Some times those tiny details really make the look! This quick and easy picot shell edge is made on your sewing machine with the blind hem stitch.
I saw this adorable picot edge on Pinterest and I had to duplicate it. I think the original was on the edge of a peter-pan style collar, but this can be used on any edge. My favorite now is along the edge of my young daughters t-shirts. I use it on shirts I make, but I also add them to ready to wear shirts and hems.
I took a bit of tinkering around with my sewing machine, but got the settings perfect and made this video for you. (scroll down to the end for the video). But before you start scrolling, when was the last time your oiled your sewing machine or changed the needle? Not sure? That’s ok, I forget too! I made this Sewing Machine Cleaning Log & Needle Change Guide for myself. You can get a copy to keep next to your sewing machine using the form below.
Picots Everywhere?
This picot edge technique works best on knits and bias cut woven, but can also be done on the straight of grain depending on the fabric.You can add this picot detail to any edge, but don’t limit yourself to shirt neckline. Think about hems, or even pin tucks made as scallops.
Picot Edge Settings
- Stitch: Blind Hem Stitch
- Foot: Zig-zag foot
- Settings: 1.5 length. 6 wide
- Alignment: Needle falls off edge of fabric by 1/8″
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The Key is Alignment!
To get the best picot edge scallops you need to let the needle fall WAY OFF the edge of the fabric. I know 1/8 inch or a little more doesn’t seem WAY OFF the edge, but it feels like a long way off when you are so used to sewing on the fabric. This step off the edge of the fabric is what makes it pull the fabric in to the adorable picot. If you barely sew off, it will barely pull it in. I seems a little counter intuitive, but trust me. Or try it your self. Get messy, make mistakes!
Watch to see how it’s done! Time to up your cute game!
Want to remember this? Save this machine sewn picot edge to your favorite pin board!
this stitch is really easy at the first look. but when to do it faced off the difficulty. thanks for the tips and the mentioning the requirements. thanks you for a good post
Wow how innovative this is, I use the blind hem stitch all the time to hem. But you turned it on it’s ear with this creative idea, Thanks!
I haven’t tried this for a long time. The tip about sewing way off the edge was a good reminder, thanks.