Shortening and Hemming Pants by Hand and Machine (Videos)

Learn how to shorten and hem pants by hand and machine, doing a fitting, measuring and marking pant legs, basting the hem line, doing second fitting, sewing straight and slanted hem lines, using invisible hand stitch and sewing a double folded hem by machine.

Length: 1 hr | Video Chapters: 21
Added: October 2007

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Video Table of Contents

Intro

Intro (Free Sample)

0:32 mins

1. Preparing Pants for Hemming

Ironing Pants (Free Sample)	4:07 mins
First Fitting (Free Sample)	2:06 mins
Marking Length of First Leg (Free Sample)	2:59 mins
Transferring First Leg Length to Second Leg (Free Sample)	3:21 mins
Marking Hem Line (Free Sample)	1:26 mins
Basting Hem Line	4:19 mins
Second Fitting	0:31 mins
Straight and Slanted Hem Lines	1:43 mins

2. Hand Sewing - Hemming Pants

Step 1 - Measuring Single Fold Hem Allowance (Free Sample)	1:54 mins
Step 2 - Cutting Excess Fabric	1:26 mins
Step 3 - Pinning and Basting Single Fold Hem	2:16 mins
Step 4 - Cutting a Notch in Hem Allowance	2:59 mins
Step 5 - Finishing Raw Edge of Hem Allowance	8:20 mins
Step 6 - Sewing Invisible Stitches	6:49 mins

3. Machine Sewing - Hemming Pants

Step 1 - Measuring Double Fold Hem Allowance	2:51 mins
Step 2 - Cutting Excess Fabric	1:48 mins
Step 3 - Pinning and Basting Double Fold Hem	5:16 mins
Step 4 - Sewing Double Fold Hem	4:39 mins

Conclusion

Pressing Finished Hem	2:36 mins
Hemming Pants - Conclusion	0:19 mins

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