Wednesday, May 15, 2013

FIXING - hemming jeans

A friend wanted some pants hemmed. He wanted them to be about four inches shorter.

I pinned them at the length he picked.


I changed one leg of the pins so that original hem was pinned at the desired length.
(then I pinned the other to match. Keep the second pinned as a reference while you adjust the first leg!)


I put a zipper foot on to get the stitches as close as I could. A zipper foot is not necessary.


sew sew sew - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - take the pins out as you go!


Here it is, all sewn up. Where is the new seam? Right?


It's there.


I kind of regret cutting the material, but for how much it was shortened, it seemed kind of necessary to get rid of the extra bulk.


I then zig-zagged along the edge of the cut fabric.
(If you used a zipper foot DON'T FORGET to put a regular foot back on.)



Fold the original hem down and iron.


After ironing the fabric, I sewed the sig-zagged part of the pants surgery above the hem seam (inside). In simple straight stitch in a color that didn't really stand out.

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