Blind Hem Stitches

Secure the bottoms of skirts and pants with a blind hem.

1. Turn the skirt or pants wrong side out.

   
   1. Wrong side of fabric
   2. Right side of fabric
   3. Edge of fabric
   4. Bottom side

2. Fold the fabric along the desired edge of the hem, and press.

   1. Wrong side of fabric
   2. Right side of Fabric
   3. Edge of fabric
   4. Desired edge of hem
      1. Thick fabric
      2. Normal fabric

3. Use a chalk pencil to mark on the fabric about 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch) from the edge of the fabric, and then baste it.

   1. Wrong side of fabric
   2. Right side of fabric
   3. Edge of fabric
   4. Desired edge of hem
   5. 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
   6. Basting
      1. Thick fabric
      2. Normal fabric

4. Fold back the fabric inside along the basting.

   1. Wrong side of fabric
   2. Right side of fabric
   3. Edge of fabric
   4. Desired edge of hem
   5. 5 mm (approx. 3/16 inch)
   6. Basting
   7. Basting point
      1. Thick fabric
      2. Normal fabric

5. Unfold the edge of fabric, and position the fabric with the wrong side facing up.

   1. Wrong side of fabric
   2. Right side of fabric
   3. Edge of fabric
   4. Desired edge of hem
   5. Basting point
   6. Basting
      1. Thick fabric
      2. Normal fabric

6. Attach blind stitch foot “R”.

   

7. Select a stitch.

   

8. Remove the flat bed attachment to use the free arm.

9. Slide the item that you wish to sew onto the free arm and make sure that the fabric feeds correctly.

   
   1. Free arm

10. Position the fabric with the edge of the folded hem against the guide of the presser foot, and then lower the presser foot lever.

    
    1. Wrong side of fabric
    2. Fold of hem
    3. Guide

11. Slowly turn the handwheel toward you and check that the needle slightly catches the fold of the hem.

    
    1. Needle drop point

    When you change the needle drop point, raise the needle, and then change the stitch width. (The stitch width setting is in neither millimeters nor inches.)

    
    
    1. Thick fabric
    2. Normal fabric
    3. Touch to move the needle drop point to the right, if the needle catches too much of the fold.
    4. Touch to move the needle drop point to the left, if the needle does not catch the fold.
       • Blind hem stitches cannot be sewn if the left needle drop point does not catch the fold. If the needle catches too much of the fold, the fabric cannot be unfolded and the seam appearing on the right side of the fabric will be very large, leaving an unattractive finish.

12. Sew with the fold of the hem against the presser foot guide.

    We recommend to stitch reinforcement stitches at the beginning and end of the hem.

13. Press the “Start/Stop” button to stop sewing when you are finished, and raise the presser foot and needle to pull the fabric under the presser foot towards the back of the machine.

    IMPORTANT

    • Be sure to pull the fabric towards the back of the machine after sewing. If you pull the fabric toward side or forward, the presser foot may be damaged.

14. Remove the basting stitching and reverse the fabric.

    
    1. Wrong side of fabric
    2. Right side of fabric