How to Sew Rolled-Hem Handkerchiefs
Rolled-hem handkerchiefs make a great gift for dads and grandfathers. Making rolled-hem handkerchiefs is a good beginning sewing project for young children. It gives young fingers fine motor skill practice and the children can finish the project in a short amount of time.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Cotton fabric
- Ruler
- Cutting mat
- Rotary cutter
- Scissors
- Needle
- Thread
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Sewing machine (optional)
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Choose some soft cotton fabric for the handkerchiefs. If you choose a pattern and a young person is making the handkerchiefs, try to find a small overall pattern that repeats itself frequently.
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Place the fabric on the cutting mat. Square the pattern with the lines on the mat. Cut the fabric into a 12½ by 12½-inch square. If you don't have a cutting mat and rotary cutter you can perform this step with a pair of sharp scissors.
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Thread your needle. You can either put enough thread for the entire project in the needle at one time or a shorter amount. If you use the longer thread, it's awkward to work with. If you use the shorter thread or about 18 inches, you have a few extra knots to deal with. If a young child is making the handkerchiefs, the shorter thread is a better option. Tie a knot in the end of the single thread.
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Roll the fabric to the inside about ¼ inch. You may need to wet your fingers to make this step easier. Roll the fabric as tightly as possible.
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Hold the handkerchief with the hem facing toward you. Take a small stitch in the right corner if you're right-handed and bring the needle back out about two threads away. Insert the needle into the roll of fabric about ½ inch. Take another stitch of about two threads. Repeat this until the end of the first row.
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Continue rolling the fabric and stitching it until you sew all four sides. Press the handkerchief if needed when you finish it.
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Tips & Warnings
You can roll the hem and press in place. You can then stitch the rolled hem with the sewing machine.
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Comments
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radtec1
Aug 10, 2009
where are the videos? Ever since the site moved, I can't find 1/3 of the sewing videos I relied on. Under 'related videos'...there is nothing but text instruction. I get the theory, but need to 'see' it.
