Adjustable hemmer—hemming – SINGER 15-91 User Manual
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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.
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^ 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
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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