Posted on Friday January 4, 2013 at 06:39
If other techniques such as the hem in the machine or thermocoling have the advantage of being fast, the hem gives a more aesthetic result.The equalization of the seam entries gives a more refined result by reducing the thickness of the fabric.
General on hems in hand
The hem is a technique used in seam to finish the edge of a garment or the edge of a curtain.To make a hem in hand, just have a pair of pointed scissors, a needle and a wire whose color is matching the fabric.We distinguish the classic hem which uses the technique of sewing at the slid point.For the lined hem, we used to lay a lining on the edge with another fabric.This technique is suitable when the length of fabric to bend lacks or if we are dealing with a rounded edge.The covered hem is suitable for reversible clothes and fine fabrics.The blanket fabric is the same as the body of the room or with another fabric.
Make a hem of hand pants
The preliminary step is to undo the old hem with the pointed end of the chisel.To facilitate the work that will follow, it is advisable to erase the trace of the old hem while ironing without pressing the fabric.To adjust the desired length, wear the pants on yourself and work only on one leg.To do this, fold the bottom inward, holding the withdrawal using a few needles including one for each seam, one on the front and another behind.Then proceed to the marking of the benchmarks using a wire whose color stands out from that of the fabric of the pants.The marking will be at the front folding edge and behind on the place of the fabric.The adjustment of the height of the other leg will be done by postponing the measured distance between the new mark and the old hem brand on the first leg of the pants.The edge between the two landmarks must be straight so that you get a perfectly horizontal edge of the pants border.Make a final fitting before performing the hem in your hand at the linen stitch.It consists in executing two lines of points which must be parallel, one line of which will be on the flap and the second on the basic fabric.Make sure to take only one thickness of fabric and make tiny points without shooting too much on the wire so that they are invisible.The work will be closed by ironing the hem in the place.
Handmade the curtains in hand
The curtains are among the most important decor accessories in a room because they are the most visible.The curtains ready to install sometimes need a length adjustment using a perfectly falling hem.Before fixing the desired curtain height, it must be suspended so that the fabric and its possible lining naturally fall vertically under their weight.Using the pins, fix the desired length by maintaining the curtain thus hung.The height of the whole will be harmonized by verification of the measurements from the head to the foot of the curtain won using the meter of seamstress.Before carrying out the hem by hand, check the height one last time by putting the curtain in place.A final ironing is recommended before the implemental curtain is implemented.
Some tips for an aesthetic hem
To have a regular and continuous hem, the meaning of the fabric at the seam of the hem entries must be identical in the sense of the fabric in the middle of the back and the front of the external face.Furthermore, make sure to have a flap height not exceeding 2 to 3 centimeters by cutting the excess to have a light hem.Tissue surpluses are kept for possible uses to repair an addict.Too long curtains are not beautiful to see the ground sweeping.To this end, it is better to predict a certain space between the ground and the curtain during the measurement to have a more aesthetic result.The hem of the curtain must be independently of the lining.We thus avoid forming a pocket that harms the harmony of the decor.Prior ironing on the site of a hem facilitates sewing.Hand hem is a technique to master to help you at any time.
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