Omg! That is a game changer for me. It takes hours to hem a six layer prom dress the regular way. I will be using this method from now on, thank you, thank you!
Hi there! Thank you for watching :) I got my dressform from Amazon, but I see they don't have this kind any more :( There is one from this site at the time of this response, but they only have one size it looks like: silhouettepatterns.com/Dress-Form-with-Wheels-and-Right-Arm-Sizes-14_p_733.html
Hi It looks great method But my question When you do the dress wedding shorter you did just with one layer(inside) without the outer layers of the garment So how this layers become also shorter ??
Thanks for watching! This video was only meant to show how the petticoat layers can be quickly shortened. I mentioned in the video that I had already hemmed the outer layers. So, any outer layer would need to be hemmed in the normal manner. I have videos on how to hem chiffon, if you need help on that :)
I have a couple on the topic of the 'rolled' chiffon hem. There are plans to do a quick one on using the serger for a rolled hem and a fix that recently worked for me to keep the rolled serge hem from peeling off while going around the bias of a thin fabric!! Honestly it's why I prefer the regular machine hem, because there's no chance of it unraveling the fabric and coming off like with a serged hem. But...I had to match the existing stitching on a dress that was only being hemmed in the front, soooooo.....I HAD to figure out a way to make it work well!! Do you have any other types of hemming suggestion??? Thanks for watching my videos!
Would you do a video on how to buy and then effectively use Helga?!!! I have all diff shape and sized customers. I struggle with hems. But thought , maybe a mannequin will help after seeing your video. But idk how to use one!!!!!!😊😊😊
That's a really good idea! I will put it in my list of possible future videos. It's a super busy summer season for me so I can make no promise as to when I might get one done, as editing takes FOREVER! I will tell you that I have two 'Helgas' ;) This type of dress form doesn't change size, so that's why I have two different sizes. However, the forms are padded and I'm able to pin into them, which is nice. I will sometimes have to 'pad up' one of them by wrapping batting, or even bubble wrap, around it so that I can get a correct circumference. But more often than not, I can take a few large safety pins to pin out big tucks along the dress waist so that it will stay on the form, and so that the skirt portions will hang in the area over the floor that they need to be hanging for hemming. Hemming by measuring from the floor up is a game changer for me. So many dresses come with uneven hems....or the person's body shape won't allow the original hem to hang even with the floor. When a client tries on a dress for hemming, I always mark some areas in front, sides, and back (but not every area in between) for hem length, so that I can align those areas to be the same distance above my floor while Helga is wearing it. I can adjust how the dress hangs by using pins (pinned into my form) to hold the dress a bit up or a bit down so those key points stay the correct measurement from the ground while I chalk the hemline all the way around. Make sense? Hopefully this little description will hold you over until I can make a video regarding this topic. Once again, great idea! I think I'll have to put this one toward the top of my idea list ;) Thanks for watching and commenting
Hi there! No, I didn’t cut any layer of the petticoat! That top crinoline layer starts out shorter than the one underneath. After I finished taking the tuck, it was still a bit shorter. The shape of the dress was fine with two crinoline layers that were *almost* the same length of each other, rather than greatly staggered in length. Did that answer your question? Please let me know if I didn’t understand ;) Thanks so much for watching!
Omg! That is a game changer for me. It takes hours to hem a six layer prom dress the regular way. I will be using this method from now on, thank you, thank you!
GREAT! Your comment made my day!! SO glad someone else can find this useful! Thanks for watching
Thank you! So helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment!
Thank you! Nice job. I was noticing your dress form and wondering where I could get one.
Hi there! Thank you for watching :) I got my dressform from Amazon, but I see they don't have this kind any more :( There is one from this site at the time of this response, but they only have one size it looks like: silhouettepatterns.com/Dress-Form-with-Wheels-and-Right-Arm-Sizes-14_p_733.html
Hi
It looks great method
But my question
When you do the dress wedding shorter you did just with one layer(inside) without the outer layers of the garment
So how this layers become also shorter ??
Thanks for watching! This video was only meant to show how the petticoat layers can be quickly shortened. I mentioned in the video that I had already hemmed the outer layers. So, any outer layer would need to be hemmed in the normal manner. I have videos on how to hem chiffon, if you need help on that :)
Do you have other hem videos in the works?!!!
I have a couple on the topic of the 'rolled' chiffon hem. There are plans to do a quick one on using the serger for a rolled hem and a fix that recently worked for me to keep the rolled serge hem from peeling off while going around the bias of a thin fabric!! Honestly it's why I prefer the regular machine hem, because there's no chance of it unraveling the fabric and coming off like with a serged hem. But...I had to match the existing stitching on a dress that was only being hemmed in the front, soooooo.....I HAD to figure out a way to make it work well!! Do you have any other types of hemming suggestion??? Thanks for watching my videos!
Would you do a video on how to buy and then effectively use Helga?!!! I have all diff shape and sized customers. I struggle with hems. But thought , maybe a mannequin will help after seeing your video. But idk how to use one!!!!!!😊😊😊
That's a really good idea! I will put it in my list of possible future videos. It's a super busy summer season for me so I can make no promise as to when I might get one done, as editing takes FOREVER! I will tell you that I have two 'Helgas' ;) This type of dress form doesn't change size, so that's why I have two different sizes. However, the forms are padded and I'm able to pin into them, which is nice. I will sometimes have to 'pad up' one of them by wrapping batting, or even bubble wrap, around it so that I can get a correct circumference. But more often than not, I can take a few large safety pins to pin out big tucks along the dress waist so that it will stay on the form, and so that the skirt portions will hang in the area over the floor that they need to be hanging for hemming. Hemming by measuring from the floor up is a game changer for me. So many dresses come with uneven hems....or the person's body shape won't allow the original hem to hang even with the floor. When a client tries on a dress for hemming, I always mark some areas in front, sides, and back (but not every area in between) for hem length, so that I can align those areas to be the same distance above my floor while Helga is wearing it. I can adjust how the dress hangs by using pins (pinned into my form) to hold the dress a bit up or a bit down so those key points stay the correct measurement from the ground while I chalk the hemline all the way around. Make sense? Hopefully this little description will hold you over until I can make a video regarding this topic. Once again, great idea! I think I'll have to put this one toward the top of my idea list ;) Thanks for watching and commenting
Did you cut shorter the first petticoat layer?
Hi there! No, I didn’t cut any layer of the petticoat! That top crinoline layer starts out shorter than the one underneath. After I finished taking the tuck, it was still a bit shorter. The shape of the dress was fine with two crinoline layers that were *almost* the same length of each other, rather than greatly staggered in length. Did that answer your question? Please let me know if I didn’t understand ;) Thanks so much for watching!
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