Hello and welcome to the course how to shorten. So Ahem. I'll teach you how to shorten the hem of a pair of pants, skirt, a dress, and even sleeves. So the technique is the same for every type of clothing, so you'll be able to use it on anything in the future. So here we go. Have someone helped you measuring the required hand link, it will only take a moment and it will be way more accurate.
So while doing that, let your iron heat up to the appropriate temperature for the fabric. Put your garment on and 10 in front of a tall mirror. You might want to stand on the chair so that the person helping you won't have to crouch to the ground. You can also wear shoes if you'd like to measure the hem based on your leg length wearing the shoes. Alright, so you'll need pins, a measuring tape and a friend asked them to fold the hem at the desired length. Then to pin it by placing the pins perpendicularly to the ground.
The goal here is to have a straight hem that is parallel with the ground. So tell her friend to use the measuring tape to make sure that the hand length is the same all around. And once this is done, you can remove the Carmen Make sure not to hurt yourself. Now you can iron the hem and then remove the pins. Turn the garment inside out and draw a line at three centimeters from the fold you've just ironed. These measures are the suggested ones for a pair of jeans or casual pens.
You can also rely on the old hem to decide on its width. So once you're done cut on this line Fold half a bit toward the inside the 1.5 centimeter pin the twice folded hem on the garment. Make sure that the pins are perpendicular with the hem. Now you can turn the garment back if you want. I personally find it easier to sew it like that but it's really as you like. Okay, so now you're ready to so first make sure that your sewing machine is all set.
Check if this fool and bobbins threads are the proper color and that they go through all the places they're supposed to use the size 1214 or 16 needle or the European equivalent with Be at 90 or 100 depending on your fabric thickness. So for a very thin fabric, use a size 12. And for thick fabrics like denim, use the size 16. I always recommend making a small test on a patch of fabric similar to the one you're going to use to make sure that the machine tension and the length of the stitches are appropriate for what you want to do. So once everything is set, you may begin to sew or otherwise do more tests while adjusting the tension or the stitches length or by making sure that your machine is threaded correctly. Put the upper corner of the hem under the presser foot at about two millimeters from the edge.
So if you've turned the garment back, put the foot on the inside of the leg. Make sure to start sewing next to the side seam of your garment so that no one will see the back stitch when you're ready to start sewing. And make sure to always take a two millimeters from the edge. Don't forget to make a back stitch both at the beginning and not the end of each seam to make sure that they're secure. So you just have to make three to four back stitches to make a sturdy back stitch. So all around the hem until you're back at the beginning.
If your machine has a hard time because of the thickness goes slowly, you could even turn the wheel yourself to make it easier for the machine. Make it backstitch by pressing the rewind button on your machine and still three to four back and forth stitches to feel the same. You can now lift the presser foot and cut the exceeding threads and you can remove the pins of course, if it's a pair of pants or a sleeve, repeat all the steps on the other leg or arm. And there you go. You've just shortened him all by yourself. For any questions regarding this technique, please write us at info at data eg boss.com and it will be our pleasure to help you and now have a peek at the other courses offered by data x we both have a great day.