Customer Reviews

Distinctive 7-8", 5-8", 3-8", 1-4" Wide Rolled Hem Hemmer Foot & Binder Foot & EdgeStitcher Sewing Foot Package - Fits All Low Shank Singer, Brother, Babylock, Viking (Husky Series), Euro-Pro, Janome, Kenmore, White, Juki, Simplicity and More!

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I have used all these attachments for several weeks now; since I am new to sewing I took my time in learning how to use them. First of all they are metal, and sturdy and very well made. I have a Brother LS2521i and they fit perfectly. The rolled hem attachments are awesome, a must have. Your hems come out perfect. The Binder foot was a little tricky to use, but that was my lack of experience since I tried to use a jersey fabric that was too thick and the width of the strip of fabric I was using for bias tape was too wide. After measuring correctly and watching some videos I found in YouTube on using that same attachment it finally worked (after quite a few tries).

The EdgeSticher foot was also a little tricky to use, but again reading the directions several times and finally finding a YouTube video did the trick. Also a very useful foot to have!

I have a book called The Sewing Machine Attachment Handbook by Charlene Phillips that helped me immensely to choose the sewing foot atachments I needed.

Bottom line, they are very nice and do their job. As far as the Binder foot, I might just buy or make bias tape and use the other Distinctive Tape-Sticher presser foot to attach it.

The only thing I wish it had was a nice case like the other Distinctive foot sets.

I bought the distinctive (and the brother narrow hem foot which are the same thing so stay away from that too imo)and tried to use it on anything. It will only work on lightweight fabrics and even then the stitching is hard to look uniform. The stitches look wonky and the hem is incredibly small (5mm or less). I decided to just go for it and get the "distinctive" rolled hem foot set which has seven different and USEFUL sized hems (like 1/4" and 5/8", etc.)and give you a chance to keep those hems clean and professional looking. This is the set to get!
It is $50 for the set, but i am so much happier to have hemming feet that actually work!

Was as described, however the metal is fairly thin. If not careful, they will bend. Works great though. Does not have instructions on how to use the feet. Since I already knew how from previous machines it was not a problem for me. These feet can be very tricky to use, so instructions would be very beneficial.

If you do a lot of sewing this is a must have to speed up your sewing time.
a bit difficult to start with, but works great if you know how.
the smaller ones are defiantly better and easier to use.

I am still working on using the wider hem feet (7/8" & 5/8")correctly. Feeding the material into the foot properly is challenging and curves present an even larger challenge. Not having snap-on convenience makes work a bit more cumbersome as well. The products are well-made but I am still on a learning curve as far as efficiently using the wider hem feet. Amazon service is always excellent!

I bought the package of Distinctive 7-8", 5-8", 3-8", 1-4" wide rolled hem hemmer foot, and cannot make it work.
The seam is not consistent, the fabric goes out of the path, the edge slips up instead of being folded and is not catched by the needle as it should be. Seems like a guide should be a little longer to better secure the fold, but it is just my opinion.
A 6 mm hemmer foot from another manufacturer, which I have now, works great, but it makes too narrow a seam. These feet just don't work for me at all.
Sorry, just waste of money.

I've been sewing this and that, old school style, for many years now and finally bit the bullet, purchased this package of hemmer feet. I was a little scared, many videos and comments said the larger size hemmer was difficult to use. The results were fairly good and simple, actually. I had a napkin hemmer foot that just hooked on the machine without need of an adapter, so I knew how the hemmers worked. The larger hemmer worked the same, you just have to make sure to curve around the material with your hand as you feed it to get a smooth result.

One thing that's missing from the "instructions" (and I use this term loosely, the insert lack a LOT of info readily available on the internet, though) is how to install it. I know I sound crazy saying that, but this only fits a LOW shank machine. For me, it fit my Kenmore-a-saurus made sometime back in the early 90's. I hadn't used it for quite a few years and it's definitly a different shank than my newer machine. The hemmer feet install a little weird. Installation instructions are pretty vague for the recreational sewer like me. A picture for the sewing-impaired would've been helpful. I messed around with it and was about to return it, thinking it didn't fit, when I chanced upon a site with a picture of it in use. I'll probably post one on Amazon to help out others like me that have trouble reading instructions designed to put you to sleep. ;-)

The hemmer feet do not work as advertised. Maybe the 5 star reviewers are master seamstresses or employees of Distinctive, but I simply did not get these to work. First, it is very difficult to get the fabric into the foot. Then the hemmed is rolled correctly for the first 15 stitches only. Then the fabric rolls out and/or bunches up. I even tried pressing the hem under first hoping that might help guide the fabric under... it did not help. With the amount of time I have spent trying to get this to work, I would have had my hems done in the 'old fashioned' way. This was a waste of money.

I loved the item in the hemmer foot package.

although I thought my machine was a low shank machine, to my disappointment I found out it was a high shank.

I loved everything about the feet and was what I wanted.

These would be great if made in a high shank also

easy to attach to sewing machine - i have a brother cs-6000i. I just need to get used to using them.