One of the most challenging, frustrating fabrics to work with is chiffon. Over the years I’ve learned various tips and tricks to working with it – some quick and dirty (machined hems!), and some time-consuming, but beautiful. One of the prettiest techniques is doing a rolled hem by hand. It’s a little tedious, but once you get your rhythm going it moves along fairly quickly.I love this technique because it produces a lovely rolled edge without much prep work – you don’t have to iron or pin…

How to sew a rolled hemline on sheer, lightweight garments. Learn how to apply the rolled hem technique by hand as well as by machine using a specialized hemmer foot.

Learn how to sew a rolled hem without a rolled hem foot. This is a great way to create a really tiny hem in lightweight fabric.

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This rolled hem hack will have you wanting to finish all you DIY sewing projects with this narrow hem! It's incredibly easy and you don't even need the fancy rolled hem foot. This is a sewing tip that every beginner needs. Click through to watch the quick sewing tutorial that will change your sewing life!

Used on lightweight or delicate fabrics, a rolled hem creates a small, neat, turned hem. This tutorial shows you three ways to sew a rolled hem.