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I need help hemming my husband’s pants. I would like to try a hem stitch and not do it by hand. Hoping that it will be faster. Please give me advice ASAP.
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I have used the blind hem stitch on my Janome 9000 and have never had a problem. ALWAYS practice on a scrap first to make sure the left swing of the stitch is not too large. It is a bit tricky when you first try it but is works great. I use it on most of my hems. You should have a special foot on your machine and follow the directions in your manual. Good luck!
*Shirley...Sorry this is so late but I was away for the holdiays. I have a J.C. Penney clone type sewing machine, 20 years old and recently purchased a blind hem foot for it....made blind hems a LOT easier. The stitch on the machine looks something like this: - - - -^- - - - ^- - - -^- - - -Turn the garment inside out. Fold along the hem line (to the inside) and press. Now fold it the other way (to the right side) leaving anywhere from a 1/4 tro a 1/2 inch area in which to stitch and press the new fold. When you stitch, Your needle should just barely catch the main part of the garment on the ^ stitch. As Drue indicated, practice on a scrap first. It's not as complicated as I 've probably explained it. You should have a picture in your machine instruction book which hopefully will be a LOT easier than what I've explained.It's a heck of a lot faster than hand-hemming!
*Practiced the blind hem stitch. Sewed some curtains and did the hem stitch on them before I tackled my husband's dress pants. What a time saver! I will never hand stich hems again!!!
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