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Tutorial: 6 ways to hem a garment

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HemsThe right way to hem a garment depends on the fabric type, the garment type, and the style you’re trying to achieve.  Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews has collected up the most common ways of hemming and… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to mend a knit hem

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We all have them – t-shirts (or other knit garments) with a hem that is coming loose.  It looks so sloppy to have part of the hem hanging down, and once it starts you know it’ll keep on ripping out. … Read more ...

Tutorial: How to sew shaped hems

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Most of the time, hemming is a matter of turning under an edge and stitching it down.  But if you want a hem with some fancy shaping – scallops, for example – you’ll need to use a hem facing.  The… Read more ...

Tutorial: Ruffle hem sweater

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Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows an easy way to update the style of a sweater.  She added a lightweight ruffle hem to it.  She added it to a raglan sleeve sweater that she made, but this could also be… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hemming stretchy fabrics

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Sewing on knits is easy. Hemming knits, on the other hand, can be frustrating.  The stretchy fabric tends to become wavy when it’s stitched, especially if your hem is going across the stretchiest part of the fabric.  In order to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pleated hem band

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Meghan from The Sewing Geek has written a tutorial showing how to make a pleated hem band for a skirt.  Instead of vertical pleats, like ruffles, these pleats are horizontal.  It’s a lovely finish for a skirt hem.  It would… Read more ...