| The finishing off when sewing an outfit is so very | | | | When turning up a hem on the bottom of a shirt, |
| important. Those final steps to making your garment | | | | normally the instructions will say to turn up ¼' |
| look professional not home made, are well worth the | | | | double, depending on your fabric, this could be too |
| extra effort and gaining the knowledge as to how to | | | | bulky. If you have an overlocker/serger, then overlock |
| do it and taking the time to practise how to do it. | | | | the raw edge and turn up once. No bulk. |
| Many an outfit has been spoilt by not having the | | | | When your hem is wider at the turn up than where it |
| hemming sit nicely. Like most things with sewing, it is in | | | | will be sewn in place, often times there will be too |
| the little techniques that your sewing pattern will not | | | | much fullness to get a nice even hem to sew. |
| have instructions for. | | | | To avoid any puckering, where your ¼" turn |
| Techniques like the one I am about to reveal to you | | | | under is, run a row of stitching, if you loosen your |
| are usually learnt from professional sewing instructors | | | | tension a little, this could be enough to "ease" the |
| but now always. Mostly, I learnt all mine from my Mum | | | | fullness out, but in case it isn't what you do is:- |
| who learnt them from her Mum and so my daughter | | | | Pin at your side seams, front and back centers and |
| has learnt them from me.. | | | | then taking a pin, slip it under a stitch in the center |
| This hemming tip is so important as a badly sewn hem | | | | between each pin and pull up until the hem fits evenly |
| can ruin a garment. like everything, once you learn the | | | | between each section. Pin the hem in place and finish |
| right way to do something, it becomes much easier. | | | | by hand or machine whichever method the pattern |
| Now here are the tips when hemming your garment. | | | | calls for. |
| The hem finish can "make or break" a garment. | | | | Use this tip for all the hemming on your garment, |
| Here is how to 'make' a garment with the all important | | | | sleeves, jackets, skirts anywhere you need to hems. |
| 'get it right hemming technique'. | | | | |