Bernina Rolled Hem Foot

Roll and shell hemmer 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot.

Bernina rolled hem foot. Zigzag hemmer 61 turns the fabric edge under twice and sews it with a zigzag stitch to produce a narrow sturdy hem. The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. A special guide on the bottom of the foot holds the fabric together securely before and during the sewing process and ensures even feed of the material. 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.

A guide in the presser foot sole guides the turned under fabric to the needle hole where the fabric is sewn with a straight stitch into a sturdy 4 mm wide hem. A scroll on the foot feeds the fabric edge from the front and turns it under twice all in one operation. 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.

The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems. Roll and shell hemmer 68 is equipped with a 2 mm wide guide. The double turned hem stops the fabric edge from fraying later. Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer foot.

The result is a narrow slightly three dimensional hem. Zigzag hemmer foot 63 is an expert when it comes to double turned hems. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew. 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.

I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. 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. I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics.