Hemmer Presser Foot

A Hemmer Presser Foot is a specializes sewing machine foot with a spiral shaped funnel at the front to automatically fold the fabric twice which results in a neat and professional double-folded hems. There are many types of hemmer foots, a rolled hem foot creates a narrow rolled hem and is useful for delicate and lightweight fabrics, a blind hem foot is used to create a nearly invisible hem and is useful for medium to thick fabrics, a picot foot which looks similar to hemmer foot creates a decorative, rounded or ruffled hem, a narrow hemmer foot which are available in various sizes such as 3mm, 4mm, 6mm etc. are useful to create precise narrow hems.

To use it, practice is the key. It is first recommended to practice first on a scrap piece of fabric to determine the fabric feed. Prepare the fabric for the hem by folding it over once and then folding one more time followed by finger pressing or using s pin to secure the fold and then guide it into the funnel. As the fabric feeds through the foot the funnel of the presser foot rolls it over twice, creating a double fold, the needle then sews a straight stitch or in some cases zig-zag stitch through the folds to secure the hem. The hemmer foots are great to create neat, finished edges for skirts, dresses, scarves, hand kerchiefs, curtains and so on.

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Ballgown Silhouette

Women's dresses designed for formal occasions or social functions are often called formal gowns, evening gowns or ball gowns. A Ball Gown silhouette is a formal floor length dress with a fitted bodice and a full-length voluminous skirt that dramatically flares out from the waist. It is characterized by elegant and glamorous style and is often made from luxurious fabrics like lace, tulle pr satin and also with embellishments like beads. The fullness of the skirt is created by layers of fabrics, ruffles, petticoats or in some cases structural additions like hoops (circular band of metal, wood or other similar material) or horsehair trim (stiff netting often made of polyester). The ball gowns conceal the lower portion of the body and hips and is flattering for most body types.

Closed Blanket Stitch

Closed Blanket Stitch is a version of Blanket Stitch which is worked horizontally using two rows of diamond grid. This stitch is used for decorative edgings and borders around necklines and hemlines and also filling rows.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go down at 'b' and come back up at 'a' bringing the tip of the needle over the thread to form a loop.

Go back down at 'b' come up at 'c' bringing the needle point over the thread to create the loop.

Repeat and continue till the end of the row placing each new stitch beside the preceding stitch.

Closed Blanket Stitch Back

Roller Presser Foot

The Roller Presser Foot is a specialized sewing machine foot with textured rollers, that is a longer roller in front and a set of small rollers in the back. The machine feed dogs move the fabric along under the foot and the textured rollers work from the top side of the fabric helping to move the fabric smoothly during sewing. The primary purpose of the roller foot is to smoothly feed the difficult-to-sew materials such as textured, slippery, thick, sticky, and heavy knit fabrics that resist feeding with a standard presser foot. Some roller foot comes with its own shank; therefore, it will be necessary to remove the machine's presser foot holder and then attach the roller foot using a screwdriver. After attaching the roller foot be sure to check that the needle is correctly lined up with the opening of the foot. The roller foot is ideal for sewing projects involving leather, vinyl, thick denim, heavy wool, upholstery fabrics, velvet, thick knit fabrics and also light weight chiffon fabrics.

Offset Backstitch

Offsetting is an embroidery technique that can be created with most of the stitches by working multiple passes. In Offset Backstitch two rows of backstitch is worked simultaneously across two parallel lines. The stitch appears as a formation resembling brick pattern.

Come up at 'a', go down at 'b' and come up at 'c', go down at 'd' continue this pattern till the end of the row.

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