the…

Tutorial with three methods to sew a rolled hem.

We’ll show you the easiest way to make a rolled hem on chiffon fabric, or any other similar lightweight material, demonstrated on the serger and with a domestic machine. Using the recommended materials and this technique, the result will be a beautiful rolled hem that looks just as professional as i

With a few adjustments on your serger, you can create a sweet lettuce-edge hem on your garments! Adorable and easy, I'll take you through the process, step-by-step.

If you've been following our Serging 101 series, you should be coming right along in learning the basics! One of my favorite uses for my serger is a rolled hem on the bottom of a skirt or dress. We already covered how to thread your serger for a rolled hem. Now I will show you how to neatly finish the rolled hem when you get back around to where you started. This will give the bottom of your ruffle or skirt a seamless finish. Are you ready to get started? First of all, you will construct…

A Rolled hem will work to finish the edges of a scarf, a dress or skirt hem, and even a pant hem. Margaret Fette owner of the University of Sewing at the Ta...

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We all have scraps of fabric left over from other projects. Here is one idea for where you could possibly bust your scrap stash. This essentially is using the ROLLED hem Stitch program on your ser…

Julia Hincks on Instagram: "Want to know how to create a rolled hem on your #overlocker or #serger ? It’s super easy!! ✂️✂️✂️ I’m using a Janome 9102D but this technique will work on any machine. Simply follow these steps: 1. Shorten the stitch length to 1.5 or use the ‘R’ setting 2. Increase the tension on the lower looper (this will pull the upper looper stitches over the edge of the fabric and round to the underside, rolling the fabric edge.) 3. Use a narrow stitch setting: Remove the…

OVERLOCK STITCH | No Serger Needed

Rolled hems are infinitely useful in costumes. They're light, flexible and quick. They're also a pain in the behind if you don't own a s...