Blind Hems; Visible Hem - Bernina 880 Manual

Practical stitches

Blind Hems

Wrong side of
the material
Right side of the material

Visible Hem

88
Blindstitch foot No. 5
Blindstitch No. 9
For invisible hems in medium to heavy weight cotton, wool and blended
materials.
Preparation
⦁
finish the raw edges
⦁
fold the hem and baste or pin in place
⦁ fold the fabric back over the right side of the fabric to expose the finished
lower edge
⦁ place under presser foot and
⦁ move the folded edge against the metal guide on the presser foot
Sewing
The needle should just pierce the edge of the fold, as when hand blind-
stitching.
⦁
after sewing about 10 cm, check both sides of fabric and adjust width again
if necessary
Fine stitch width adjustment
Guide the folded edge evenly along the metal guide on the foot =
even depth.
Reverse pattern foot No. 1C/1D
Jersey stitch No. 14
For visible, elastic hems in jersey, cotton, synthetic and mixed fibers.
Preparation
⦁ iron the hem, baste if necessary
⦁
reduce the presser foot pressure if necessary
Sewing
⦁
sew the hem at preferred depth on the right side
⦁
trim excess fabric from the wrong side
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