Bernina Rolled Hem Foot

The double turned hem stops the fabric edge from fraying later.

Bernina rolled hem foot.

Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer foot. The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. 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. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew.

The result is a narrow slightly three dimensional hem. The sole of the bernina hemmer foot. A scroll on the foot feeds the fabric edge from the front and turns it under twice all in one operation. The finished hem then easily advances underneath the foot enabling smooth sewing.

The channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem. This produces a narrow sturdy hem which in combination with the corresponding stitch type creates the popular scalloped or shell hem. I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship. 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 69 is a special presser foot for hemming soft fabrics such as tricot. 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. 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 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. I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics. The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot.