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How To Mark Your Hems..Another Method

By: Linda December 10, 2009February 10, 2021

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As I mentioned in How To Mark Your Pants For Hemming…One Method, there are many ways to mark a hem. Besides the method I showed you in that post, I have tried using several measuring devices, including a yardstick. None of them worked super well for me. They all had their issues. But many thanks to Christy, a…

Hemming Pants With a Vent (or Slit) in Them

By: Linda August 3, 2009February 8, 2021

Alterations, HemsAlterations, diy pants with a vent or slit, hem, Hems, how to hem pants that have a side slit or vent, how to hem skirts with a slit or vent, pants, pants hem, sewing, slit, vent7 Comments

Once in awhile, you’ll buy a pair of pants that have a vent (or notch) in the hem like these: The vent is a slit that is located on the side seam of the pants at the hem. You may want to hem those pants up, but you don’t know how to replicate that vent. It…

The Blind Stitch Hem Foot

By: Linda June 3, 2009February 22, 2018

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Does your machine come with a blind stitch hem foot? Have you used it before? Most of the time, it is used for stitching hems, but some folks use it to stitch down appliques for quilting or decorating clothes or hand towels. They can make a hem look rather professional. (I used contrasting thread here, but…

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