In addition to learning how to shorten jeans, you’ll also learn how to hem dress pants without sewing. (Don’t have a sewing machine? I’ve also included tips on how to hem jeans by hand!) First up: how to shorten jeans! Table Of Contents How To Hem Jeans (And Keep The Original...
Step 9: Find a thread in a similar color to the original stitching. Adjust the stitch length on your sewing machine, put your needle down, pull the pin out, do a backstitch and go. Note: When working with material that stretches, use something with a longer stitch length, so it pulls...
It is something that we don’t like to admit, but it is bound to happen to each of us sometime. I have found a lot of solutions to those wardrobe malfunctions that are quick, simple, and no sewing required. I am awful at sewing…like can’t even get my machine to stitch one sti...
Sew the waistband to your skirt, carefully aligning and pinning it in place before sewing. Finishing Touches Hemming: Let the skirt hang for a day or two before hemming to allow the fabric to settle. Trim any uneven edges, then hem both the skirt and the lining for a clean finish. Attac...
How to Remove Tarnish Using Something So Safe, You Can Eat it! Tarnish on buckles and D-rings is never a good look. So how do I remove it? And better yet, how do I do it without using any harsh, smelly, or dangerous chemical compounds?
Whichever stitch you choose, test it out on some scraps of your fabric and adjust the tension as necessary until your stitching lays flat. It gets fancier from here, with stretch blind hem stitches and what not, but we’ll stick to these basics for now. Ok, on to the sewing of knits...
Either way, zigzagging a seam finish is one of the most common ways to finish a seam without a serger. 3. Turn & Stitch The turn and stitch method of seam finishing is something my grandmother used until she got a sewing machine that had a zigzag stitch. Visit any thrift store that ca...
Without the sewing machine, the world would be a very different place. Like the automobile, the cotton gin and countless other innovations from the past 300 years, the sewing machine takes something time-consuming and laborious, like turning raw seam edges into tidy hems, and makes it fast an...
Georgia Top: A step up, featuring darts and a curved hem.Hansie Top: A free pattern with very few pieces. Leave off the chest pocket the first time for simplicity, and add it later for an extra challenge.At this stage, focus on learning how to read a sewing pattern. If something ...
iron and ironing board– An essential for large projects, but you can probably do without it for something small. Step 2: Thread Your Needle Before you can even think about sewing, you’ll need to thread your needle. This can be trickier for some than others, so I have a few tips for...