The curly hem with fishing line is a really fun effect that adds body and bounce to your hemlines. We show you how to recreate this technique so you can do this on your sewing machine. WEBSITE: www.professorp... BLOG: www.professorp...
Great video. I thought I'd let you know that I managed to used your technique on quite a heavy velvet Lycra fabric. To counteract the weight, I used a reel of gardening strimmer wire. It worked a treat, just don't wind it on too narrow a tube. I found a kitchen roll tube was about right. Was making a ballroom dance dress for my daughter.
*Perfect and I’ve used it for ballon arches as **enjoyable.fishing** recommend well as other decor with parties. It is strong and will hold up well. It works so good that another decorator stole my roll at an event!*
Excited! I thought that I had imagined this. When I was a child, a million years ago, my Mom gave me the most beautiful night gown. My most favorite ever. It was a medium pale yellow with a chiffon overlay that was a bit lighter. The gown had this type of ending at the bottom and at the neckline. It came just past the knee. So adorable.
Well dang!!! I ended up here somehow...I was looking for how to sew mitered corners!!! It must have been karma. I have several LONG skirts that I love, that I was procrastinating hemming shorter. Since I moved away from my favourite fishing river several years ago, I also have a tackle box with allll kinds of (now) useless fishing line! Good thing I never throw anything out :) My little universe converged right here! Thanks! I would never have thought of this... !!
Hi, thanks for the educational video; it seems like the use of a blow dryer or heatgun may also be other options to get the nylon fishing line to stay in the new curl size, warm regards
THANK you....! Years ago, I wore banana clips in my hair that had "chiffon" bows...made like this with the ruffles.....most of my "bows" are showing wear and I need some more of them Thanks soooo much for a FANTASTIC well done tutorial ! Your directions were well explained etc.
I'm pleased to learn something I always wanted to learn,I have the same type sewing machine ,there are so many things that I don't know on this machine, I'm still learning something new every day,thank you very much for sharing
can't wait to try! saw a nice skater dress that flared out at the bottom,now I know what to do to make it a reality. Thanks for sharing your thorough tutorial.
Damn, you explained everything so well - you make it look easy(which it's so not haha). I make sewing tutorials myself, and I know exactly how hard it can be to make videos that are clear and easy to understand while still being professional with the sewing. Props!
Cherish Red Thank you so much for the kind words! A lot of work goes into our tutorials, as I'm sure you know, so it's so nice to hear when they're appreciated. And even though I've been sewing a long time, I still feel like I'm learning every day! :D
Yea, I can tell the videos would take a lot of time to make. Haha, yea I empathize - I do stop motion for my sewing videos, which takes me SO long, but I think it makes it a lot easier to understand in less time. The time you put on your videos is definitely worth it though, so keep trekking :)
It’s sooo much easier to leave a wider fabric before sewing. To trim close to the sew line after sewing, you’ll need to cut the hem longer by an inch or two. Much easier.
Truly your video seems to be awesome and very interesting and understanding and your fingernails and the color is more attractive than anything God bless you and give us more interesting tips
Hi Jacquiline.... A serger. I hadn't thought of that...but I have one! :) Thanks for the idea! That does sound faster than trying to get it to curl into the rolled hem foot on the machine. But on the serger you don't use the rolled hem foot?
alohachristine ... I hemmed (lettuce hem ruffles) 58 dresses for our show choir a year ago and saw this video. I realized Pincushion's method would take too long. My Brother Serger comes with the foot needed for lettuce hem. Check your machine's manual. Good luck!
Hi, Thanks for posting this - you make it look so easy! I seem to be losing the curls once I've sewn it into the fabric :-/ .. Any tips on how to fix this ?
If you dip the ends of your fishing line into clear nail polish and allow to dry. This gets rid of the sharp end and your stitch will hold the end better when starting.
Try this, if you have overlock machine set it up for roll hem lift up the knife,put hem down first lie your fishing line on top take care are edges and all in one pass
I actually have a question. Whats the difference between this curly hem and a hem made from the horse hair braid? Or are they just two possible techniques with the same / similar outcomes?
that's a good question! In my experience, the curly hem will actually bring the hem upwards. So as it curls, it's curling up, like towards the waistline. With a curly hem, it's a good idea to adjust the length, as the skirt could be shorter than expected once it's done. With the horsehair braid, the hemline of a skirt is simply going outwards so that the bottom looks fuller. I hope that makes sense, it's kind of hard to put it in words.
Oh, so that zig zag was going right over the edge? I thought the needle always had to be going into the fabric at all times. I like that look, and I love circle skirts, so I may try this with thinner fishing line.
Lavenderrose73 Nope, because the top thread is looping with the bobbin thread even if it's not going through any fabric. If you try it, please post a pic on our fb wall :D
It might be awhile, but I have 2 skirts made and 2 still in progress. Now that the temperature's dropping finally, I'm hoping to get them done quickly... after I get some other things taken care of, like my next test out of the way! Lol
+Leslie Elmore You can get it wet no problem but the heat is what sets the curl. If you throw it in the dryer, you'll more than likely lose the curly hem. horsehair braid is normally washable and dry cleanable. I'd probably still line dry instead of throwing it in the dryer.
I did this and it came out really good, but then I went and added a trim to it, and it sort of lost the original curliness. I somehow doubt that rolling the whole hem around a paper roll would get it back to how it was. You must have faced this issue! Please, how do I go about fixing this?
it's recommended to do this on fabric like organza which probably is dry clean only so it's probably not wise to throw something with this technique in the washer and dryer
That was a great tutorial. And how would you finish off the ends of the curly hem? Do you leave a small tip of line sticking out to prevent the serge from unravelling?
I think I need some clarification, I'm not too sure if the needle goes past the edge of the fabric when sewing in the fishing line, or if the outside zigzag snags on a tiny amount of fabric that wraps it over automatically...
I've seen ready made blouses with wired edge collar. I have a Patchington coverup that has a thin silicone covered wire in collar for stand up. I can't find information on how to do this. Any suggestions?
ola, gostaria de saber quanto tempo você deixa o fio enrolado e se faze algo mais, porque fiz este mesmo procedimento na minha saia mas ele não ficou com curvas... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- hello, I wonder how long you let the coiled wire and do something else, because I did the same procedure on my skirt but he was not with curves ... Thank´s
Tatiane tatiane It's kind of like setting your hair with curls. You want to wrap it tightly and then warm the fishing line until it's totally warmed through. Don't unravel it until it's completely cool again
This is SOOO helpful! Thank you so much for these videos. I always refer back to the videos on how to sew with velvet and silk for making party wear skirts. So helpful! I was wondering if you could show us how to attach a two inch wide straight edge border to a circle skirt hem. I have tried to find things online but it's proving to be quite difficult. Thanks in advance :)
