Bernina Rolled Hem Foot

A scroll on the foot feeds the fabric edge from the front and turns it under twice all in one operation.

Bernina rolled hem foot.

Roll and shell hemmer 68 is equipped with a 2 mm wide guide. I used the hemmer foot a lot during my apprenticeship. 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 channel on the sole of the presser foot is the size of the finished hem.

The hems range from 2 mm 6 mm and work on light to medium weight fabrics. Bernina has five presser feet that make narrow double turned hems easy and quick to sew. 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. This produces a narrow sturdy hem which in combination with the corresponding stitch type creates the popular scalloped or shell hem.

I can recommend the hemmer foot sometimes called rolled hem presser foot especially for seams on lightweight fabrics. Yards and yards of bridal gown seams were done with this foot. The finished hem then easily advances underneath the foot enabling smooth sewing. Straight stitch hemmer 62 the width of the channel in the sole of straight stitch hemmer 62 corresponds to the width of the finished hem making this presser foot ideal for narrow hems.

Zigzag hemmer foot 63 is an expert when it comes to double turned hems. 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. 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. The double turned hem stops the fabric edge from fraying later.

The scroll on the front of the foot turns the fabric under twice then sews it with a zigzag stitch. The hemmer foot is the tool for even narrow rolled hems. Short description of how to use the rolled hemmer foot. The sole of the bernina hemmer foot.