Thanks for making vids on both hem options! Super straight forward and easy to actually see what you're doing. As a beginner I'm super grateful of that!
Jolly good! And thank you very much for the tip on cutting out some of the seam. Other videos I"ve watched didn't include that. I plan to use a machine I just bought, but that tip should be beneficial.
I don't understand why it has to be shorter than the length you need it to be for the first measurement. This would make them too short surely?. I'll just make mine the length I need them then cut off the excess. This has always worked for me.
Thank you :) I'm afraid I can't remember the needle size, I just picked a 'sharps' needle from my pack of assorted needles! Sorry that's not very exact; just make sure the needle is sharp enough to go through the fabric easily, without being so big that it makes a hole. Hope that helps a little bit!
Wait at 3:13 why do we need to cut off one and a quarter inches from the fold, and then we fold and iron the new hemline half inch and half inch (taking off 1 inch total)? does it add a quarter inch in length to what we originally wanted to hem it at?
Hi! The 1/4" is to make up for the 2 folds, which will each use a slither of width because the denim is relatively thick material. You wouldn't need to add that little bit extra if the material was a thin cotton because you could press the folds very flat. Hope that makes sense
So, once I've got the first stitch started, and whichever direction I'm sewing in, I go forward *two* stitch lengths on the *inside* of the jeans, then backward *one* stitch length on the *outside* , right? *Forward two inside, backward one outside* .
After you have done the initial stitch , yes. This video goes through the backstitch more clearly if you need: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-apOLVoIbjYc.html
@@RokoleeDIY Thanks, I pretty much got it, but the link you gave me is *good* , thank you! I tend to hem my jeans (when I do) from the *back* side (inside), so I can try to make sure that I am sewing about 1/8" from the 'high' fold (the not-bottom-of-the-hem fold), thinking that that's more secure (and that's the way the factory seam is, too), though I can see the advantage of doing it from the front, sort of makes it easier to establish an equal stitch length, and straight line.
It's a very good tutorial but you're sewing in the wrong direction and thus the reason the reverse isn't very perfect. Sew from the right to the left and you'll see the difference on the backside.
Isn't it easier (for making the shortening cut) to: 1. pin 1" longer than where you want the cuff to end (for the cuff's 2 folds of 1/2" each); 2. measure how far down from that pin to the existing cuff; 3. put pins or marks that same distance up from the existing cuff all around the leg; 4. cut each leg's fabric on those pins or marks all around the leg; (don't try to cut both sides of a single leg at the same time, as the two sides can move as you cut the two, giving an uneven length to them.)
I cant figure out how to use the sewing machine...but I learned how to hand sew within an hour of searching youtube....sucks cause I want to use the sewing machine but meh