Bernina Rolled Hem Foot 62

Learn how to use a bernina hemmer foot 62 for sheer fabric and for hemming bridal gowns and how to roll hem on your overlocker.

Bernina rolled hem foot 62.

The scroll on the front of the presser foot lets you turn the fabric under twice in a single operation. Using the edgestitch f. Two ways to load fabric into a rolled hem foot. Roll and shell hemmer 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot.

The double turned hem stops the fabric edge from fraying later. With straight stitch hemmer 62 the width of the channel in the sole of the foot corresponds to the finished hem width of 2mm. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew.

Bernina makes a total of seven hemmer presser feet. 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. The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. 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.

Roll and shell hemmer 68 is equipped with a 2 mm wide guide. This double turned fabric forms a sturdy hem that won t fray. The finished hem then easily advances underneath the foot enabling smooth sewing. The sole of the bernina hemmer foot.

The channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem. 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. I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship. The scroll on the front of the foot turns the fabric under twice then sews it with a zigzag stitch.

Zigzag hemmer foot 63 is an expert when it comes to double turned hems. 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.