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. […]
This article is part 2 of the demonstration showing how to put a zipper in pants and trousers. […]
This article demonstrates how to put a zipper in pants and trousers. […]
Chances are that if you’ve ever seen a pair of blue jeans, you’ve seen a bartack stitch. […]
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. […]
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