tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post1829599005383133881..comments2023-12-12T00:39:09.145-08:00Comments on Confessions of a Seamstress: The Worth of a Seamstress: AlterationsElizabeth Amy Hajekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-88641294346389887302017-10-08T01:51:16.360-07:002017-10-08T01:51:16.360-07:00Just out of curiosity, can a Euro Hem only be done...Just out of curiosity, can a Euro Hem only be done on straight leg jeans? What if the pant leg flares out or decreases in width down the length?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101628789489446108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-37748341774179392782012-10-13T09:44:23.036-07:002012-10-13T09:44:23.036-07:00Ive sewn for others for decades & find fewer &...Ive sewn for others for decades & find fewer & fewer people who know how to do anything with a needle & thread! <br />I love all sorts of jobs, so haven't limited my area of interest as yet. One job I don't do........replace zippers in jeans! Hate that one....so I just don't do it! <br />The new buzz in my area is a Euro Hem for designer jeans. Shortening them, but Stitch.Knithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403627083782940879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-76393747765021341362012-01-31T11:09:24.489-08:002012-01-31T11:09:24.489-08:00Hemming jeans is really just like hemming any othe...Hemming jeans is really just like hemming any other pants. Make sure the new hem is the same depth as the previous one and have someone else measure them while you're wearing them before you cut. Match the thread used on the topstitching on the rest of the jeans. A normal sewing machine won't do the thicker thread they use for a lot of jeans, so just sew the seam twice so it visually Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073676522728191934.post-21866183915959307142012-01-31T07:15:49.198-08:002012-01-31T07:15:49.198-08:00Speaking of hemming jeans, I desperately need to h...Speaking of hemming jeans, I desperately need to hem my own. Any tips?Magdalen Aithne Arkrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915778670785855795noreply@blogger.com