I love your suggestions. The hemming of jeans is such great advise, I started cutting the bulk away when I was hemming corduroy pants. Wow, what a difference. Thank you for great instruction.
Didn't know to pull thread from front to back on jeans, but love the idea!! I agree hand stitching is the best in most items. Thank you for this good video.
Good Morning! Really wonderful tips. I happen to love to hand hem. It's soothing to a mind that has a hamster wheel running most of the time! I like the idea of using interfacing to press in a hem. Personally, I'd use that technique on print fabrics only. Because I'd most likely forget to press lightly, after the fact, and create a line by pressing too firmly. A print would hide my mistake. One last thought: when hemming jeans, use a hammer to flatten thick seams. It makes stitching through multiple thick layers of fabric easy.....and if you are annoyed about something.....lol you get the idea!! Have a fabulous today, Steph
I set my conventional machine to the blind hem stitch and hem that way. Works well on knit fabrics too. These days I use the stretch thread to blind hem knits.
Thank you. I'm in my early 70s. I sewed some of my clothes in high school. I would put myself at the high beginning level or maybe low-level intermediate level. I fell away from it after that. Now I'm getting back to it. You are good at it, and I enjoy your channel the most. Good teaching style. Patient. I'm looking forward to your making pattern course.
I started sewing my clothes in Junior high. My Mother was a seamstress. Not a professional or anything but she made our clothes as a child. It was FUN! I could usually finish an outfit in a week or two and as a teenager I loved having new clothes. We couldn't afford store bought very often and fabric was much less expensive back then, (I'm 66.) Bless you and enjoy sewing. It's really rewarding. Through the years I've made myself and my children clothes, made curtains, reupholstered chairs and made slip covers for my wornout loveseat. I even tried covering a couch in a camper (REALLY different and it was really beyond my learning experience), but it looked better than what was originally there so... Have a lovely day.
(Linda) Hello Julija, i am always looking forward to your videos! May I ask, do you use the stretch thread in the bobbin as well? Truly...I enjoy you videos. I always sewn a little. Took courses in 2002 (oohh so long ago) which i stopped and have regretted 🙄. BUT, now i have re-registered myself into the professional sewing classes at 64yrs young/of course ;) and follow you religiously!!
So happy to hear you’re enjoying my videos, Linda!🤗 Yes, I use elastic thread in both top and bobbin - I mainly use thread called Mettler Seraflex and it’s designed to be used in both top and bobbin🤗
Do you have any tips for aligning the presser foot to sew 1 mm from the edge? When I try to sew that close to the edge of the fabric, it gets sucked into the machine or a little stretched out from trying to hold it in place.
I subscribed to your channel. Your technique truly helped me..thx.
I love your suggestions. The hemming of jeans is such great advise, I started cutting the bulk away when I was hemming corduroy pants. Wow, what a difference. Thank you for great instruction.
Didn't know to pull thread from front to back on jeans, but love the idea!! I agree hand stitching is the best in most items. Thank you for this good video.
Since watching your videos on hemming I’ve done quite a few and your method Julija is simply magic because it’s so easy and quick 😊
So nice to hear this!🤗
@@Julija_Gobere very happy to tell you -😊
Always concise, informative and to the point. Thanks.
Good Morning! Really wonderful tips. I happen to love to hand hem. It's soothing to a mind that has a hamster wheel running most of the time! I like the idea of using interfacing to press in a hem. Personally, I'd use that technique on print fabrics only. Because I'd most likely forget to press lightly, after the fact, and create a line by pressing too firmly. A print would hide my mistake. One last thought: when hemming jeans, use a hammer to flatten thick seams. It makes stitching through multiple thick layers of fabric easy.....and if you are annoyed about something.....lol you get the idea!! Have a fabulous today, Steph
I definitely need to give hammer a try!😅
Thank you! I needed this video last week 😩 but now, I know
I set my conventional machine to the blind hem stitch and hem that way. Works well on knit fabrics too. These days I use the stretch thread to blind hem knits.
Thank you. I'm in my early 70s. I sewed some of my clothes in high school. I would put myself at the high beginning level or maybe low-level intermediate level. I fell away from it after that. Now I'm getting back to it. You are good at it, and I enjoy your channel the most. Good teaching style. Patient. I'm looking forward to your making pattern course.
I’m very happy to hear that you like my videos and teaching style! That’s very encouraging to hear❤️🤗
I started sewing my clothes in Junior high. My Mother was a seamstress. Not a professional or anything but she made our clothes as a child. It was FUN! I could usually finish an outfit in a week or two and as a teenager I loved having new clothes. We couldn't afford store bought very often and fabric was much less expensive back then, (I'm 66.)
Bless you and enjoy sewing. It's really rewarding. Through the years I've made myself and my children clothes, made curtains, reupholstered chairs and made slip covers for my wornout loveseat. I even tried covering a couch in a camper (REALLY different and it was really beyond my learning experience), but it looked better than what was originally there so...
Have a lovely day.
I can't wait for the course!!!!!
Excellent video 😊
Thank you ❤
(Linda) Hello Julija, i am always looking forward to your videos! May I ask, do you use the stretch thread in the bobbin as well? Truly...I enjoy you videos. I always sewn a little. Took courses in 2002 (oohh so long ago) which i stopped and have regretted 🙄. BUT, now i have re-registered myself into the professional sewing classes at 64yrs young/of course ;) and follow you religiously!!
So happy to hear you’re enjoying my videos, Linda!🤗 Yes, I use elastic thread in both top and bobbin - I mainly use thread called Mettler Seraflex and it’s designed to be used in both top and bobbin🤗
Do you have any tips for aligning the presser foot to sew 1 mm from the edge? When I try to sew that close to the edge of the fabric, it gets sucked into the machine or a little stretched out from trying to hold it in place.
Have you tried using a hemming foot? Sewingpartsonline has a video on its use. Hope this helps
I would recommend trying a straight stitch presser foot - it gives more support around the needle, and should help avoid puckering or stretching out🤗