Hi I'm Stephanie. I have a mild fabric obsession, a solid set of sewing skills. When I was 39, I decided to set myself a sewing challenge to remake my wardrobe before my 40th birthday. After that year was up I still had a lot of work to do and I was having so much fun on RU-vid I decided to stick around.
My new goal is to help you create a wardrobe you love. For all of us to have clothes that actually fit properly and feel great to wear.
Stick around, let's see what we can make together.
This was so helpful, but I need a video showing the rolled hem going over a seam. I tried to do this and it worked until I hit my first seam and the fabric immediately jammed in the foot. Any suggestions?
Yoooo thank you so much for this tutorial!! I got it to work on my first try because of how well you explained it, i feel like i just leveled up in sewing lol i’m so excited to use this in the future! I just happened to have these feet on accident, i didn’t mean to buy them and they’ve been sitting in my sewing box for a while because i never understood how to use them. Wooooooo 🙌🙌🙌
Holy cow, your tips and tricks are fabulous!!!! I love my rolled hem foot (for over 50 years) but often struggle getting it started. The tools and how you demonstrate them are brilliant. I'm so glad you posted this. Thank you!!!
Great tips 👍 I’ve been sewing for years never tried bras. I found your channel looking for bralettes. Good info on dif sizes for each breast much like our feet
The quality of the video at the vital parts of the instruction dropped considerably (and it was not just my internet connection), so couldn't see the details of you attaching the zipper to the flange. That was pretty disappointing and marred what would have been a pretty good video. That is a pity.
Oh good question. It was so long ago I don't remember what I actually used but if I was doing it today, I would go for a Jersey needle. But an all purpose would definitely do the trick. Happy sewing!
Well, a client brought me 2 dresses and 2 blouses that she taking turkey for a wedding in 4 days. The dresses need taking up 5 inches so I thought of doing a rolled hem, I tried and it (on scrap fabric of course) and decided to pin it and do the usual way for now. I'll practice later.
I did it!! A 54cm piece of scrap fabric, following your directions with no mishaps. I did upholstery, and whilst working for the Police in West Yorkshire, colleagues asked me if I’d be able to alter trousers, dresses, blouses etc. When medically retired 2.5 years I put an advertisement in the local shop, now I have a small and steady income.
I’m a seasoned seamstress. I haven’t used one of these in a while so I want to make sure I have all the kinks worked out before I use it on my project!
“If you are feeling like you need this for a dress you’re supposed to wear to a wedding tomorrow…” So, I looked up this tutorial to help me hem my bridesmaid’s dress. For my friend’s wedding…tomorrow. I can’t tell you how hard I laughed. Thank you for posting this video! It was very insightful and thorough, and it added a lot of levity to my evening. 😂
Thank you for this! I just bought one of these and could not for the life of me work out how to feed it and after watching your vid I got in first go and finally hemmed that bridesmaid dress 👗
For the person who had trouble keeping the rolled hem a consistent width - Ms Rubletz showed how to prevent it from getting progressively smaller, but if the hem gets progressively BIGGER, the woman at the "Bridal Sewing" channel said to keep some tension behind the foot and very light tension as you feed the fabric through the foot from the front, all as Ms Rubletz showed. _But ALSO keep tension pulling away at the LEFT SIDE of the foot. That prevents the hem from getting progressively wider._ It works very well to aide in consistency. All the best.
Thank you for that. I cannot afford a sewing machine right now and enjoy the feeling of hand sewing anyway (I find it relaxing and don't mind the time it takes to make something) so thank you very much for explaining that ! 😊
@@StephanieRubletz yes, I believe it! I’ve tried before but could never figure it out, so thanks for your tutorial. I just found your site today. I’ve always wanted to make my own clothes.
Thank you so much for this video. I'm definitely going to try this. I felt tremendous relief at learning that I wasn't the only person on the planet that this happens to (including the flaking on cheeks and ears, which bugs me particularly when arriving at my workplace - I always wear my headphones on my way to work and it sucks so much having to hurry to the bathroom before meeting anyone 'cause there could be black stuff visible everywhere haha). Also, I really like your laidback, friendly, optimistic attitude! Thank you!
Hey I want to thank you for your information, I'm learning Marvelous Designer and I'm falling in love of making clothes currently, this was very insightful.
I have first used rolled hems in very fine almost sheer crepe fabric. And I actually used sewing pins to gather the fabric around the cone and the guide and I use a pin to keep the start of the stitch in place, since it tends to unroll itself even if you press it. An awl is much easier for fabrics with more weight in them! Great video.
