Hem Construction Techniques - How to Finish a Fabric Edge

Hem Construction Techniques Video shows how to finish raw edges and give any sewing project a clean, professional look. Add webbing, grommets, snaps, or binding to sewing projects with the helpful tips in this video. By demonstrating 10 different hem techniques, this video covers the basics of common hem applications. Watch the whole video or jump right to the relevant chapter.
Hem Construction Techniques video chapters:
0:46 Single Hem
1:43 Single Hem with Webbing
4:49 Rolled Edge
5:47 Double Hem
10:32 Binded Edge
11:05 Binded Edge with Webbing
12:33 Edge with Facing
13:17 Taped Edge (for tarps or trampolines)
15:20 Hem with Drawstring Sleeve
17:42 Hem with Awning Rope
19:08 Tip for Sewing Long Hems or Seams
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This is an AWESOME tutorial on the different types of hems. Well done 👍🏼👍🏼

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Thank you so much for posting this! I wish that I had known about you earlier. I would have bought that #129 stuff and thread for my project. Wonderful video on the double hem and I am getting started on 80 yards double hem along the selvage side. Think It is gonna take a while!

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[@jankizkhanz]

Doesn’t the double sided tape make the needle gum up.?

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[@SailriteDIY]

Sure, email [e-mail] and we will try to help.

[@tapinsharon]

thank you - when seaming together a 60" wide piece to a 30" wide piece (over 100" long), how do I do this, as my sewing machine only has about 5" between the needle and the machine itself......I don't think I can cram 30" of sturdy canvas in there....(making a table cover for 102" table.

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How to right angle cutting fabrics

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Ola sou do Brasil e trabalho com tapeçaria Automotiva como consigo uma máquina dessa

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[@ruthgilmour8399]

I've been working on strips of burlap, making them into long ribbon strips. I can see that over time they are going to fray. I was hoping on finding a simple way to finish them. Since it is burlap perfection isn't if you know what I mean. Any ideas or do I have to use a sew method? Thanks so much.

[@SailriteDIY]

A raw burlap edge will unravel quickly. You will need to make a double hem along the edges and sew that hem in place to keep the fabric from coming apart.

[@stevencahill5758]

Ruth Gilmour

[@glorianickels7232]

When you use the tape, does your needle gets the glue from it? ty

[@SailriteDIY]

Depending on the weight of the fabric (lighter fabrics do not clear the needle as it enters and exits the fabric) and how long you are sewing through the seamstick the needle can get glue build up. We typically remove it with a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol on it or goo gone. That typically helps to solve that issue.

[@pietvanderwalt7825]

I was told to rub bee wax on needle before sewing into the tape.

[@mrscms831]

what type of sewing machine is being used in the this video?

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[@Leti1971]

Hello, I'm being trained to make awnings and I noticed my hems look strange, they look kind of twisted, when I first did those they looked fine but now all of them seem to come twisted, could it be the pressure on the presser foot is to tight?

[@SailriteDIY]

Let me send an articular I wrote on seam puckering, this is probably what is happening to your hems. Please email me and ask for it. My email is [e-mail]

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[@jorgfleige5887]

Very informative but I think it's a single hem, not hymn or him.

[@mijbelal-fadli3186]

Excellent! Thanks

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Your welcome!