How to Sew a Narrow Hem
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- The narrow hem is perfect for knits and Professor Pincushion shows you how easy it is to create an even looking narrow hem.
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Just what I was looking for. Short and simple. No unnecessary talking. Thank you so much. 👍👌
I love to watch your videos! They are really helpful to a beginner like me. Please keep up the good work!
Exactly what I needed to know thank you!
Great video, thank you Professor
Just in time! Thanks! Love your nails!
rac rac Thanks for watching! :)
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songbyrd0001 thanks for the kind words :)
Thank you! This was listed on my pattern and I wasn't sure what to do. :)
puckmarin glad we were able to help out :)
Thank you for the helpful video. I was wondering what technique you use for narrow hems on curved necklines?
***** for curves, I do a basting stitch before folding over the fabric. To ease the hemline, for a better fit, you can just periodically pull a basting stitch. For an example, see our tutorial on the peplum where I do a narrow hem on a curved edge. Thanks!
How would you narrow-hem right-angle corners (like when hemming a scarf) to avoid bulky corners?
I prefer doing a mitered corner. You can see a tutorial here on different ways to do a corner and choose the one you prefer: www.professorpincushion.com/professorpincushion/hemming-corners/
I am so grateful for your videos! As a beginner, I'm having a frustrating time sewing a hem this narrow, especially when I work with knits. On my machine, the knits get gobbled up by the machine unless I hold up the presser foot a teeny tiny bit so the fabric can go through more easily, but when I'm working in a narrow space, this results in the hem not being straight. How do you manage to be so exact in your fabric and needle placement when working with knits?
do you mean the fabric is getting sucked into the needle plate? If that's what's happening, maybe because your knit is so thin, try sewing with gift tissue paper under the fabric and that should help. When you finish stitching just rip the tissue paper off. If you think it's the presser foot that's causing the issue, consider investing in a walking foot for your sewing machine. A walking foot is a huge help in sewing with knits. Hope that helps!
Thank you! Yes, I've tried the tissue paper, and it helps only a slight amount. I do like your idea of investing in a new foot. Thanks
Every time I do a narrow hem with knit fabric, the finished product results in a wavy neckline or hem. I've tried zig-zag stitches, a walking foot and even try helping the fabric threw so it won't stretch and nothing works. Do you have any tricks to solve this? It's very frustrating.
+Donna Saddler That's happened to me before and I agree, it's annoying! When I've tried adjusting everything, including thread tension, and it's still coming out wavy, I'll sew the hem with tissue paper over the stitch area. When I'm finished with the stitch, I just rip the tissue paper off. I don't know why it works for me but it usually comes out better. :)
+Professor Pincushion I have actually done the tissue paper method also. It was better but I still wasn't happy with the results. But thanks for the tip
+Donna Saddler hmmm....I would say that the fabric is still being stretched while being stitched. It could also be the presser foot tension. If not, maybe your machine is due for a tuneup. :(
So easy with a straight seam allowance, but how to do it on necklines and curves, I mean, how to iron it and avoid the seam to get curvy and loose with the stitches???
Your Mexican fan! Farid
Farid Nares My trick is to do a basting stitch along the edge before folding it. As I'm folding it, I periodically pull a basting stitch to ease the hemline. If you need to see an example, watch our tutorial on sewing a peplum.
Kept getting distracted by your gorgeous nails!
A narrow hem like this should be fine on woven non-stretch fabric, but isn't using a straight stitch on a stretch fabric just going to result in those threads being broken when the garment is stretched? Wouldn't a coverstitch be more appropriate in this situation (or failing that, a twin needle, while not perfect, would be an improvement).
LifeSizeTeddyBear I probably wouldn't recommend it for a high neck t-shirt but I've done it for scoop neck and tank tops and never had a problem and it looks nice. A couple of my commercial patterns for a knit garment also used this as a finish for their necklines. but I agree that if the neckline is somewhat on the smaller side, a twin needle would be ideal.
***** your local fabric store should carry some or you can get them directly from the McCalls or Simplicity website :)