I need an inexpensive sewing machine that can do ‘rolled edges’.. (continued)

I need an inexpensive sewing machine that can do ‘rolled edges’ on delicate fabrics like chiffon and silk, for scarves.

Rolled hemming is generally considered to be a serger function, and you’re not going to get a new serger that works well for that kind of money.

http://www.mysecretpocket.com/2007/05/serger-rolled-hem.html

You can do narrow hemming on a sewing machine — again, you’re not going to get a new machine that does a really nice job of narrow hemming for that price, but you can find good used machines that will do a nice job for that amount. There are special feet for doing this job — I notice some are called “rolled hem” by some people, but traditionally, these are “narrow hems”:

http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/showdigest.pl?id=620

*The* best instructions for narrow hemming are in Carol Ahles’ book, Fine Machine Sewing — your public library may well have a copy of it.

As far as buying a sewing machine, here’s a good starter faq:

http://www.cet.com/~pennys/faq/smfaq.htm

Polymaster CLF-330 Folding Frame and PM-IV Rolling, Cutting and Inspection machine

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