You are a clever, clever fellow. I appreciate that you used a curved piece of fabric unlike other tutorials that use a nice even straight edge. You are demonstrating the technique in the real world. Your video is clear and detailed. Thanks so much for posting this!
Aha! Now I know why I was getting only partial hems from this foot. I was never feeding the proper width of fabric into the foot opening. Superbly helpful video. Thanks!
I love this video! I'd never used my hemming foot, and your video helped me hem some curtains that I made! I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate how thorough you are! Thanks again, Brian, and happy sewing!
Your demonstration of how the fabric should pass thru the foot is very good, little hints many do not explain. Practice is most important along with patience.
It's amazing how those initial 4-5 stitches aren't truly needed!!! Thank you for making this video, you're technique has been exactly what I needed to hone this skill :-)
I watched two other videos from the sewing machine mfgs and didn't grasp this. Your video is awesome!. I got it right away by you showing how to hold and guide the fabric. Thank you!
Great instruction. I'm learning to sew on a circa 1961 Singer Rocketeer Model 500A. I have the attachments that came w/ it originally including one or two for hemming. I was searching for videos on how to hem shirts when I ran across your tutorial on using the hemming foot. Perfect timing! I know it'll take practice but I want my shirt hems to look like this so I'm gonna give it a go. Thank you, Brian, for this instructional video!
Excellent video. The close up images are the best I have seen on youTube. Also the tutorial is very good. The patient thorough explanation of the use of the foot is excellent. I look forward to more!
Brian, you are an excellent teacher. You do a great job explaining as you go - thanks for all the helpful hints about keeping the fabric exactly between the two points, the stiletto (I have one and didn't know what it was even for! I look forward to watching all of your videos!
This is like the greatest video on the hemming foot. I like that you took your time and let me see how you "finagled" the material because I've just got my first foot (been doing it by pressing all these years) and been practicing all day. I wish I'd seen this first. I'm sure I can do it now. I didn't have trouble getting mine started (I pressed 3 inches so it would not fight me) but I did have a LOT of trouble on the curves. THIS is so helpful! Thanks!
Hi Brian! That is a fantastic use for the stiletto tool, apparently, this is what our grandmothers & great grandmothers used the stiletto tool for as well, which is why the old sewing machines came with the oak dovetail puzzle boxes of presser feet which included not only 2 screwdrivers, but the stiletto too, as well. Some stilettos have a point like yours, others have a serrated flathead screwdriver tip, for even more traction pushing pulling thread into whatever presser foot you useThank you!
Thank you so much!! I'm so happy you uploaded this! I've looked everywhere online and this is the only clear explanation and actual video I could find!
This is a great video. I have struggled with these STUPID rolled hem attachments until I'm ready to throw them into the river. I've bought garments that had rolled hems on them that didn't look as nice as this one. Bravo to you on something that is frustrating.
Thank you, enjoyed the slow pace of this one, as curves are so tricky, especially enjoyed the close up shots of the foot working, have never seen that on any video before! wonderful to see the ingenuity of it folding under as it disappears inside :)
Wow this has helped me more than anything! I knew I should be getting an awesome result with such a great accessory, but could not get the hang of making a great hem! Now I can relax and practice and hopefully get a great hem! Thank you!
Awesome! Thanks so much! This was much more helpful than other videos that only show this in 10 seconds. I really appreciate the tip about keeping the edges of the fabric matching the foot - eureka!
Good show Brian. Your viewers likely did the same thing I did in that I have viewed a dozen rolled hem videos. Most presenters go through the process in a matter of seconds and they all come out perfectly. If people think you over complicated the process, you did not, it's something that will take practice to get the hem done as quickly as in those ten second videos. The most important tip is to keep the fabric touching both sides of the foot as indicated, that is the ONLY way to get it right.
Thanks that was very helpful. It's very encouraging to know that even sewers with experience have to work at getting the hem perfect. Lot's of great tips!
Thanks for the demo! I've just ordered one of these feet to hem my daughter's circle skirts. I normally do the rolled hem by hand! It's gonna be great to have the hem done in a few minutes instead of a few hours!
I am just getting into sewing... (at 50... okay I am a late bloomer.... LOL).... I loved this video. I was wondering how to make a hem.... Thanks... great video
Thank you for making this video, very detailed and high quality. I need lots of practice time with my RH foot. Shorter stitch and slower speed, got it!
Hi Brian Had to pass on my thx & let u know I have just conquered my narrow hem foot. 6m in fact - woohoo! It's a great feeling. I had checked out about 3 other videos, but yours was the one that nailed it for me. I actually place my L index finger under the fold of the fabric and lift the fabric so it is angled upwards with my R hand. Now I need to work out how to use my differential feed overlocker to gather my newly narrow hemmed strip. And then I will be making some nighties.
Thank you very much for sharing. Also thank you for your advise of adding a piece of fabric at the beginning because I was having trouble from the start and those curves. I take your advise in taking time and manipulating the edges. Thanks a million!
Would like to see how to do it with a totally round piece. I know now how you begin, but what happens when you reach the starting point? How do you finísh the circle?
Brian, love your videos. I've been fighting with my hemmer feet, ha! They're winning BTW. Thanks for this one, I think I'll watch it about 10 times and give my feet another attempt.... :)
that foots not worth its troubles. I would rather cut the v' s in the pattern on a curve. Your a brave man. Gotta respect a man that has the patience for such a tutorial.
Wow. Always wondered how to use that little sucker. I have been sewing since I was 16, so thats like forever. I do alterations, lots of pagents, proms and weddings. I have always been afraid of THAT foot, and tossed in in the back. Well, you have shown me that if I don't get in a hurry, I could do a rolled hem. I will do a lot of practice runs on some cut offs before I try it on on of those really expensive dresses. Wish me luck. Hmmm. there is a blind hem foot........
@sam29232 Hey Sam, it depends on what shank style you have on your kenmore. Kenmore machines could have a high, super high, or low shank. I'd suggest getting a snap on shank adapter so you can use readily available snap on feet. There's a set on ebay that includes a hemming foot for less than $20.
The video by Sewing Parts Online also has great tips for using this foot. Brian's video here is good in that he shows how a hemmer foot can be used to hem a curved edge. It can be done! Its tricky though. Practice practice practice!
Sadly, none of the vids I've watched show how to manage seams. I have French seams on silk chiffon, and I want the hem to be beautiful. I'm just not sure how to roll over the seams with a rolled hem foot. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thank-You so much...I get so frustrated on the curves because I do a lot of aprons and potholders for gifts. I will remember your advice to go slow and steady. How about a bias binding on curves tutorial using the appropriate foot?
Do you have any tips how to sew a rolled dress hem in chiffon with panels seams to stitch over. I always struggle and it damages the fabric. also there is not clear stop and start edge it is on the round.
Thanks Brian! I want to start shortening and slimming my oxford dress shirts so I can wear them untucked. I have an old Kenmore sewing machine I bought at a thrift store without extra attachments. Where can I find a hemming foot attachment for it?
question? If you do get a pucker or overlap of fabric (like at your beginning) can you take the stitches out and reroll or is it better to cut and try again?
hi, i'm wondering if you are hemming something how much you leave when you trim away. is it twice the size of the hem? on some materials it's REALLY hard to trim leaving 1/4 inch! and can you do this with a pressed hem? Like when I'm shortening something I generally press first on the new hemline. then i have the new hem exactly where I want it.
Thanks for this video! I always have troubles with hemming some curves (I roll it by hand and pin it down) But this foot will be more easy so it seems! although I didn't have this one with my machine, so I guess I'll have to buy it separately? ^^ I hope it'll fit my machine!
Hi, How was the rippling/roping effect which is considered a sewing defect created on bottom hems of jeans? Knowledge of how this can be produced would be very useful in giving the bottom hems of jeans a more authentic look without having to going to great lengths in finding a union special chain stitching sewing machine.. What should should we tell the tailor to achieve this look of the hem? I'm looking forward hearing from you. Thanks in advance.
I know your pain. Doing a ~14-foot hem on my circle skirt took a LOT of folding and ironing and pinning and folding and ironing and pinning and..... Thankfully I will be getting a rolled hem foot soon!
If you would have raised the foot to release the hold of the fabric on the curve, it would have been easier to feed the fabric around your curve. And YES go slow, if you want it to be perfect, go slow.
You are a clever, clever fellow. I appreciate that you used a curved piece of fabric unlike other tutorials that use a nice even straight edge. You are demonstrating the technique in the real world. Your video is clear and detailed. Thanks so much for posting this!
Aha! Now I know why I was getting only partial hems from this foot. I was never feeding the proper width of fabric into the foot opening. Superbly helpful video. Thanks!
I love this video! I'd never used my hemming foot, and your video helped me hem some curtains that I made! I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate how thorough you are! Thanks again, Brian, and happy sewing!
I am SUCH a novice sewer and this has really helped me to learn more. Thank you so much and will continue to watch your videos :)
Your demonstration of how the fabric should pass thru the foot is very good, little hints many do not explain. Practice is most important along with patience.
It's amazing how those initial 4-5 stitches aren't truly needed!!! Thank you for making this video, you're technique has been exactly what I needed to hone this skill :-)
I watched two other videos from the sewing machine mfgs and didn't grasp this. Your video is awesome!. I got it right away by you showing how to hold and guide the fabric. Thank you!
Great instruction. I'm learning to sew on a circa 1961 Singer Rocketeer Model 500A. I have the attachments that came w/ it originally including one or two for hemming. I was searching for videos on how to hem shirts when I ran across your tutorial on using the hemming foot. Perfect timing! I know it'll take practice but I want my shirt hems to look like this so I'm gonna give it a go. Thank you, Brian, for this instructional video!
I just got my hemming foot today and I just couldn't get the hang of it. Thank you so much for posting this!! It was so helpful!
Excellent video. The close up images are the best I have seen on youTube. Also the tutorial is very good. The patient thorough explanation of the use of the foot is excellent. I look forward to more!
I have never taken sewing lessons.... this was very helpful.
New sewing machine.(never owned one before)
These online tutorials are very helpful :-)
This was so helpful! I had a foot like this for years that I gave up on. But your instructions were great. Thanks so much for sharing!
Brian, you are an excellent teacher. You do a great job explaining as you go - thanks for all the helpful hints about keeping the fabric exactly between the two points, the stiletto (I have one and didn't know what it was even for! I look forward to watching all of your videos!
This is like the greatest video on the hemming foot. I like that you took your time and let me see how you "finagled" the material because I've just got my first foot (been doing it by pressing all these years) and been practicing all day. I wish I'd seen this first. I'm sure I can do it now. I didn't have trouble getting mine started (I pressed 3 inches so it would not fight me) but I did have a LOT of trouble on the curves. THIS is so helpful! Thanks!
Thank you! I really appreciate that you used a curved hemline, to complicate it. That elevated the usefulness and made it real. Very helpful!
Hi Brian!
That is a fantastic use for the stiletto tool, apparently, this is what our grandmothers & great grandmothers used the stiletto tool for as well, which is why the old sewing machines came with the oak dovetail puzzle boxes of presser feet which included not only 2 screwdrivers, but the stiletto too, as well. Some stilettos have a point like yours, others have a serrated flathead screwdriver tip, for even more traction pushing pulling thread into whatever presser foot you useThank you!
Thanks Brian! This really saved me ALOT of time. Your video is much better than the last 6 I've watched!
Thank you so much!! I'm so happy you uploaded this! I've looked everywhere online and this is the only clear explanation and actual video I could find!
I ended up tossing a piece I was working on because it wasn't absolutely perfect. Thank you for the instructions. Very clear. I just subscribed.
This is a great video. I have struggled with these STUPID rolled hem attachments until I'm ready to throw them into the river. I've bought garments that had rolled hems on them that didn't look as nice as this one. Bravo to you on something that is frustrating.
Well done brother. I needed the tip about keeping the fabric as wide as the foot opening. Cheers.
Thank you, enjoyed the slow pace of this one, as curves are so tricky, especially enjoyed the close up shots of the foot working, have never seen that on any video before! wonderful to see the ingenuity of it folding under as it disappears inside :)
Oh my gosh, this video is a lifesaver! THANK YOU!
Wow this has helped me more than anything! I knew I should be getting an awesome result with such a great accessory, but could not get the hang of making a great hem! Now I can relax and practice and hopefully get a great hem! Thank you!
Awesome! Thanks so much! This was much more helpful than other videos that only show this in 10 seconds. I really appreciate the tip about keeping the edges of the fabric matching the foot - eureka!
OMG Thank you so much for this tutorial!! I had no idea how to do the rolled hem on curved line, and this video saved me!
I was having massive trouble doing curves with this foot until I watched this video. Super helpful and my curves are perfect now :D
Thank you! Best explanation I have seen so far appreciate you!
Excellent tutorial. Very clear n concise. Thank you.
Best seen video so far on the use of this foot. THANK YOU
Good show Brian. Your viewers likely did the same thing I did in that I have viewed a dozen rolled hem videos. Most presenters go through the process in a matter of seconds and they all come out perfectly. If people think you over complicated the process, you did not, it's something that will take practice to get the hem done as quickly as in those ten second videos. The most important tip is to keep the fabric touching both sides of the foot as indicated, that is the ONLY way to get it right.
Brian.....ty so much for your patience in making this video. You are very helpful! 👌🏼
Thanks that was very helpful. It's very encouraging to know that even sewers with experience have to work at getting the hem perfect. Lot's of great tips!
Thank Brian....love your videos! Very, very helpful. Keep them coming!
Thank you, could never do this no matter how many times I tried. Just used your method and hey presto, perfect seam. You are my hero!
Thanks for the demo! I've just ordered one of these feet to hem my daughter's circle skirts. I normally do the rolled hem by hand! It's gonna be great to have the hem done in a few minutes instead of a few hours!
Thanks Brian, as always VERY helpful and clear!
Thanks for showing rolled hem foot on curves. Lots of good tips including sewing slow, short stitches and practice....good advice!
You are much more patient than I!!! Thanks for the demo!!!
I am just getting into sewing... (at 50... okay I am a late bloomer.... LOL).... I loved this video. I was wondering how to make a hem.... Thanks... great video
Thank you! I had been looking for a close-up tutorial, and yours is VERY clear. Now for the fun part, to try it out!! :)
Thank you for making this video, very detailed and high quality. I need lots of practice time with my RH foot. Shorter stitch and slower speed, got it!
Wow! Perfect tutorial.
Awesome machine! And so cool looking!
Hi Brian
Had to pass on my thx & let u know I have just conquered my narrow hem foot. 6m in fact - woohoo! It's a great feeling. I had checked out about 3 other videos, but yours was the one that nailed it for me.
I actually place my L index finger under the fold of the fabric and lift the fabric so it is angled upwards with my R hand.
Now I need to work out how to use my differential feed overlocker to gather my newly narrow hemmed strip. And then I will be making some nighties.
Thank you! This helped me tremendously. I'm finally making friends with my hemming foot.
I love the sound of your machine!. And I need one of those too
Excellent camera work, Brian! Keep it up.
Thank you very much for sharing. Also thank you for your advise of adding a piece of fabric at the beginning because I was having trouble from the start and those curves. I take your advise in taking time and manipulating the edges. Thanks a million!
thank you for showing technique for the curves. exactly what i was looking for!
Bravo Brian!
Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much!
Would like to see how to do it with a totally round piece. I know now how you begin, but what happens when you reach the starting point? How do you finísh the circle?
Yay I for my rolled hem foot today I'm super excited about practicing with it
Thanks for the video, You made it look easy!
Thank you! This will undoubtedly save me a lot of time in the future :)
I loved your video, it was very useful to help me learn. Thank you :)
Brian, love your videos. I've been fighting with my hemmer feet, ha! They're winning BTW. Thanks for this one, I think I'll watch it about 10 times and give my feet another attempt.... :)
that foots not worth its troubles. I would rather cut the v' s in the pattern on a curve. Your a brave man. Gotta respect a man that has the patience for such a tutorial.
Wow. Always wondered how to use that little sucker. I have been sewing since I was 16, so thats like forever. I do alterations, lots of pagents, proms and weddings. I have always been afraid of THAT foot, and tossed in in the back. Well, you have shown me that if I don't get in a hurry, I could do a rolled hem. I will do a lot of practice runs on some cut offs before I try it on on of those really expensive dresses. Wish me luck. Hmmm. there is a blind hem foot........
Thanks! I needed a video showing how to handle curves while using the foot. I have some angel sleeves to hem!
fantastic photography
Very nice video! Great camera angles......
Love it .did not know how to use the hemming foot. Thanks XOXO
Good tutorial, very interesting
Very helpful. Thank you.
What a great video will also be subscribing many thanks Brian
wow thats great I'm gona give it a go this week
Nice work.
Thank you!!,
I didnt know how to do a hem
great job thanks man!
Excellent, thank you! :)
@sam29232 Hey Sam, it depends on what shank style you have on your kenmore. Kenmore machines could have a high, super high, or low shank. I'd suggest getting a snap on shank adapter so you can use readily available snap on feet. There's a set on ebay that includes a hemming foot for less than $20.
The video by Sewing Parts Online also has great tips for using this foot. Brian's video here is good in that he shows how a hemmer foot can be used to hem a curved edge. It can be done! Its tricky though. Practice practice practice!
Adorei!!! Faz ficar tudo mais fácil !! Parabéns!!
thank you great tutorial. what kind of camera is that?
@atrinka1 I did this video on my Vigorelli which is my most favorite machine right now, one of the reason IS the way it sounds!
Sadly, none of the vids I've watched show how to manage seams. I have French seams on silk chiffon, and I want the hem to be beautiful. I'm just not sure how to roll over the seams with a rolled hem foot. Anyone have any suggestions?
Thank-You so much...I get so frustrated on the curves because I do a lot of aprons and potholders for gifts. I will remember your advice to go slow and steady. How about a bias binding on curves tutorial using the appropriate foot?
Do you have any tips how to sew a rolled dress hem in chiffon with panels seams to stitch over. I always struggle and it damages the fabric. also there is not clear stop and start edge it is on the round.
Thank you so muchhh!!!!!
Thanks Brian! I want to start shortening and slimming my oxford dress shirts so I can wear them untucked. I have an old Kenmore sewing machine I bought at a thrift store without extra attachments. Where can I find a hemming foot attachment for it?
question? If you do get a pucker or overlap of fabric (like at your beginning) can you take the stitches out and reroll or is it better to cut and try again?
hi, i'm wondering if you are hemming something how much you leave when you trim away. is it twice the size of the hem? on some materials it's REALLY hard to trim leaving 1/4 inch! and can you do this with a pressed hem? Like when I'm shortening something I generally press first on the new hemline. then i have the new hem exactly where I want it.
Thanks for this video! I always have troubles with hemming some curves (I roll it by hand and pin it down) But this foot will be more easy so it seems!
although I didn't have this one with my machine, so I guess I'll have to buy it separately? ^^ I hope it'll fit my machine!
fantastic macro on the camera too
So much nicer than a surged edge.
Hi,
How was the rippling/roping effect which is considered a sewing defect created on bottom hems of jeans? Knowledge of how this can be produced would be very useful in giving the bottom hems of jeans a more authentic look without having to going to great lengths in finding a union special chain stitching sewing machine.. What should should we tell the tailor to achieve this look of the hem? I'm looking forward hearing from you. Thanks in advance.
I know your pain. Doing a ~14-foot hem on my circle skirt took a LOT of folding and ironing and pinning and folding and ironing and pinning and..... Thankfully I will be getting a rolled hem foot soon!
If you would have raised the foot to release the hold of the fabric on the curve, it would have been easier to feed the fabric around your curve. And YES go slow, if you want it to be perfect, go slow.
Where is the video camera?how are you getting this shot?
Love this. My issues come in to play at seam lines when it jams. How do you address this .
Go stitch by stitch and I hold a (step) thingy under the back of the foot. Then the front as the foot progresses. Wish I could show you!
would it be faster to do it manually?
are there sizes for hemming foot?
Will you ever do serger tutorials???
necesito en español
Me gusta pero el video no lo puedo entender porque no está en español soy de Colombia
Me gusta pero no en tiendo nada espero en contra lo mismo en España
You should watch SewEtcetera's take on this. You may find there start up is easier than yours. They don't try curves though ;)
Booooo