Be Jealous Womens Curved Hem Turn Up Sleeve Jersey T-Shirt

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Remember, that often we don’t want any stitches showing through to the right side of the garment. And also make sure no folds or ridges from gathering the fabric are visible from the right side of the garment. I’ve used this method for curved hem when I made a circle skirt for my daughter and I really loved the finished look, even though I admit, I was a bit sloppy; I could’ve used paying a little more attention on details and sewing more accurately. I thought I should make a separate article on how to hem a curve, for ease of reference. There are many methods of finishing a curved hem: The second step – measure and mark the distance of 6-8 cm from the hem edge. You can use a regular ruler or some special measuring tools like this small gauge for marking the distance. In conclusion, if you make mistakes sewing a curved hem you may end up chopping off inches of your skirt or dress. Take comfort in knowing that you’re not the first this has happened to, and you certainly won’t be the last. I tried to cover everything you need to know about sewing curved hems. Armed with all this guidance you can approach sewing curved hem with confidence and wear your newly finished garment with pride.

Narrow zig-zag hem, similar to serging. You fold once and use very close zig-zag stitches (buttonhole kind of stitch) to cover the fold. Excess fabric is trimmed out. This is best for sheer fabrics like chiffon, organza or silk;

I like to use bias strips (or just elastic strips) with any lightweight and medium-weight fabric, especially with silk organza fabric. You can make bias strips yourself, or use already made ones bought from a store. Bias tapes are cut on the bias so they are a little stretchy which is good for sewing curved hems.

You can always sew the curved hem on knits by hand ( invisible stitches). But in this case, fold the hem in 1 cm, baste, press, and then fold it again (2 -3 cm), baste, press and sew. Use thin but strong thread, like Eloflex, or silk thread. Alright now, let’s finish this article. There are a few other methods to sew a curved hem (like making rolled hems by hand sewing or using underlining and lining to sew hems, etc.). So choose one that suits you the best and be careful with hemming because mistakes can be costly (you will have to alter the length of your garment). This remind me to tell you a joke. In this tutorial, we will be focusing on the folded hem, which can either be machine or hand-sewn. Hand sewing looks neater, as you can work every stitch carefully, but it is also more time-consuming. If you do have the time, you can try hemming by hand and making an invisible hem. This is useful when you don’t want any seams showing on the right side of your garment. The problem with this type of curved hem is that the hem size at the edge is larger (or we can say also longer, wider) than the size of the hem on the fold (an actual hemline). And because of this, we will have to deal somehow with this fabric surplus – we will have to make it smaller for the hem to look nice. Save Special “ invisible” stitch of your sewing machine (using a special presser foot – a blind stitch foot)

Curved Hem

I like to make a picot edging with a curved hem and it is very easy to do with a regular sewing machine. I use settings you see in the image below. I use Eloflex thread because the hem is stretchy. I discovered it quite recently and I am still amused by how beautiful and at the same time simple it is. It gives very nice hem finish for lightweight silk fabric and cotton knits. This tutorial will teach you how to hem a circle skirt the very easy way, so no more frustration or ugly hemlines! The technique is best used for medium weight fabrics. For light and heavyweight fabrics, you might want to use a serger first.

Serging, where you pass the raw edge through a serger and either leave it like this or fold once to make a folded hem on heavier fabrics There are also a few methods to sew bias strips. But for all of them, you have to make sure that the part of the bias tape that stays underneath is caught in the stitching. For lightweight fabric we usually make a narrow curved hem. There are many different methods of sewing the curved hem with lightweight fabrics like silk charmeuse, chiffon, georgette, cotton voila, etc.When a straight hem just won’t do, a curved hem can turn a plain skirt or a dress into a work of art! Learning how to make a curved hem comes in very handy, especially when making dresses or circle skirts. Here is an easy method that will give you a smooth, neat finish on any round hem. Curved Hem First – stitch the bias strip (which is not folded yet) to the curved hem (about 5 mm seam allowance) trying to sew very precisely. Turn the bias strip over the edge of the hem, fold it and sew by hand or by your sewing machine. Straight stitch your sewing machine with a stitch length of 2-3 mm for lightweight fabric and 3-4 m for heavier fabric.