the Perfect Blind Hem

[Gernella]

During my current alterations I've had to takea few hems out  first to get to the bottom of the seam.  Last week I did one that was not hand done, so the skirt was around 2008/9 - fabulous wool mix that I got from Favourite Fabrics. 

At first I couldn't remember how I'd done  it then  did remember.  It was with my old Newhome/Janome MC7000.  It was the thing I missed the most because the Pfaff's blind hemming foot is rubbish so I've done by hand since.  I even bought a cheap Janome for the stitch and discovered it was a different foot so sold it on.

This time I went to investigate exactly which machine had my perfect hemming foot on.

These are the machines:


https://coulingsewingmachines.co.uk/janome-blind-hem-foot-g-825817009-category-b-c/ 


 

[SewRuthieSews]

I have a foot like that for my old Janome Memory Craft 400 and my new Janome 4300QDC.
It does do a nice blind hem, I was showing my friend how to use it last week and she was impressed.

[Iminei]

So @Gernella  post a pic of this glorious hem then ....

[Gernella]

Sorry @Iminei all sewn up  again.  Your machine will do it though.  You just  shove the your fabric up to it (can't exactly remember how you adjust your fabric/hem)  it trots along for around 4 stitches then moves over and catches the hem and trots off to the next spot. Perfect.  I must have spent a few minutes looking at wondering  why I had stitching like that on the hem until the penny dropped.

I can never get the Pfaff  to do it like it so now sew hems by hand.

[Ellabella]

I’ve got a Janome  8900 and am very happy with the blind hem foot, it makes hemming a breeze.

It seems counter intuitive that you stitch inside the hem but it so easy.

I usually overlock the raw edge and then press up the hem.  Some people tell you to press the edge you are stitching in to but I find it better to just roll the fabric, this keeps the visible stitch much smaller.

I also use the foot for top stitching, the metal edge helps to keep things even.

[Lowena]

Now I know why I have never hemmed anything in my life....it sounds terrifying 

[BrendaP]

I've never used a blind hem foot, just the regular one, and then select the blind hem stitch.

It's more to do with pinning the hem, turning it back and carefully re-pinning so that about 2mm of fabric is extending past the fold and sttitching carefully so that the stitches on the right go into that and evfery 5th stitch which swings to the  left catches the main part.

[Gernella]

I have a foot like that for my old Janome Memory Craft 400 and my new Janome 4300QDC.
It does do a nice blind hem, I was showing my friend how to use it last week and she was impressed.

My juices are running @SewRuthieSews the ones I've seen on Janome have that daft useless screw.  This is not  quite the same as my old foot, which had a very distinct 'hole' for the needle to go.

I wonder how cheap I can go to get such a machine with a similar foot :thinking:

[SewRuthieSews]

Looks like I happen to have 2 out of the list of - JANOME FOOT CAT B Top loading machines (6.5mm - 7mm width - short shank) -  both came with the G foot

https://coulingsewingmachines.co.uk/janome-foot-category/

You might be able to find one of those older machines for sale second hand with the feet.  Or without and then buy the foot.
I've had the Janome machines for many years so didn't realise the foot was anything unusual.

P.S. I missed a zero. I have an old Janome MC4000 and my new Janome 4300QDC.