How to HEM CHIFFON! Need help? YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS!
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- Hemming chiffon (or other sheers) can be a daunting task. Don't try to do it without some instruction first! This video is a MUST if you want to replicate that very narrow factory hem that formal dresses come with. In under 10 minutes, this video shows you exactly how you can sew a great chiffon hem!
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Carrie, this video is such a massive help! I return to it again and again. I've used it to alter a friend's bridesmaid dress, a formal dress for myself, and am back once again to review while I whip up some georgette into a ballet skirt! Thank you so much for sharing. ❤
@Sophie Saxon This is the biggest compliment anyone could ever give! My heart is so full right now that this has helped you to such a great degree. A million thanks for watching this video, returning to it, and taking the time to leave such an encouraging comment!
Trying to sew with silky, slippery materials really makes me appreciate those who work in factories to create garments.
Absolutely!
It's requires so much skill. I can't believe how much we devalue that labor!
Yet, there is a reason people pay others to have it done well!!!! It is a skilled trade that very few have spent time to learn.
Thank you! I am hemming a bridesmaid dress for my daughter-in-law who will be 8.5 months pregnant in her dress. Intuition told me to attach a pillow to my dress form and use it to mark the hem instead of marking it on the ironing board as I usually do. Needless to say I was thrilled I got that part right. At that point I was clueless and have always avoided chiffon (I'm only been sewing for 55 years!) but now have the confidence to go for it. So excited - I subscribed!
WELCOME to my channel!!! Yes!! A pillow attached to your dress form! Brilliant!! I wish you the best of luck with the rest of the hemming. I hope it turns out perfectly, with much less frustration than you've had in the past. Thanks so very much for subscribing and commenting!
great idea ..thanks for the tip!!
Just took up the first of 5 bridesmaids' dresses using this method and it was really successful. Would totally recommend anyone attempting to hem chiffon to watch this video. Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear this has worked for you! It’s always great to hear a wonderful success story! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Carrie, I can’t thank you enough for your tips about hemming Chiffon. I’ve looked in the past for ways to make this task easier…and never found your method until today. It was easy, even pleasurable, to hem a friend’s bridesmaid dress. I can finally hem with results I’m proud of! Thank you so much!
I am so VERY happy that you were able to use this method to help you successfully hem a bridesmaid dress! Truly, it makes my day when people take the time to leave wonderful comments like this! Thank you for commenting, and most of all, I'm so happy with your successful hemming!!!
I just took on a chiffon top with a peplum bottom and hadn't given a thought to hemming it. I'm so glad I found your site before I attempted it. Thank you for your guidance. :-)
Thanks so much for your comment! Good luck with your top and let me know how it turns out! :)
This is such a blessing. Have to hem my daughter’s dress for the oldest brother’s wedding this spring. This tutorial makes this seem doable. I will try and build up the courage to begin this daunting task. 😊
As I’ve read through the comments, a thought came to mind….perhaps we can do a practice run along what will become the waste fabric that gets trimmed off. In other words, make a practice hem way below where you are actually going to hem the dress. Also, as someone mentioned; make sure the wearer tries on the dress in the shoes they are wearing for the event. Especially with a floor length gown.
Lif saver and saved to one of my tutorial files on here so i can find it when i make my next ball gown! ❤❤❤
That's great to hear! I know this method has been a life saver to me. Glad you found me and good luck with your ball gowns!!
Getting ready to hem two chiffon dresses, you just gave me confidence and hope! Thank you so much, your method seems the quickest & easiest!
Good luck! Take it slowly and carefully. I hope they turn out great and that you’ll be able to report back to me with your happy results! Thanks for leaving a comment and I’m incredibly glad that my video was of help to you! ❤️
I watched your video and used this method for a sister-of-the-groom gown with a chiffon over skirt at least 15 feet around the bottom. It was fantastic! The result was perfect. The gown and its wearer were beautiful. Thank you!
It makes my day to hear reports like this! I'm so happy that your project turned out so well. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment
Thank you. I needed you guidance to hem sleeves!!! Very useful tips!
You’re so welcome! Thanks for watching. :)
Wow! What a trick! Looks great!
Thanks! :)
That’s amazing! Thank you for sharing this technique 🤩
Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have received some inspiration from this video :)
Thank you for sharing!! This is wonderful!!
You are so welcome! I'm glad you watched and thanks for leaving a comment!
Excellent demonstration and explanation! Thank you!
I hope it was helpful to you! Thank you for watching
thank you! An answer to my prayer which has been,"How on earth do I hymn that chiffon in the most professional and exact way".
are usually surge the edge and then fold over once or twice with the top stitch. I've never been satisfied with that method. And of course, those rolled him machine feet are impossible to work with. I can go forward with confidence now
@junekroner6382 I can’t tell you how thrilled I was to read your comment!! To see people being helped by the information I provide makes the time and effort put into my videos SO worth it!! I wish you great success in your next venture to hem that hard-to-manage chiffon 😁 Thank you ever so much for taking the time to comment 🥰
Such a time and stress saver!! Thank you so much!!
Oh I hope it was a help to you! Thank you for watching!
Thank you for being very thorough, this is an excellent tutorial!❤
Thank you so much for the kind compliment. :)
Amazingly clever technique!
Thank you!
Gosh you’re so much fun to watch I got through this whole video with a smile!! Thank you!!
Your comment made me giggle just a bit!!! Hemming chiffon usually doesn't keep people in a smiling mood, but I'm so glad that you were able to watch this video with a smile! LOL!! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Hopefully you'll be able to hem your next chiffon project with a smile
You are BRILLIANT!! Thank you!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you so mutch for the video. U followed the instructions and it worked well for my project! 💝
That’s great news! Thank you for letting me know how it went for you, and for watching ❤️
Excellent technique and enjoyable to watch.
I'm so glad you stopped by! Thanks for watching :)
This was a great tutorial 👌. Well explained 👏 thank you
You’re welcome! Thanks so much for watching!!! ❤️
This was so helpful !! Thank you you're a life saver
I'm so glad it was helpful to you! ❤️❤️ Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Beautiful.
Thank you!! :)
you are my hero! Thank you :)
I hope this will be helpful for you. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
Great tip!
Thanks for watching!
Excellent technique. You saved me today!
You are a really good teacher, I felt like you knew exactly how I learn, thank you!!!!
Wow, thank you so much for your comment. It makes me very happy, indeed, that you were able to benefit from my video ❤️ I’m glad you stopped by to watch!
I love the tip of sewing close to the pressed fold!! It’s a great help and super accurate ..thanks!
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!
That was very helpful, thank you! 💖
You're so welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
oh my goodness, wish I would of had youtube videos like yours back in the day. i loved this video. thank you for taking the time in doing it.
I appreciate your comment. Thank you so much
Wow this is a beautiful finish! I have a multiple tiered gathered dress of fine silk-cotton blend that I've been putting off hemming because I was terrified of the tiny hem. This seems like a very approachable technique!
First of all, your dress sounds absolutely lovely...with a find silk-cotton blend! I bet it feels luscious! Try this technique on a scrap of fabric in order to build your confidence :) I hope that you are able to tackle your hemming, with a spectacular outcome!!! Happy Hemming!
So glad you made a video on this, Mom! Because I’ve got a bridesmaid dress to do (and Mother knows best!) 😅❤
Well hello there! ❤️ Many have found this to be a very useful video. I hope you do, too!
Excellent.
So glad you liked it!
Excellent tutorial!
Thank you! I hope it was helpful :)
Thanks. very helpful
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Yes it is helpful
Thanks 🙏
Most welcome 😊
What a lovely lady you are. That was really interesting x
You are so sweet with your compliment 🥰 Thanks for making me feel so special, and thank you for watching!
Helpful Helga doesn't live at my house!!! Very nicely done.
LOL! Helga is so happy that you gave her some notice! I’m sorry you don’t have a Helga of your own to help you out 😆 Thanks for stopping by!
Great instructions, thank you sew much♡
Thank you for watching! I hope it gave you some good information
Oh my gosh, this is amazing. THANK YOU!
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching and commenting!!!
Thank you for this well explained and demonstrated video.
Thank you for watching! I hope it was helpful to you :)
Have the hem pressed. but, the lining is wonky!!! Didn't realize it until I pressed the Chiffon per your instructions and hung the dress up for a final check before sewing the hem. (Ordered this dress online.) The only thing I can think to do is take the smallest hem and use that all around the skirt. Any thoughts? I don't want to re-hem the lining.
@@bootsboots8453 Can you let me know what you mean by wonky? The lining should be anywhere between a half an inch to an inch shorter than the chiffon. In my experience it would be easier to shorten the lining then mess with the chiffon. You certainly don’t want to get that sheer chiffon layer wonky also! If you have a serger, you can just serge the lining, turn it up, press it and topstitch it. I’d like to help you if you could give me more details :)
@@SewDarnedFun You are too kind. I need the floor length dress for my granddaughter's formal wedding this Friday, June 3rd. Arrrrh! Anyway, wonky means the lining isn't even. The chiffon "was" 2 inches to 1inch longer than the lining. The chiffon was dragging by 2 inches. I didn't know what to do, so, I cut and sewed the chiffon 1" shorter all around. I did use your methods per video which was extremally helpful. The dress is black and I am old, so, I won't be noticed too much. And, I'll have to watch my steps or wear higher heels. I should have started on my dress sooner, but, had so many other wedding assignments to do. Thank you so much for the helping hand. I'm your new fan.
Sewing this is the bane of my existence....thanks for the tips !!!
🤣I hear ya!!! That's why I made this video...there is hope out there for the brave-hearted! LOL! Thanks for watching, I hope it will help you in getting control of this beast of a fabric!
Thank you for this video. Saved me on an alteration on the flimsiest chiffon I've ever come across. Managed to get a decent hem on it with your help.
Oh boy! Flimsy chiffon is the worst! I'm glad you were able to get a decent hem with help from my video. Thanks for sharing!!
So glad I found this video!! I’m hemming my bridesmaid dress for my mums wedding and was super nervous about the chiffon. Thank you!! :)
Thank you for watching. I sincerely hope that it helps you with your bridesmaid dress! Let me know how it turns out :)
Beautiful lady with helpful information
Thank you! Glad you found my channel and that this video was helpful!
I have watched several videos from others, but I find yours is going to be the easiest for me. Your spirit is sweet, encouraging and cheerful! It gives me confidence to go forth and conquer any doubt or fear.
Aw! What a kind comment ❤️ Thank you for watching. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have the best outcome with your project!
@@SewDarnedFun I was successful in accomplishing the task with your method!
@@kingshandmaiden I’m so happy to hear this! Congratulations! ❤️
Thank you for this video! You saved my life!!! My daughter had me make her prom dress and she wanted chiffon so badly, so I took it on (and the endlessly long ruffle at the bottom she wanted), but I was dreading hemming it, and then I found this video!!! Thank you!!!! You're a godsend.
I’m so glad that you found me and took time to leave a comment. I hope the dress goes smoothly for you! ❤️
Fantastic tutorial! I have always shied away from using such fabrics, but you have inspired me to give it a go. Like you, I have issues using a rolled hem foot. This method is a great alternative and gives you complete control to get a beautiful narrow hem. Thank you!
Thank you so much for watching this!! Truly I hope it will help in your endeavor to tame that chiffon beast!!! Takes a little practice but this is the ONLY method I use for clients. I find it's a consistent and reliable way to hem!!!
THANK YOU so very much. Am about to embark on the great wedding alterations and it's all chiffon! Great advice. I don't mind working on chiffon, but I've never been all that keen on my rolled hems. The double stitching is what I've been missing. Not anymore!!!
I’m so glad you found this video! I wish you great success on your great wedding alteration!! Thanks for commenting and let me know how it turns out :) Yes, the double stitching is a game changer!
You just made my day! I needed to figure out how to hem some chiffon flags (for Hebraic dance) without an overlocker.
Wonderful! I hope this video will help :) Thanks for watching and I hope your flags come out beautifully!!!
Just thanks!! I 'accidentally' got into a chiffon project without the necessary skills - that little camisole required a lot of research and your hemming tutorial was just the ticket.
Your comment made my day! Thank so much for commenting and I’m truly glad you watched, and that it helped you ❤️❤️❤️
Nice tutorial. New technique to try and yes,appliqué s scissors are a must for delicate trimming. The hem I beautiful👍❤👏
Thank you for watching! I hope this works well for you when you are able to try it out :)
Exactly the tutorial I need this evening. Wish me luck!
I wish you good luck! You got this! Thanks for watching and let me know how it turns out. :)
@@SewDarnedFun success!!! Could not be more pleased with the result. Adult daughter’s high school friend needed a bridesmaid dress hemmed - for today! 😳 I used your method on the chiffon and on the silky lining too. Dress is hanging, steamed and ready for pickup. 😅 Thanks again.
I could not be more pleased than to hear this! Congratulations!!!! You must feel so relieved!!! 😅 Thanks for giving an update and I’m SO happy this method worked for you!
I loved the first 45 seconds of your video haha Definitely a love hate relationship. Thank you for this video and making all of my problems relatable.
😆😆 It’s true, though, right?! It’s so beautiful, but can be so frustrating! Hope this video can help you to love working with chiffon…. At least to a tolerable level!!! Thanks for your comment!
Excellent tutorial!! I know how to hem chiffon a slightly different way, but this time I was so impressed with your results, I decided to use your technique and I'm so glad I did! The results are AMAZING!! This will be my "Go To" from now on, thank you to the moon and back 🙂 I marked the dress as it hang and again, the results were spectacular. Perfect results, proud to give the Mother of the Bride her dress to wear to the wedding !! Thank you 🙂
I cannot tell you how much this comment means to me ❤️ Thank you for taking the time to comment and moreover I’m SO HAPPY that your results were spectacular! Congratulations!!! 😁
Hi. Thank you.
I'm glad you stopped by! Keep on the lookout for future videos!
Thank you so much for this. Chiffon always scared me, but this is the best instruction video I have found. Thank you, thank you!!
You are so welcome! I’m glad you found the video helpful and thank you for leaving a comment 😊
I wish I had watched this video first lol! All the other methods work from the wrong side, but this one is way better! Putting this in my sewing treasure box! Thank You!
So glad you watched! I hope this method will be helpful for you in the future
This was terrific! I thought I was going to ruin my dress. Thank you for all the help. I really enjoy your tutorials!
So glad you found this tutorial!! I hope you survived the hemming of your dress 😉 Thanks so much for watching ❤️
Sending you some love ❤ I successfully hemmed my bridesmaids dress, it was a 16 footer! Came out great! Thank you not only for the technique, but for your encouraging and fun personality as well.
Aw thank you so much for the comment! ❤️❤️ I’m SO HAPPY to hear of your hemming success!!!! Well-done, my friend!!!
Wow!
Thanks so much for tuning in :)
Hi seamstress of 50+ years. I do these hems the exact same way!! It really is a time saver & forms a nice narrow hem. Great video ❤
Thanks for watching! 😊
This video just saved the day for me! My niece asked me to shorten her dress for a dance and I watched this video and got it done immediately. Thanks!
You just made my day! Thanks for letting me know that my video was of such great help to you! I'm SO happy that you were able to get your niece's dress done right away
what a great technique !
Thanks for watching! It’s my favorite technique and the only one I use!!!
I love your presentations; your personality and expertise shine! This technique saves me from frustration and a spike in my blood pressure! I've viewed it each time I'm faced with hemming this awful stuff. Thank you MUCH for sharing this and other valuable sewing skills. You are an excellent teacher.
I am so very happy this video is useful for you. Thank you ever so much for taking the time to leave such a beautiful comment. 💕
Thanks so much for your tips on sewing chiffon
I have a bridesmaid dress to do which needs a little hem
I shall practice your method 😊
Glad you found my channel! I hope that you find this method helpful. Good luck!!! Thanks for stopping by to comment :)
So helpful. Loved your tips, techniques. The first one about making sure the dress is hanging ... think I've had a less than satisfactory result because of just that issue; makes so much sense. Glad to hear you, with your experience, have had issue using the special feet. Also, appreciate the clarity of your steps and demos. I will be looking at your other videos.
Thank you, Helen! Glad you found some useful information here :) Thanks for leaving a comment!
Can't wait to try this. You are a God sent with your method. I've had a had time trying to do a rolled hem that looks professional on slippery fabric, but now with your method I believe I will be successful..Thank you so much. I'll let you know how well I do.😊
I'm so glad you think this method will be helpful to you! I wish you the best of luck and please report back....especially if it turns out well! LOL!
FYI... TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL. MY NIECE WAS SO PLEASED AND ME TOO. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Thanks for reporting back! I’m thrilled that it turned out great for you. BRAVO!!!! ❤️
So grateful I met you here. This is amazing technique. Thank you so much.
My chiffon dress was cut by me and hemmed my way and it was not a 100 percent looking nice.. so now am thinking to shortened it more to get this very nice hemmed looked.. just thinking.... am sure it will take time again.. thank you for this technique.. ❤
You are so welcome! Thanks for your comment and good luck on shortening your dress. I'm sure it'll turn out great!
Excellent tutorial. In the UK we call those scissors, duck bill scissors.
I like the name ‘duck bill scissors’ much better than just plain ol’ ‘appliqué scissors! But then…. I tend to like most things ‘UK’ anyway! ❤️ Thanks for watching!!!
Thank you!
You're very welcome!
came to learn how to hem my chiffon wedding dress. Subscribing for Helga.
Lol!🤣 Helga is so thrilled about your comment! Just made her week so much brighter! Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope the video is helpful to you in hemming your wedding dress!!!!
I figured out the rolled hem foot... but this last time I had a new machine with an off brand foot and it refused to cooperate. This video is a lifesaver!
Glad to know it helped you! I messed around with a rolled hem foot, but couldn't figure how to come full circle, as in doing a skirt (guess I never tried it that far!) and couldn't get it to work around the bias. Also, it was hard to get precision accuracy. Hats off to you for having figured it out, on your other machine ;) Thanks for watching and I'm glad this helped in your current situation!
nice!!!
Thanks!
Thank you! Im currently fixing a quinceañera dress with a bunch of layers like these, this video was very easy to follow and understand thank you again!
I'm so happy this helped you with your quinceañera dress!!!! This is the kind of comment that makes doing these videos worthwhile. Thank you very much for sharing your experience
1 year later I came across this video at the right time!
I'm glad you found it! Hope it's helpful to you :)
Getting ready to start. I always went at the waist and lifted. It’s so much work. I hope this works! I’ll let you know!
Also, I’ve watched this video at least 6 times so far. You may have single-handedly changed the alteration business! Lol. (I used to do alterations on the side, now I just do for friends and family.)
Do you press with steam?
Yes I do press with steam. My iron has a ‘shoe’ on it, so the steam diffuses a bit before it hits the fabric.
I despise chiffon. You made this look so easy. I’ll try your method.
I know how you feel! Not my favorite to work on, that’s for sure!!!
I wasn't looking for this video, I also have the rolling foots but the first tries with them weren't that nice. However, your video is being extremely helpful as I have 2 or 3 projects with chiffon on my hobby table. Thank you very much wonderful lady!!! My mom would have loved to know the kind of sawing tricks I can nowadays find on TH-cam. She was sawing a lot but was self-taught as I am.
So glad you found my channel!! I have never had good luck with any rolled hem foot either :( They just don't seem to work as easily as I'd love them to. Hopefully this method will help you with the projects you have waiting for you. Thanks so much for watching and commenting on this video!!
Thank you so much for sharing. I just purchased a gown that's too long and I'm going to attempt hemming it myself.
You are so welcome! I hope your hemming goes smoothly! You can use what you know will be extra length to practice on first. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!!
Just an update! I hemmed my gown and it was so much easier than I expected. My son's wedding was today and I had so many compliments.
Thank you again! 😊
I’m SO GLAD you gave an update! Congratulations on a successfully hemmed dress! Bravo!!!! Thank you ever so much for coming back here and letting us all know how it went ❤️❤️❤️❤️Good job!
I have never hemmed chiffon .. until my son's girlfriend couldn't get hers hemmed in time for a wedding she has to be in. So she asked me to hem it . Well I sure wish I had seen your video . Mine didn't turn out too bad but it definitely could of been better. Now I know !! I was struggling so bad with getting it even . Thank you so much for this video , Loved it !! It is funny people who love to see does have a relationship to the material !! It can bring out the best in you lol or the worst 😜!!
You are so right! It can bring out the best or worst ;) I'm sorry my video was late in finding you. But for next time....now you know where to look! Thanks for watching
I wanted to like this video at least 6 times before the end. I just got done flat measuring and rolled hemming a dress. I was so disappointed. I pray that I left enough to attempt this with your method to fix it. Thankfully, I caught your tutorial before my second dress was started.
Oh my goodness....I'm so sorry that you had a disappointing experience. I've been there, and that's why I, SO MUCH, like this method better. I pray that you will be able to salvage the dress (I'll be you will be able to). If you are able to, please comment and let me know! I hope you have much better luck with the method I show here.
Thanks so much. I hemmed my dress before discovering your channel. Now i regretted how i did it in my dress. 😅
It's flying away, doesn't look nice. 😊
Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear you're not happy with your result. Is it possible that you could re-hem it, but just a tad bit shorter, providing yourself with a nice neat hem as a result??? Thank you so much for watching, and taking the time to comment!
I like how you demonstrated it in a paper but can you please right on the paper if it is a wrong side or right side. Thanks again. 🙂😉
@@jessicang9420 That would have been a good thing for me to have done in the original video, now wouldn't it? I'll try to make a separate edit of that video and post it singly, as I can't go back and edit the original video, re-post it, and keep all the original data on it that youtube keeps for me. So it would be better to make a separate video, using original footage, but making those markings that you are so wise to suggest!!!
😁 I'm excited to wait for that. Sorry for that suggestion because I'm just a beginner. 🙏. Thanks a lot pretty woman.
New video up! Hope it provides some clarification for you :)
OMG, wish I had found this before now. This material can make you lose your religion (and mind). I've done formals, wedding attire, alterations, etc, over the years - for friends and family. I finally got pretty good with my serger for a rolled hem. But there are times when it has to be done on sewing machine. Your tutorial will be marked at top of my list. Question: where did you get the chalk marker?
I'm SO glad you found my video!! YES, sheers can cause you to become 'not yourself' pretty quickly! There are 2 links in the description of this video where you can get a chalk marker like the one I use here. Thanks for finding me, watching, and commenting!!
Nice
Thanks! Hope it was helpful.
I can't take my eyes off this beautiful actress
Ha ha ha! You're so funny, my friend! Now, time to get out your sewing machine and start making some beautiful dresses for the doggies that come to your dog spa! (*Note: This is a friend of mine)
@@SewDarnedFunI have no a sewing machine I just love your jokes and professional dramatic acts on your videos my dear friend 😉 and yes I'm gonna order some dog costumes with my logo may be in China or in Turkey it depends on where that order will be chipper with a reasonable quality.
Finally! I love you! 😅 This has been such a mess!
LOL! I hope this will be helpful to you!!! Let’s cross our fingers for a good outcome!
Love the video and technique. Going to give it a try. I have two gowns to hem with chiffon overlays. I see you use a plastic foot on your machine. Is this a special "glide" foot and does it perform differently than a metal foot?
I hope my video will be helpful with your gowns. The foot I have on my machine is a Teflon foot. Honestly I don't have it on for any particular reason than it works well with a wide variety of fabrics and I don't have to change it ;) Also, it has little corners and such that I use for visual marking points, but other foots can have those little nooks and crannies, too. I see no reason why you couldn't use a regular 'silver' pressure foot, as long as it holds the fabric down well. Thanks for watching and good luck with your two gowns!!!
hello,very glad you have this video on hemming evening wear. I don't own a surger machine? is there a way to use regular machine? if so what stich pattern to use?
Hello! Have you watched my video? I do not use a serger ;) Watch the video and you will see the answer to your questions!
Literally paused the video to shout “Oh my gosh, you’re a genius!”
HA HA HA! Really?! That's funny ;) I hope it helped you and a BIG THANKS for watching!!
Hi, thank you for the video very helpful, appreciate it. What type of needle do I use for the chivon?
You're so very welcome. I usually use a 70/10 or 80/12 universal needle. Hope that helps. :)
thank you very much for this lovely tutorial! quick question from a beginner - do you put the same color thread into the bobbin as you are using in the top? my machine came with white bobbin fillers pre-made, but I'm curious if it would look neater at all to thread the bobbin myself with the same color thread for this project. thank you!!
Thank you for watching and commenting on my video! I love this method of hemming chiffon, having tried other ways and was never happy with them. As for your question, I’ve always used the same color in the bobbin as the needle. Chiffon is sheer, so if you are hemming chiffon, just keep in mind that if your bobbin thread is a very different color than your fabric, it might show…? You’ll have to do a sample and let me know! Good luck!
@@SewDarnedFun thank you very much for the quick reply! I will go ahead and replace the bobbin with the same color thread and let you know. thank you!!
I'm a beginner and I'm self studying how to sew. At first I thought hemming is the easiest 'till I sew one and found out I suck at it.Hope this will work.
Sewing on chiffon is definitely a more advanced type of fabric to sew on. As a beginner, give yourself permission to not be perfect, be ulta patient, and keep at it! I wish you great success in this rather difficult project ;)
I already do the double stitch…I’ll now try your press first of the hem line. What manikin are you using? Mine aren’t tall enough.
Hi there! Thanks for watching! I got my manikins off of Amazon. I don't know what brand they are!
Great help! What needle are you using?
Either an 80/12 or 75/11. Nothing really special. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this video. The only part I didn't follow was the cutting of the extra hem. I couldn't tell how it was extra. It looked like part of the skirt. Can you please explain further? Thank you.
Remember that I pressed the hem up (I didn’t cut) then I ran a row of stitching just inside that pressed up hem, basically making another fold right next to the pressed fold? At this point, the extra hem allowance that I didn’t cut off, is now cut off, which allows the fabric to freely fold up on my officially pressed hemline. Then I stitch the tiny hem in place. You can see the demonstration I show on PAPER at about the 3:00 minute mark in this video. Please refer to it, if you've missed it! I’ve also just put out another shorter video on doing this same hem. I don’t know if it might show or explain things in a clearer way. Let me know if you’re still not undertaking clearly and, then reach out to me again so I can help you. Thanks for watching!!!
@@SewDarnedFun thank you!!!
Great video. What size Sri h did you use?
I assume you mean needle size. I probably used a 75/11, but depending on your specific fabric it could be different. :)
This was great! Thank you. Will I have lots of problems if my chiffon is accordion pleated, or is it the same? Do you have some tips for that fabric?
First of all, thank you for watching and commenting! You have a question with a double-edged answer there....YES, you can hem accordion pleated chiffon like this. However, when you press it, the pleating will come out in the areas you have pressed. It is time-consuming, but you can carefully, one by one, press the ends of those pleats back in. I have done it before and it turned out beautifully. But, it takes some tedious ironing when you're done with the hemming ;) Hope that help!
@@SewDarnedFun that’s what I was afraid of. Oh well, beautiful garments come with details that make them special. Theme to heat up the iron.
Yes I’m sorry to give you the news!!! But it’ll be so beautiful when you’re done!!!! Good luck!!!!!!