Bernina 1008 Rolled Hem Foot

A scroll on the foot feeds the fabric edge from the front and turns it under twice all in one operation.

Bernina 1008 rolled hem foot.

The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. With the aid of a scroll it turns the fabric under twice holding it together securely in the channel guide in the sole of the foot until it is sewn. Roll and shell hemmer 68 is equipped with a 2 mm wide guide. I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship.

Straight stitch hemmer 62 the width of the channel in the sole of straight stitch hemmer 62 corresponds to the width of the finished hem making this presser foot ideal for narrow hems. Roll and shell hemmer 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot. The narrow hemmer or rolled hemmer feet make quick work of sewing tiny even hems in light to medium weight fabrics. This produces a narrow sturdy hem which in combination with the corresponding stitch type creates the popular scalloped or shell hem.

The sole of the bernina hemmer foot. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. Perfect shell or tricot seams seams for t shirts seams of various widths in straight or zigzag stitch and much more it s amazing the bernina hemmers no.

The channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem. The result is a narrow slightly three dimensional hem. Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer foot. The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems.

I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics. Two ways to load fabric into a rolled hem foot. We demonstrate how to sew and where to us.