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. Two ways to load fabric into a rolled hem foot. The sole of the bernina hemmer foot. I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics. I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship.
The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. Zigzag hemmer 61 turns the fabric edge under twice and sews it with a zigzag stitch to produce a narrow sturdy hem. The result is a narrow slightly three dimensional hem. 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.
Thanks to this and the ability to vary stitch length and width you ll be able to accomplish all your sewing tasks reliably and precisely. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. 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.
Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew. 17 stitches for sewing success the bernina 1008 offers 17 different stitches including a buttonhole and two decorative stitches. The channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem. Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer foot.
The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems. We demonstrate how to sew and where to us. Roll and shell hemmer 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot.