Bernina 1008 Rolled Hem Foot

The channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem.

Bernina 1008 rolled hem foot.

I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship. The sole of the bernina hemmer foot. A scroll on the foot feeds the fabric edge from the front and turns it under twice all in one operation. Zigzag hemmer 61 turns the fabric edge under twice and sews it with a zigzag stitch to produce a narrow sturdy hem.

Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew. The narrow hemmer or rolled hemmer feet make quick work of sewing tiny even hems in light to medium weight fabrics.

Roll and shell hemmer 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot. I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics. 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 68 is equipped with a 2 mm wide guide.

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. Two ways to load fabric into a rolled hem foot. The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems. 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.

We demonstrate how to sew and where to us. The result is a narrow slightly three dimensional hem. Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer foot.