This is the best technique I've seen. I have a lot of ruffles to do for a project and I'm using this technique. SO much better than the rolled hem foot. Much less fiddly and a lot faster.
What a breath of fresh air you are Vera. No fancy equipment but what a very fine job you’ve done. I tend to just watch and not comment, but you had my attention from the beginning. Thank you for some very useful, no nonsense sewing which I will put to the test when I take up a dress that I’ve been putting off doing. Thank you again and I shall be looking out for more of your videos.
Although experienced with serging, I'll often hem as you just did also because of the control and evenness. You are a master seamstress and a joy to watch. :-)
Just want to thank you for your video. Now all I have to do is getting my granddaughters dress done which I could not have done without you.thank you again!
Thank you for this! I've never hemmed chiffon and was asked to shorten a chiffon dress for someone. I was afraid to but you showed me a great way that looks easy. Thanks!
I don't have a roll hem foot. I'm new to sewing and learning from videos like yours. I didn't even know roll hem feet existed until I got to this step. Thanks for this video, now I can finish my project!
Thank you for this. Very timely for me as I just bought a beautiful gown with a chiffon overlay that needs to be hemmed. This looks easy. I had to laugh a bit because you sounded just like my mom use to when you said..."look at this, see.. look at this" Brought a big smile to my face and made me think of her 💕💗
this is much better than cutting and then stitching the tiny bit of fabric and zigzag roll or even serger - which you' ve got to stabilize etc. I much prefer your method. Seems like I did something like that way back when I had my alterations business and chewed up a chiffon hem with the serger, and then stumbled on a similar procedure. Thanks for reinforcing this best practice.
Excellent! I have been losing weight and need to shorten several formal dresses and blouses, and have been dreading the process - this is wonderful. thank you so much!!! Hug!
Great tip...I have a dress I purchased in Paris a while ago that I have not worn because it was too long and I was afraid to shorten it...I now feel confident that I can do it....Thank you!
Thank you for this video. Stayed up till midnight pondering and pricing narrow hem foot for my 45 year old Kenmore "super high shank" machine. I did order some new needles and am confident that I can alter the length on that bridesmaid dress for my daughter. This is such a common sense way to do this job. Thanks, God Bless!
Thank You SO MUCH for this. After freaking out that I had 1 day to shorten a bridesmaid gown (2 satin layers + chiffon over layer) I came to TH-cam to get tips. I have a lot of years of successful sewing, but NOT with chiffon! I saw about a dozen vids that told me I had to do about 6 or 7 steps, using tissue paper or other stabilizers, etc.... THANK GOD I FOUND YOURS! U have given me confidence I probably shouldnt even have! Ok, wish me luck, here I go!
OMG ... Thank you ... Thank you ... Thank you. I have tried for years to use a roll hem foot and could never get the hang of that darn thing and because of that I have stayed away from chiffons and all delicate fabrics. I will definitely try this technique. You have just made my day!
Lady you have saved my life! Thank God - you're genius! I have 5 gowns to hem this week for my daughter who is going to Opera school in Austria for 2 months and I was agonizing on how to hem up these beautiful bargain dresses we ordered online that were crazy 8 inches TOO LONG! I hate chiffon to work with - but you've made this understandable and so much easier than I had imagined! THANK YOU!!!
That is so amazing! I had an alterations shop for years with my husbands tuxedo shop and I had several rolled hem feet with my industrial machine and starting on an edge of something square,not round like a scarf was always a pain because you had nothing to hold on to, to help pull it through to get started! I will forever use this technique! Thank you for sharing!
After lots of searching for an easy, doable technique (I have a basic sewing machine) to re-hem my daughter's prom gown that would also shorten it at the same time without causing the fabric to fray, I'm so glad to have found this video. Your process worked perfectly for me. Thank you! God bless.
Vera, You are my new best friend! I have been procrastinating taking up the hem on my daughter's prom dress. This method is genius! Love it. Love you. Your new Bestie, Karen :)
OMGosh you are a Lifesaver and this is a GAME Changer for me!! THANK YOU for sharing your amazing hemming technique!!! Dang it...have to save this for future as I just cut off my hem..ugh...so I will try to work your technque into it I LOATHE the hem foot..never got the hang of that foot...THANK YOU from the bottom of this Sewists heart!
I am so glad I found you. I have a Purple gown for the red hats society ball coming up. I can now feel much more comfortable hemming it now. You technique is awesome, and I hope as easy as it looks. Your a pro.
Hello. Thank you for this. I hemmed a prom dress today (chiffon overlay with satin lining) for a student who is staying with me. I was absolutely dreading this alteration. Was planning on hand sewing because I had not had good luck with chiffon and my machine. I found your video and you made my day!!!. Thank you for the great technique.
Your hem is beautiful!! Im so glad I found you! Im about to hem a prom dress and your video helped me so much because you explained everything in a simple way without making it complicated and I appreciate that! I'm getting back into sewing after a long break and Im a little rusty!! Thats why I'm especially happy to be a new subscriber of yours and plan to catch all your videos!
This was a very well done tutorial and video showed exactly what you were doing. I have hemmed many a grad gown, bridesmaid dress and wedding gowns. I think this is a great, and very neat technique. Thank- you for sharing it!
What a simple but brilliant way to hem! I'm so glad I ran across your video! I'm definitely going to use your way on the next formal gown I do! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you, Ms. Vera! You are a fabulous teacher. I’ve always been afraid to work with sheer fabrics and definitely will use your hemming method. Blessings! 😊
Angela Hudson, thank you so much, so happy that I could help you in your sewing. I have a closed sewing group that you might want to join. Sew Ready! Sew Everything! Creations and tutorials
I'm so happy to have found your video....this is how I've been doing it, and always felt like I was just to chicken to deal with the rolled hem foot. I think this is easier and, like you said, , once you cut it, it frays, snarls, etc...! Thank you!
great Job! i am really excited to try this!!! thanks for sharing. it's always a chore for me using my rolled hem foot, but now i have a better way! thanks again and keep 'em coming
Thank you so much for this wonderful technique!! I'm making my first silk chiffon dress, and was fighting with the rolled hem foot for a couple of hours! I got frustrated and started looking for alternative techniques and found your video! It looks great! Will give it a shot! Thanks so much again @Designs by Vera
Thanks Vera! I extended one of my dresses using a satiny fabric and I wanted a rolled hem because I was worried it would unravel. After fighting with the rolled hem foot for half an hour I gave up and search and found your tutorial. Now, I have a nicely extended dress 'rescued'. Thank you again for the clear instructions!
Good job for a first video Vera! I remember this technic from many years ago but I had forgotten all about it! We get all this new stuff that is suppose to help us and I agree some do but it is just like learning to do arithmetic, calculators have us so spoiled our children can't count their change! May I suggest you get a tripod for your video's it will give you a steady video and people won't feel like they are riding on a boat! Once again thanks for taking the time to help us.
Thank you Vera for making hemming a chiffon gown easier. Before viewing your video, I thought of doing your steps but didn't have the confidence to try ( I haven't made garments or alterations for many years). My daughter ask me to hem her bridesmaids dress and I was a bit intimidated to try.
Vera, Thank you!!!!! Wish I'd seen this before I cut my skirt hem 20 minutes ago!!!!!!! But I have another waiting, and will use your technique!!!!!!!!!
Great video! I watched it, and tested myself using nylon fabric that frays bad. Looks pretty for my first try! I may end up shortening my wife's dress for a wedding tomorrow evening. Thanks! steveo
Another way to cut the extra seam off. I take the needles off my serger. And use the knife to trim close to.the new seam. And it goes by Soo much faster.
Hi Vera ! Thank you for sharing that video on making a hem line on chiffon material. I don't know much about sewing but i can hem a few things. I just bought 2 maxi dresses that are too long for a 5' 2 " girl, so i will try your technique hoping it will look good like yours. Thanks ! Marilyn,
I have been working all day on this dress......wish I had seen your video first!! Thank you, Thank you!! You saved me a lot of grief!!
This is the best technique I've seen. I have a lot of ruffles to do for a project and I'm using this technique. SO much better than the rolled hem foot. Much less fiddly and a lot faster.
What a breath of fresh air you are Vera. No fancy equipment but what a very fine job you’ve done. I tend to just watch and not comment, but you had my attention from the beginning. Thank you for some very useful, no nonsense sewing which I will put to the test when I take up a dress that I’ve been putting off doing. Thank you again and I shall be looking out for more of your videos.
Although experienced with serging, I'll often hem as you just did also because of the control and evenness. You are a master seamstress and a joy to watch. :-)
Thank You
Genius!!! I have been trying all morning to feed chiffon into the rolled hem attachment and gave up. I found you...love this. Thank you!!!!!
Just want to thank you for your video. Now all I have to do is getting my granddaughters dress done which I could not have done without you.thank you again!
Ginny Turcotte Thank you
Thank you Vera!! I always LOVE to learn a new sewing technique. Excellent work!!!
Julie Western , thank you, my pleasure!!!
Thank you for this! I've never hemmed chiffon and was asked to shorten a chiffon dress for someone. I was afraid to but you showed me a great way that looks easy. Thanks!
LOVE this technique!!! God bless you!!! Saved me from a huge anxiety about altering a dress I have 😍
I don't have a roll hem foot. I'm new to sewing and learning from videos like yours. I didn't even know roll hem feet existed until I got to this step. Thanks for this video, now I can finish my project!
you are so welcome, happy my technique helped you.
Your hem looks much nicer than the original, I have to remember this technique. Thank you.
Thank you for this. Very timely for me as I just bought a beautiful gown with a chiffon overlay that needs to be hemmed. This looks easy. I had to laugh a bit because you sounded just like my mom use to when you said..."look at this, see.. look at this" Brought a big smile to my face and made me think of her 💕💗
Kimberly Ocon, Awe thank you 😊
this is much better than cutting and then stitching the tiny bit of fabric and zigzag roll or even serger - which you'
ve got to stabilize etc. I much prefer your method. Seems like I did something like that way back when I had my alterations business and chewed up a chiffon hem with the serger, and then stumbled on a similar procedure. Thanks for reinforcing this best practice.
Excellent! I have been losing weight and need to shorten several formal dresses and blouses, and have been dreading the process - this is wonderful. thank you so much!!! Hug!
Great tip...I have a dress I purchased in Paris a while ago that I have not worn because it was too long and I was afraid to shorten it...I now feel confident that I can do it....Thank you!
This is very good. No ironing or tissue paper used either. No materials wasted.
Thank you for this video. Stayed up till midnight pondering and pricing narrow hem foot for my 45 year old Kenmore "super high shank" machine. I did order some new needles and am confident that I can alter the length on that bridesmaid dress for my daughter. This is such a common sense way to do this job. Thanks, God Bless!
You are so welcome!
Thank You SO MUCH for this. After freaking out that I had 1 day to shorten a bridesmaid gown (2 satin layers + chiffon over layer) I came to TH-cam to get tips. I have a lot of years of successful sewing, but NOT with chiffon! I saw about a dozen vids that told me I had to do about 6 or 7 steps, using tissue paper or other stabilizers, etc.... THANK GOD I FOUND YOURS! U have given me confidence I probably shouldnt even have! Ok, wish me luck, here I go!
OMG ... Thank you ... Thank you ... Thank you. I have tried for years to use a roll hem foot and could never get the hang of that darn thing and because of that I have stayed away from chiffons and all delicate fabrics. I will definitely try this technique. You have just made my day!
Donna Saddler, you’re welcome, enjoy!
Wow, this is a great way to do a roll hem on chiffon! I just couldn't do it. Until I say your video! Thanks so much!
Sonya Lokszyn, you are so welcome!
Thank you for this tutorial for chiffon! This is exactly what I needed to hem a summer dress.
Ciao Jules you are welcome!
Thank You! I have done this before on my daughter's prom dress and forgot how I did it. I have to hem a bridesmaid dress now. You saved my day!
Katherine Alexander You are welcome!
Lady you have saved my life! Thank God - you're genius! I have 5 gowns to hem this week for my daughter who is going to Opera school in Austria for 2 months and I was agonizing on how to hem up these beautiful bargain dresses we ordered online that were crazy 8 inches TOO LONG! I hate chiffon to work with - but you've made this understandable and so much easier than I had imagined! THANK YOU!!!
Cathy Mayes , you are so welcome!
I'm glad I could help you!
I appreciate it very much!
Thank you for taking the time to post this, I have done 3 dresses the past summer and this was a really a big help.
Kelly Dady , you are most welcome!
this is awesome! I'm working on a wedding dress and don't like using a roll hem foot! this is perfect!!!! thanks a million! 💞
you are so welcome Josephine.
That is so amazing! I had an alterations shop for years with my husbands tuxedo shop and I had several rolled hem feet with my industrial machine and starting on an edge of something square,not round like a scarf was always a pain because you had nothing to hold on to, to help pull it through to get started! I will forever use this technique! Thank you for sharing!
You are so welcome!
Thank you Vera! I'm just remembering all my aggravation hemming prom dresses, learned something new and useful today... I truly admire your work
Brilliant! Thank you:) This worked better than any method I've tried! Many, many thanks:)
This is the best technique I have seen!...Thank you !
After lots of searching for an easy, doable technique (I have a basic sewing machine) to re-hem my daughter's prom gown that would also shorten it at the same time without causing the fabric to fray, I'm so glad to have found this video. Your process worked perfectly for me. Thank you! God bless.
I will definitely use your sewing method. God Bless you, you made it look so simple!
Susan Gutierrez ,thank you so much!
Wow! This is so simple and it looks beautiful! Thank you!
Tammy Starcher , you are so welcome
Vera,
You are my new best friend! I have been procrastinating taking up the hem on my daughter's prom dress. This method is genius! Love it. Love you.
Your new Bestie,
Karen :)
OMGosh you are a Lifesaver and this is a GAME Changer for me!! THANK YOU for sharing your amazing hemming technique!!! Dang it...have to save this for future as I just cut off my hem..ugh...so I will try to work your technque into it I LOATHE the hem foot..never got the hang of that foot...THANK YOU from the bottom of this Sewists heart!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I cannot wait to try this technique out.
I am so glad I found you. I have a Purple gown for the red hats society ball coming up. I can now feel much more comfortable hemming it now. You technique is awesome, and I hope as easy as it looks. Your a pro.
sharon kutsch, thank you so much! I’m happy that you can use my technique!
Vera!!! You just saved me! i need to make a shoulder cover for my baby girl. I can do it now using your technique.
Dawn Fuller , you are so welcome. Happy I could help you! Vera
Hello. Thank you for this. I hemmed a prom dress today (chiffon overlay with satin lining) for a student who is staying with me. I was absolutely dreading this alteration. Was planning on hand sewing because I had not had good luck with chiffon and my machine. I found your video and you made my day!!!. Thank you for the great technique.
RL Barry you are so welcome!
I am forever a subscriber! Thank you Vera!
Vera Thank you so Much this is the best and easiest I have seen. you have helped me so much!!
You are so welcome. That’s the front door going off, sorry!
Great video. I think I will use this technique to hem some maxi dresses for a customer.
Wonderful video Vera! Thank you!
This was the best tutorial I have seen! I finished my daughter's bridesmaid dress in under an hour and it turned out great! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video. Getting ready to hem 2 bridesmaids dresses and didn't want to try using my rolled hem as it is not easy. Bless you!
Gail White , you are so welcome , enjoy 😊
Your hem is beautiful!! Im so glad I found you! Im about to hem a prom dress and your video helped me so much because you explained everything in a simple way without making it complicated and I appreciate that! I'm getting back into sewing after a long break and Im a little rusty!! Thats why I'm especially happy to be a new subscriber of yours and plan to catch all your videos!
This is a lifesaver!
You present in a great, easy to understand way. Thank you. You may have made my happy sewing day!
Athie Sanders So glad I could help!
I honestly thought yours looked better than he original. Work smarter not harder- You fancy girl! 💁🏽♀️
thank so much you explain it real easy in a better way thank you
This was a very well done tutorial and video showed exactly what you were doing. I have hemmed many a grad gown, bridesmaid dress and wedding gowns. I think this is a great, and very neat technique. Thank- you for sharing it!
awesome vid!! Even despite the weird noises I quite enjoyed it!! Thanks for taking the time to make this to share with us :)
You are so welcome!
This is amazing!👍 You’re amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Juyeon Ko , you are so welcome!
Thank you for making this so clear!! I appreciate it :)
You are so welcome!
just got a dress today that needs to be hemmed. I will be trying out your technique today!
What a simple but brilliant way to hem! I'm so glad I ran across your video! I'm definitely going to use your way on the next formal gown I do! Thanks a bunch!
Wow!!!!!! I learn so much from you thanks :)
Thanks Vera this was very helpful.
Great idea, thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you SO much!!! I was dying to find such a controllable technique to finish chiffon!!!
Love this technique !
God bless you for sharing your process.
I will definitely be trying this. Thank you!
Thank you, Ms. Vera! You are a fabulous teacher. I’ve always been afraid to work with sheer fabrics and definitely will use your hemming method. Blessings! 😊
Angela Hudson, thank you so much, so happy that I could help you in your sewing. I have a closed sewing group that you might want to join. Sew Ready! Sew Everything! Creations and tutorials
Can’t wait to try this! Thank you!
Wonderful tutorial. Thank you for sharing.
THANK YOU so much!!! This was a great tutorial.
Michelle Roth , thank you!
awesome, straight to the point video!!
thank you!!!!! just finished my first bridesmaid hem. it was terrifying but your tutorial was perfect!!! Took me 5 hours for two layers but finished!
This is genius! Thank you
I'm so happy to have found your video....this is how I've been doing it, and always felt like I was just to chicken to deal with the rolled hem foot. I think this is easier and, like you said, , once you cut it, it frays, snarls, etc...! Thank you!
great Job! i am really excited to try this!!! thanks for sharing. it's always a chore for me using my rolled hem foot, but now i have a better way! thanks again and keep 'em coming
Thank you. Good instructions.
Thank you so much for this wonderful technique!! I'm making my first silk chiffon dress, and was fighting with the rolled hem foot for a couple of hours! I got frustrated and started looking for alternative techniques and found your video! It looks great! Will give it a shot! Thanks so much again @Designs by Vera
Alicia Figueroa, you are so welcome!
Thanks Vera! I extended one of my dresses using a satiny fabric and I wanted a rolled hem because I was worried it would unravel. After fighting with the rolled hem foot for half an hour I gave up and search and found your tutorial. Now, I have a nicely extended dress 'rescued'. Thank you again for the clear instructions!
Xin Yi Teh you are so welcome!
Good job for a first video Vera! I remember this technic from many years ago but I had forgotten all about it! We get all this new stuff that is suppose to help us and I agree some do but it is just like learning to do arithmetic, calculators have us so spoiled our children can't count their change! May I suggest you get a tripod for your video's it will give you a steady video and people won't feel like they are riding on a boat! Once again thanks for taking the time to help us.
Vera, this is just so helpful Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I'm eager to watch more of your videos.
Thank you Vera for making hemming a chiffon gown easier. Before viewing your video, I thought of doing your steps but didn't have the confidence to try ( I haven't made garments or alterations for many years). My daughter ask me to hem her bridesmaids dress and I was a bit intimidated to try.
Vera, Thank you!!!!! Wish I'd seen this before I cut my skirt hem 20 minutes ago!!!!!!! But I have another waiting, and will use your technique!!!!!!!!!
Great video! I watched it, and tested myself using nylon fabric that frays bad. Looks pretty for my first try! I may end up shortening my wife's dress for a wedding tomorrow evening.
Thanks!
steveo
steveospivos , thank you, happy that I could help you. Vera
That is brilliant! Thanks so much.
Gary Bertrand my pleasure and thank you!
Your idea was really simple and efficient .Thank you:)
Thank you for sharing this. I have always struggled with the rolled hem.
Love it! Thank you!
Way to go Vera! Thankyou
Thank You and you’re welcome
great talent.. i like this..🧡🧡👌
Brilliant ...you really know technique I learned a lot - thanks.
Thank you so much Vera I love this technique, wish I had of known it a while back but glad I know it now. You are awesome. NEW subscriber!!!
You are awesome. Thank you so much for sharing! Bless you!🌹
Thank you for this!!
Another way to cut the extra seam off. I take the needles off my serger. And use the knife to trim close to.the new seam. And it goes by Soo much faster.
Brilliant Thank you 😊
Great job. You make it look so easy. Im ready to go do one now!
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I learnt so much.
thank you so much for sharing this!
You are so welcome!
Wonderful!
Thank you 😊
excellent job. I'll definitely be trying this technique. Thank you Xoxox
Hi Vera ! Thank you for sharing that video on making a hem line on chiffon material. I don't know much about sewing but i can hem a few things. I just bought 2 maxi dresses that are too long for a 5' 2 " girl, so i will try your technique hoping it will look good like yours.
Thanks !
Marilyn,
Marilyn Wilson , Thank you so much! We use this technique all the time.
Thank you!❤
Great video. I was dreading hemming a 2 layered dress but this looks doable.
Thank you 🧵👗👚👕
Thank you!🧵👚👕👗
Thank you!
Your tutorial was very helpful for me!