{"id":9346,"date":"2022-02-19T13:08:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T18:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=9346"},"modified":"2022-02-19T13:08:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T18:08:12","slug":"how-to-sew-a-lettuce-edge-hem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-to-sew-a-lettuce-edge-hem\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Sew a Lettuce Edge Hem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9433 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010b-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you own anything with a lettuce edge hem? \u00a0Typically seen on little girls' clothes, but often in women's clothing too, on the hemline of casuals and maxi dresses. This curly-wurly hemline looks pretty and is practical too, adding no bulk to the hemline and no fabric is turned up so if you are short on length, this is a good way to finish without making your project shorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to sew a lettuce edge hem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some knit fabrics stretch just in one direction, others stretch in both directions. &nbsp;To sew the lettuce edge hem you'll need to sew <em>with<\/em> the stretch. &nbsp;This is because the fabric needs to stretch as you sew and then relax back again to create the wavy finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9438 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-004-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You'll probably also notice that thinner <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/sewing-stretchy-knits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"knit fabrics (opens in a new tab)\">knit fabrics<\/a> have a tendency to curl on the edges. &nbsp;In this case, that's good because we are going to use that curl to our advantage. Take the fabric you intend to hem and stretch it. &nbsp;Which way does it curl, towards the right or the wrong side? &nbsp;You'll want to work with the curl of fabric on the top as you sew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9435 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-002-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut a little of the fabric and do a test before working on your project to get the right machine settings. For mine, I used a stitch length of 0.3 and a width of 5.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9436 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-006-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lay the fabric under the presser foot, and pull the fabric at the front AND at the back, trying to keep even pressure each side. &nbsp;This stretches the fabric and causes it to roll a little. &nbsp;Aim the center of your presser foot at that roll, and sew your wide but very short zig-zag stitch over the little roll of stretched fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9437 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-007-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the fabric has had a chance to regain its original shape, the line of close stitching on the edge forces that edge to be longer now and so it curves and curls back and forth in a pretty wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9439 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/375;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010.jpg\" alt=\"Get a pretty hemline with this quick method to sew a lettuce edge hem\" class=\"wp-image-9439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Lettuce-hem-010-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I'm working on a new pattern, where making this type of wavy hem is an added option, so why not pick up some old scraps of knit fabrics and get practicing. &nbsp;It's addictive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n<h2>If You'd Like To Support Our Site<\/h2>\r\nIf you want to help us continue to bring you a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/free-sewing-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free sewing patterns<\/a> and projects, please consider buying us a coffee.\u00a0 We'd really, really appreciate it.\r\n\r\n<center><div class=\"ko-fi-button\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee!\" data-color=\"#ff5f5f\" data-code=\"\" id=\"kofiShortcode123Html\" style=\"float: none; 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