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balance wheel and catch the edge of the lace with
the needle. Guide the hem with the right hand and
the lace with the left. Care should be taken not to
stretch the lace as it is being fed into the Hemmer.
It is not practical to sew gathered lace on with
the Foot Hemmer, as the fulled lace catches in the
Hemmer slot.
A very attractive way of applying lace so that the
stitching of the hem is not visible is to start the hem
in the regular way, slipping the lace in from the left
as you would the second piece of material when
making a hemmed seam.
ADJUSTABLE HEMMER—Hemming
Remove the presser foot and attach the adjustable
hemmer in its place, as shown in Fig. 37. This
Fie. 37
hemmer will turn hems from ,A inch to
f
inch wide.
The adjustment is made by loosening the thumb
screw on the Hemmer and moving the scale to the
right or left until the hem turned is of the desired
width. Place the cloth under the Hemmer and draw
the edge toward the left under the scale, as shown
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balance wheel
and
catch
the edge of the
lace
with
the
needle.
Guide
the hem
with
the
right hand
and
the lace
with
the
left. Care should
be
taken
not to
stretch
the
lace
as it is
being
fed
into
the
Hemmer.
It
is not
practical
to sew
gathered lace
on
with
the Foot Hemmer,
as the
fulled lace catches
in the
Hemmer slot.
A
very attractive
way of
applying lace
so
that
the
stitching
of the hem is not
visible
is to
start
the hem
in
the
regular way, slipping
the
lace
in
from
the
left
as
you
would
the
second
piece
of
material when
making
a
hemmed seam.
ADJUSTABLE
HEMMER—Hemming
Remove
the
presser
foot and
attach
the
adjustable
hemmer
in its
place,
as
shown
in Fig. 37.
This
FIG.
37
hemmer
will
turn
hems from
^
inch
to jf
inch wide.
The
adjustment
is
made
by
loosening
the
thumb
screw
on the
Hemmer
and
moving
the
scale
to the
right
or
left
until
the hem
turned
is of the
desired
width.
Place
the
cloth under
the
Hemmer
and
draw
the
edge
toward
the
left under
the
scale,
as
shown