I was working on a piece of very sheer material and trying to put on a rolled hem with my serger. Just wasn't working. So I looked up tutorials for hand sewn rolled hems and found this one:
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I was working on a piece of very sheer material and trying to put on a rolled hem with my serger. Just wasn't working. So I looked up tutorials for hand sewn rolled hems and found this one:
Juno, that's the rolled-hem technique I used on the pink organza and taffeta dress I made in 1954 for the national Singer sewing contest. As I recall the skirt and lining were about 5 yards each. I used to sit and do a few minutes of hem after school between homework assignments. My mother taught me how to do it. ;-)
It's a nice technique. The row of stitching gives just enough body to the fabric. I love the fact that you can do just a little at a time. Your mother must h ave been wonderful sewist. My mother liked to do some sewing but never had any training so she didn't learn a lot of things that make for finer sewing. The only sewing instruction I ever had was in grade school and my teacher's mantra was "Rip It Out." It didn't do much c to inspire a love of sewing. I have learned because of necessity. I have of love of learning and that's what has helped me love sewing.
I find that you have more control with hand sewing. But of course it's rare that we can do it.
When I finally started "listening" to what this piece of fabric was telling me, I knew hand sewing was the only way to do the hem. I really do believe that the fabric "tells" you how to do something, so pay attention and do it.
I'm glad to read this; for years, I have felt that not only fabric but everything tells you how to handle it. You just need the patience and quiet to listen to it. It would spare the world a lot of broken items... ;-)
U.
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