Did you know that you can shorten a pair of jeans AND keep the original hem? Well, you can! And I’ll show you how to do it. If you hem a pair of jeans with a traditional hem, even if you match the original topstitching thread color, it will usually be obvious that the jeans were hemmed. There’s a way to keep the original hem, so you can keep the original look of the jeans, but tailor the length to fit you better. […]
What is a seam allowance? Why is it important? The seam allowance is the extra space between the stitched seam and the raw edge of the fabric. […]
Finishing off chiffon fabric can be tricky. Anyone who has sewn with it before will probably tell you that it slips all over the place, that it snags sometimes, that it can get away from you, and that it frays badly. The focus of this particular article is on finishing the edges. […]
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