Bernina Rolled Hem Foot

The channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem.

Bernina rolled hem foot.

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. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. Roll and shell hemmer 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot. The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics.

Roll and shell hemmer 68 is equipped with a 2 mm wide guide. Zigzag hemmer 61 turns the fabric edge under twice and sews it with a zigzag stitch to produce a narrow sturdy hem. This produces a narrow sturdy hem which in combination with the corresponding stitch type creates the popular scalloped or shell hem. A scroll on the foot feeds the fabric edge from the front and turns it under twice all in one operation.

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. Zigzag hemmer foot 63 is an expert when it comes to double turned hems. 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. The result is a narrow slightly three dimensional hem.

The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems. I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics. The scroll on the front of the foot turns the fabric under twice then sews it with a zigzag stitch. The finished hem then easily advances underneath the foot enabling smooth sewing.

Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer 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 used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew.