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  • How-to Hem, Make Workshop, SodaFine, Janome Contest - ThreadHeads

    POSTED BY ROB CZAR, MAY 30 2008 11:15 AM | PERMALINK

    Come hang out at the Make Workshop this week with threadheads for a crucial Sewing Tips 101 plus a tour of the Brooklyns own Sodafine DIY clothing store.

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  • How to do a Blind Hem Stitch on your Sewing Machine

    POSTED BY SARA FRANKLIN, MAY 30 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    Thanks to the Diana Rupp of Make Workshop! Check out her book Sew Everything Workshop! To see this tutorial in live action, check out the Threadheads video.

     

     

    This is the go-to hem for anything more formal where you don't want to be able to see a line of stitching on the bottom. It is called a blind hem for obvious reasons -- you can't see the hem! Amazing! And professional! To do this, you need to have a blind hem foot for your sewing machine.

    1. Turn back the raw edge to the wrong...

  • Viewer Submission: Tracey Vibert (How to hem a pair of pants)

    POSTED BY , JUNE 13 2007 05:47 PM | PERMALINK

    Hey Thread Heads,

    You might remember Tracey from ThreadHeads Episode 7: New York fashion. What we didn't tell you is that she sent in another video on how to hem a pair of pants. This is a great bit of knowledge, especially for myself, since I have to hem almost all of my dress pants (and some of you may be able to relate). Hey, it looks much easier than it is because you gotta get the measurements exactly right or else you'll end up with one pant longer than the other.

    So many thanks to Tracey from...