If I were going to (god forbid) roll a hem, I'd get out the serger. Mine has instructions for a rolled hem in the user guide.
MaggiRos --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sorry for the late reply myself, but..... > > I'm doing some silk organza scarves (not historic, > before anyone panics [1]). The fabric is 60" wide, > so the hand rolled hem is very long - and I hate > hand-sewing with a red passion, so I'm always trying > to figure out how to make it easier and faster. And > I hit on something this weekend. As long as the > finished part is longer than my forearm, I can pin > the edge under my right elbow (I'm right-handed) on > a table, and hold the unfinished part of the hem in > my left hand, rolling the hem toward me with the > left hand's fingers. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
