You will end up with only one line of stitching on the outside of the hem. Sewing the first line of stitching with a bigger hem and then trimming it down, creates a guide and makes it easier to fold and hem a second time.
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Oct 13, 2010, 12.09 PMby limwiwie
thanks. its very helpful. i am a newcomer in sewing.
Jul 23, 2010, 09.39 PMby Ana B
Thanks so much!
Jul 15, 2010, 01.03 PMby taniac
Brill!! I’ve used a similar technique before, but it was nowhere near this easy. Thank you so much for sharing it.
Jul 15, 2010, 10.58 AMby ellie-sew
Great! So easy that I never thought of it before. Thank you very much!
Jul 13, 2010, 04.57 PMby Ralf Schmitz
you are a star! this is just, what i need, as i have a very very fine and delicate piece of material and someone asked me to hemm it so it can be used as a scarf, and i did not had an idea, how to do it …….. until now!! THANK YOU AGAIN
Jul 12, 2010, 03.14 PMby pinksalamander
Thanks! Seems so easy. I’m sewing chiffon later and it looks a bit daunting! This really helped.
Jul 11, 2010, 07.07 PMby dana-88
waaaw its a good idea, thanks
Mar 2, 2010, 03.45 AMby bubbley74
Thank you i could never get the thin hem quite right now i know why.