How to use a wide hem foot - quick sewing tips and tutorial from Linda Forager at sewing bee fabrics 

I bought a set of wide hem presser feet like this through Amazon. They came with no instructions. I found a video which was some help, but after trying it about twelve times, I was ready to give up. Then my husband found this tutorial. I watched it several times and then tried it again. This Tutorial answered several questions and showed me what I was doing wrong. I just finished hemming three sides of a piece of material and had no problems at all.

Thanks for showing the tricky bits - the seams, the end. Most tutorials only show getting it started.

I can't thank you enough for this wonderful tutorial! I bought this set of three about a year and a half ago. Finally! Now I know how to use them correctly. Thank you so very much. I truly appreciate you sharing your expert advice.

Your beautiful hand (left) blocks all the most important parts and secrets of sewing.

Thank you for showing us how to negotiate trouble spots, much appreciated.

You make it look so easy. No matter how many times I tried and how long I practiced, I hated every second of it. I was spending more time trying to make this work than just double-pressing the old fashion way. I really wanted this to work :(

What a great tutorial! I had no idea that this foot even existed, and it looks amazing! I am a lazy sewist and hate measuring and ironing hems before sewing them, so this looks fantastic!

I had to watch 3 videos to finally find yours, you demonstrated the most important parts. the beginning and ends are the tricky parts. Now I get it. I Also needed to know about going over previous hems Thank you!

Finally someone give a good tuto on this foot and how to work with it thank you

Thank you. This is really helpful. I bought a rolled hem foot and six pieces turned up. I thought the little pieces were to be connected to the big pieces, making in total 3 presser foots. Then I saw your video and you explained it was 6 different sizes!

Oh me, oh my I'm so excited! I just tried this out on difficult stretch fabric, mettalics to boot. I used a stretch needle, a lightning stich, followed your tips and voila, just perfect! Thanks again.

Very informative. I learned a lot from watching you make the rolled hem. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for a great tutorial. Seeing the problems and having them solved is always of great benefit as we can be prepared, and solve our own issues. Jess

Thank you for this tip. I bought these feet and was getting so frustrated I was about to throw them away. Now I just want to hem hem hem!

Thank you so much for this- as I was searching, I could only find videos of the thin rolled hem for sheer fabrics. This is just what I was wanting, and quickly found a set of feet in 6 widths online, which came today! Hope they work with my 1970’s Singer Fashion mate 360! It will be so nice to not have to premeasure, iron, and then feed myself! Your tips for starting, stopping, and going over seams, were very helpful, and as a Yank, I loved hearing your lovely accent, while learning😆. Thank you!

Thank you so much! I was having hard time inserting fabric in the hem foot! Excellent tutorial😍

Thank you for this very helpful video. I had no idea such a presser foot existed. So, I ordered them!

I know this is an old video but I wanted to thank you so much! I bought a set of 3 of these feet and didn't know how to use them. This will be a huge time saver! I just subscribed ☺️

I found that most useful and helpful. I was having trouble with my one. You hit on all the important points. Thank you. Shall subscribe to see what more you get up to.

I learnt a new thing today! I am going to inquire about wide hem feet for my Juki F300.

Thank you so much! I just bought a set of these feet and I had no idea how to use them. Now I do!

Great video. I had been trying to practice using the narrow hem foot but I think my fabric may have been too heavy because I had issues getting the fabric to feed thru the little slot. After watching your video, I now know that I should have been using a wide hem foot for the weightier cotton fabric that I was trying to practice on. I'll keep the narrow hem foot for really lightweight or sheer fabrics.

I really appreciate you showing me these tip especially at the end of the pants because I didn't know what to do and you were the only one showed me. Thanks again 😃

Tq for amazing & great tutorial.. from melaka. Malaysia

About to give this a try. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for Sharing this video I just bought this Pressure foot and I didn't know how to use this broad ones So I found this Very Helpful. 👍👌👌👍

Brilliant! This is just the tutorial I needed. Thank you!!

I see a new foot in my future. Thanks for the video!

Thanks for that. I didn't know how to start it off with the foot. Now I do.😀

Ahhh, thanks for this video tutorial. I just tried using my set of wide rolled hem feet and it was challenging. I certainly only got one roll and they weren't even. Sometimes it stitched on and sometimes off. Tips I got: 1. Start stitching a little before you roll it in, do a double roll. 2. Feed in the double roll, slowly 3. Move your needle over. This will work well for couching wide ribbons and doing decorative stitching in the middle.

Thank you for nice tutorial. Appreciate the closeups. Very helpful for me. Will have to try it.

Thank you so much for your informative tutorial. The instructions were clearly explained and the hem came out perfectly.

Great video, the only thing is that your hand was in the way of the foot when you were rolling in the fabric. Other than that really good.

I love your tutorial voice and how clearly you enunciate. Great instructions! Thank you.

Fab video! After loads of other videos yours helped me finally do it right! Thank you.

Thank you I have been threw a dozen videos and this is the first one that helped. I really appreciate it.

Bless you!! I got these foots, but I had no idea how to use it. Thank you

Lovely demo, thank you.

Thank you. You explained very clearly. It helped me immensely.

Brilliant! I’d bought a set of these and after the right pigs ear I made of using the half inch I’d given up on them 🙄 I now see where I was wrong - will try again tonight now, thanks! 😘

Thank you so much! It was a very helpful tutorial.

Question: how do you know the hem will be even? It looks as though when you folded the fabric over, you folded more over in some places. Will the foot even that out?

Thank you for doing this tutorial it really saved me from so much frustration. Thanks again.

I purchased 3 of these months ago and hadn't a clue how to use them. Thankyou so much for your tutorial I definitely will try them out soon. Have subscribed to your channel and look forward to some more tutorials with more sewing tips.

I usually skip over the seam and come back later and hit it. Great tips.

I found it helpful, but will have to practice on an extra pc of fabric. I will probably be. Back to this instruction again. Will keep it on next to me when at the machine. Thanks.

Brilliantly demonstrated thank you now I can get mine out to use it I was nervous to use it in case I mess it up!

Thank you for a detailed demonstration. Really helpful.

I ordered these feet. It is going to make my job easier

Thank you! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️

Amazing tutorial 👌👌 Thank you so much 💐🙏🏻

Appreciate the excellent explanation and demonstration!

Hi! Thank you so much for your tutorial. I followed your instructions and it worked super well! But I’m having troubles now... I’m using a wide hemming foot, but for some reason it doesn’t stitch straight 😳 It’s curving towards the side that is heavier (right). Do you know what’s happening and how I can fix it? (When I use a “normal” foot it stitches straight). Thank you!

Exact same foot, or a set of them, are in the puzzle boxes for 19th century treadle machines. So, apparently it works well.

very clear and helpful , thanks !

SOOOO VERY helpfulll!!!! Just bough mine and was horrified with my results. Im ready to try again.

Really good technique , thanks.

thank you so much. My fiancé got be a couple of these little buggers, and I was absolutely lost on how to make them work.

I too didn't know this foot existed but I would sooner use the iron and tape measure it's too fiddly for me and too much messing about but thank you so much for introducing us to a new foot

Very helpful

This is an amazing video !

I still struggle in inserting the fabric through the rolled hem part. I did everything like you did. I wish you had a different camera view. Thank You .

Is it ok to use this presser foor for the rail hem for denim trouser legs??? Thank you..

Can’t wait to try mine

Hello from the Philippines 👋i tried mine, at first it was sewing fine.. But eventually, it's sewing outside the edge of the folded fabric. So technically it's not sewing properly anymore.. i do not know what happened.. At first it was sewing smoothly and properly aligned, then all of a sudden.. It sewing outside already. What shall I do? Thanks

Thanks for the tutorial, unfortunately mine kept going wonky, I think it the way I’m folding it in the foot. I’ll figure it out. Thanks so much for sharing!

I need to get one of these. I much prefer doing a double rolled hem. I think it just says looks better than a single rolled, Overlocker hem.

Thank you for this tutorial. I have been trying to use this foot on my machine but the top thread isn't picking up the bobbin thread when I use it. Do you have any idea what I may be doing wrong? Many thanks. Hila

Great video, thank you.

Very nice! 👍🏼

Thank you for this tutorial. I recently got a set of presser feet. Now I will try these with more confidence.

Excellent, thank you. Would the wide hem foot be suitable for hemming jersey tshirt sleeves and waistbands please? x

Thank you for sharing

Thanx 💖

Thanks for showing the seam bump.

Thank you so very much

Can his be used on double knit fabrics if you don’t have a overlock sewing machine?

Thank you for this useful tutorial--I bought the 3-pc wide-hem set and could NOT figure out how to get started. Now I know not only how to start but how to end. Since I won't use these feet particularly often, and my brain is like a sieve, is there by any chance a WRITTEN set of instructions for me to have on hand?

Muchas gracias

what would this work on thick material, such a cheaters, or prequilted fabric? i am trying to find a way to finish raw edges on pre quilted fabric without buying a serger. HELP PLEASE!

Can you show a close up of what the stitches look like where the seams were? How did it look ?

Will this work on a straight stitch machine where the needle is not adjustable left or right?

Can you use this foot to make a pocket for elastic?

fantastic video! thank you .. and may i just say I could listen to you speak for hours lol.

Does this fold the fabric twice so the edge is hidden under

Will this work with my Straight Stitch only machine?

The link says it's no longer there, are these feet available anywhere? And are 9mm available??? Please.

I wish i’d seen your tutorial before i gave up on my wide hem foot and tossed the annoying little bugger out! Oh well 🤷🏼‍♀️

Can you hem jeans with these ?

WHERE WOULD I PURCHASE ALL 3 PLEASE GOOD DEMO

that looks easier then the first.

If want to buy 42 price foot presess in india Bangalore ? We're i can get this ?

Nice video.... I want different feet but I live in Pakistan.... can u help me

From where I can order for brother machine?

I don't get it...Does it roll the hem 2 times or 1 time?

I have bought this but can't put the fabrics into this hem presser foot. I understood to need practice😩

Just bought a set of six containing three narrow feet plus three wide. The narrow one I tried initially worked pretty well first time. The wide foot I tried next would not keep the fabric running true for more than a few inches. It would skew, bunch, untwist and go completely off the rails. After many attempts I was quite discouraged and disappointed, cursing the foot as another piece of disingenously produced Chinese tat that superficially resembles the real thing but isn't engineered to actually work properly. Then I watched this video, saw that the foot here looks identical to mine, yet meters of fabric romp effortlessly through the machine with good results. Hmmm... maybe I was too hasty blaming the Chinese on this occasion. I picked up some points of technique from the video and tried some lighter, more flexible fabric closer in quality to the one shown. This produced a vast improvement, not quite good enough to be confident using the foot on a project but sufficient for me to un-give-up and push ahead with this. Thanks very much for a helpful demonstration.

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Would have helped if you had used wider hem for tutorials. Would be easier to see.

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