Hemming Borders aka Ruffles

In this section we will hem the two borders. We will use a rolled hem to do a very small 1/16-1/8”/ 2-4mm hem. We will hem the two short sides and then the one long side towards the inside or “wrong side” of the borders. Leaving the second long side not hemmed for the time being. I would strongly encourage you practice your hemming and rolled hems first on the third sample border you cut out before hemming the real borders. Follow along with the two practice videos below before moving onto the last video for hemming the borders.

You will need: 1 sample border, 2 borders, needle, fine white thread, beeswax if using linen thread, seam gauge, thimble.

Practice videos (left handed on left; right handed on right):

Hemming

Rolled Hems

Hemming Borders Videos: