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. 
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