Pants hemming

Sewing tape comes in several different forms, and serves a variety of functions. The three most common types of sewing tape are hemming tape, bias tape and stitch tape. Hemming tape is frequently used to hem a garment when a perfectly flat hem is necessary (pair of cuffed pants). 

Take off the pants you re hemming and turn them inside out. Measure the inseam, which is the seam that runs from the crotch down the inside of the leg, all the way to the bottom of the hem. Then measure the inseam on a pair of pants you already wear. Compare the two to make sure your measurements are correct. 

Starting at the pin on one leg, use a tape measure to measure the length from the edge of the fabric to the bottom fold. Use that measurement to fold and pin the hem around the bottom of the leg with five or six straight pins. Repeat the process on the other leg. Iron the hems where you want them to be, making a crease. With the pants still inside out, use your tape measure to measure 2 inches of fabric from the ironed... 

Fusible fabric tape isn t the best permanent solution for hemming pants, but if you can iron, you can skip the sewing steps. The tape is great for times when you re traveling (many hotels have irons) or when the hem on your favorite pants falls and you re in a rush to get to a meeting or an appointment. Ready Roll tape ... 

Whether you aspire to brew the perfect cup of coffee, make fluffy scrambled eggs, hem your own pants, or change the oil in your car, those skills are now literally within your grasp. Read on, then get busy ... 

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