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Sewing a hem with a twin needle is done differently than with a single needle. Normally you stitch on the wrong side of the fabric but in twin needle seeing you stitch on the right side of the fabric. Using fusable stay tape to keep the hem in place to sew the hem works well.
This video should be helpful. Watch it in it's entirety and remember some things on your machine may be different.
Sewing the hem will be the same.
by rolled hem I imagine that you are trying to put something like rope in the hem to make a round edge
You can buy a 1/2 foot that allows the needle to get close to what ever is making the roll
see your local sewing machine shop
Good evening to you and your sewing machine.
If you have the manual there is probably a certain program for doing the hem this way in the machine.
If you are a little nervous of using the machine to do the hem you could do it by hand with what was called in my younger days " invisible stitch" or you can practice on a piece of cloth in the machine, take a look here Magic Invisible Closure and here Hand Sewing Stitches How to Sew Hidden Stitch
If you do not have the manual handy you can always get it here Free User Manuals and Owners Guides ManualsOnline com
If your machine came with a narrow rolled hem foot, the instructions should be in the manual. You can find the manual online on the Sears website, support, manuals and instructions. If you do not have a narrow hem foot for your machine, look online for a universal foot that would fit your machine. Search on youtube or Sewing machine makers websites for tutorial on using a Narrow Hem presser foot. good luck,
Blind hem or straight stitch with 1/8" or 1/4" hemmer foot. Fabric inserted into right-hand "tunnel". Always do a regular backstitch, forward stitch before inserting your fabric in. Makes it easier!
Happy sewing. Suggestion: make miniature copy of your manual and you can always have it handy for reference.
Jimmy
Just trim the fabric to the desired hem length plus one inch, then overlock around this raw edge with thread close colour match to the fabric.
You then have the choice of either stitching around with a stretch stitch on your sewing machine, or hand sewing.
Being lycra shouldn't change how you hem them unless the trouser leg is extremely close fitting and the hem seam is going to be under tension.
My first choice would be using a twin needle in straight stitch from top side but this finish can pop/break if the hem is under tension. But perfect for most knit hems.
If you hand sew then you can turn up hem allowance and put a length of fusible hemming web inside the hem allowance and press it to hold. Then do a back stitch hand sew around to hold hem in place.
If you sew with the regular sewing machine, then use either the stretch stitch or a very small zig zag, and a ball point or stretch needle.
On ready to wear you would see a coverstitch hem but your overlocker doens't have this stitch.
You can use a twin needle if you want the look of top stitching (like t-shirt).
For the blind hem, you need to baste the hem and then the fold so they do not shift as the machine stitches the hem.
I like to test each of these techniques by making a sample with the same fabric and adjusting length when using the twin needle or width and length when doing the blind hem.
Twin needle does limit the stitching to a straight stitch or a very, very narrow zig-zag - this has to be hand walked to be sure neither swing hits the presser foot or needle plate before stitching.
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