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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 gives a how-to for each one.  Included in her post are links to tutorials showing how to make a double fold hem (most common type of hem), a blind hem, a rolled hem, a decorative hem, a twin needle hem, and a bias tape hem.  That’s 6 ways to hem a garment, all in one handy post.

Click below to go to her hemming tutorial:

How to Hem Anything, by Melly Sews

[photo from Melly Sews]

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