SECTION V. UTILITY AND DECORATIVE STITCHES
Blind Hem Stitch
1 | Stitch selector: | 10 |
2 | Stitch width: | 2 to 3 |
3 | Stitch length: | Red zone |
4 | Needle thread tension: | 2 to 6 |
5 | Presser foot G: | Blind hem foot |
Use the same color thread as the fabric.
On heavy weight fabrics that ravel, the raw edge should be overcast first.
Fold the hem, as illustrated.
1Wrong side (Bottom side) of fabric
2
3 Light weight fabric
4 Heavy weight fabric
•To sew
5When the needle comes to the left
6 When the needle comes to the right
7 Guide
8 Folded edge
There is a sliding guide screw on the blind hem foot that allows you to precisely control where the needle pierces the edge of the fabric fold. Adjust the screw so that at the leftmost position of the stitch, the needle just pierces the edge of the fold. If the needle pierces too far left, the stitches will show on the right side of the fabric. Lower the presser foot. Sew, guiding the folded edge along the guide in the foot 7 . As you sew, the right side of the stitch forms a chain stitch to the right of the fabric fold.
1
1
2
3
4 | 5 |
5
4
3
2 | 2 |
1 | 1 |
3 | 4 |
2
56
7
8
60
