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Hemming/Turning Up Trousers

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  • skintchick
    skintchick Posts: 15,114 Forumite
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    Blind hem stitch??

    I do them by hand - very OldStyle!!
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  • Chipps
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    I must admit, my first thought would be to do it by hand. But then my machine only has a flat bed, not a free arm & is very old & basic.

    But I have to confess that I had to do the hems of the trousers I am wearing at the moment, last week .... I used wundaweb.......
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    I usually hem my trousers by hand, but if I have to take up jeans I use the machine so I get the stitching round the bottom.

    I love making my own clothes and have just started again. You will really enjoy it when you get into it. There will be no stopping you.
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  • Austin_Allegro
    Austin_Allegro Posts: 1,462 Forumite
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    I use pinking shears to cut the cloth then just tack up about an inch with wonderweb.

    I told a professional seamstress this and she was horrified, but hey, I'm a bloke.

    I only do this with cheapo trousers and jeans, for anything really expensive I would get a tailor to do it.
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