Sewing an Edge on Tulle

Sewing with Ribbon

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  Press the fabric ribbon with a low heat setting on the iron.

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  Pin the ribbon to the edge of the tulle. If the ribbon is too narrow, try hand-basting the ribbon with a needle and thread to set in place temporarily.

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  Place the ribbon and tulle over the sewing machine̵7;s needle plate. Carefully lower the presser foot on the ribbon.

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  Hold the needle and bobbin threads toward the back of the machine to avoid jamming.

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  Adjust the stitch selector for the desired stitch. For example, you may prefer a straight stitch or a narrow zig-zag stitch.

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  Machine stitch close to the edge of the ribbon. Remove every pin as the fabric approaches the needle. Back-stitch a few stitches to secure the thread ends. Trim the threads. If the ribbon requires two rows of stitching, stitch parallel to the first stitching line.

• 7

  Remove the basted thread.

Sewing with Bias Tape

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  Press the bias tape. If the bias tape is made of cotton, set your iron̵7;s heat setting to ̶0;Cotton̶1; or a lower temperature.

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  Pin the bias tape to the edge of the tulle. The tape̵7;s folded edge will encase the tulle̵7;s raw edge.

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  Hand-baste the bias tape with a needle and thread to set it in place, if necessary.

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  Place the bias tape and tulle over the sewing machine̵7;s needle plate. Carefully lower the presser foot on the bias tape.

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  Hold the bobbin and needle threads toward the back of the machine to avoid jamming.

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  Adjust the stitch selector for the desired stitch. For example, you may prefer a straight stitch or a narrow zig-zag stitch.

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  Machine stitch close to the edge of the bias tape. Remove every pin as the fabric approaches the needle. Back-stitch a few stitches to secure the thread ends. Trim the threads.

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  Remove the hand-basted thread.

Sewing a Rolled Hem

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  Attach a hemmer foot to the sewing machine.

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  Make a double fold 1/8 inch wide and approximately 3 inches long on the edge of the tulle.

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  Lower the needle into the tulle edge. Lower the hemmer foot.

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  Hold the needle and bobbin threads to the back of the machine.

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  Machine-stitch with a straight stitch for only three to four stitches.

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  Lower the needle onto the tulle. Raise the hemmer foot. Feed the folded section of tulle into the curled slot of the hemmer foot.

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  Lower the hemmer foot.

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  Continue stitching as you carefully feed the tulle evenly into the hemmer foot's slot.

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  Knot and trim the threads to approximately ¼ inch.