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post #26 of 59
5/29/06 at 9:01pm
They look so profesh! Nice job!

You'll never have to spend $$$ at the tailor again! Yay!
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post #27 of 59
5/29/06 at 9:07pm
^^
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post #28 of 59
5/29/06 at 9:11pm
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Originally Posted by lsammygirl
^^
that was to DH...
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post #29 of 59
5/29/06 at 9:25pm
Thread Starter 
heheheh, yes, I got that one, lol.
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post #30 of 59
5/29/06 at 10:56pm
wow with all the money you will save you could buy an extra pair of jeans!!! fabulous job
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post #31 of 59
5/29/06 at 11:00pm
whoa.. how do you do this?
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post #32 of 59
5/29/06 at 11:13pm
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Originally Posted by monotreme
whoa.. how do you do this?
yeah!! what kind of sewing machine do you need??
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post #33 of 59
5/29/06 at 11:50pm
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Originally Posted by watnxt
lizm75, you do all your jeans yourself??
I hem all my jeans myself (I'm obviously not lizm75...). But I've never taken a pair of jeans to get hemmed lengthwise proffesionally. I'm scared they'd hem it the regular way. I got my sewing machine working about 2 weeks ago (not exactly sure why it wasn't working, probably the way I threaded the bobbin), and I've hemmed so many jeans. I don't even want to see another pair of jeans that needs to be hemmed. (But I only hemmed my TRS, and like 2 pairs of sevens)
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Originally Posted by monotreme
whoa.. how do you do this?
yeah!! what kind of sewing machine do you need??
I personally use a regualr sewing machine. Nothing fancy. I use the brand brother. I've had it for about a year and a half, 2 years.

Oh yeah, watnxt, you did a good job!
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post #34 of 59
5/30/06 at 12:02am
You did a fantastic job with your Lilys! How long did it take you? Is it harder to work with flares than bootcuts? Sorry for all the questions; I still haven't mastered hemming my own jeans yet.
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post #35 of 59
5/30/06 at 5:34am
watnxt, do you want to hem my jeans ??? they look awesome. i need to pull out the old sewin' machine.
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post #36 of 59
5/30/06 at 8:22am
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Sure, send em my way, lol. I just use a regular machine, actually a cheap ol singer, lol. Wish I had a surger would make it so much easier. I used a stitch kinda like a zig zag but had an edge to it for the finishing the inside. I have a cutting wheel so used that to cut right along the stitching after sewing. I would say it took me, 30 mins or less from start of marking to finish. Not exactly sure. Not sure about the flares yet. I would think it depended on how much you had to take off. I did it after reading the glueing method and went from there. The difference from my first attempt and second and then final is how close I sewed to the origional stitching. Seems to make all the difference. I am still obsessing about it, wondering if I could have done better. UUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! OCD!!!!
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post #37 of 59
5/30/06 at 8:23am
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OH, and thank you all very much. Makes me feel better!!
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post #38 of 59
5/30/06 at 9:02am
Those look great Good job!
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post #39 of 59
5/30/06 at 9:54am
Most of my jeans are flared =( I need someone to try it out first before I give it a shot hehehe. I don't have anything to practice on =(
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post #40 of 59
5/30/06 at 10:07am
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One good thing about the sewing. Its all sewed before you cut. So if you don't like it take it out, then no harm done!!
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post #41 of 59
5/30/06 at 12:39pm
I have to tell they lady who does my alterations about this type of hem! It looks awesome. So much better then the alternative of just cutting them and hemming them!
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post #42 of 59
5/31/06 at 2:44am
They look fabulous.

What colour thread did you use? Navy blue?
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post #43 of 59
5/31/06 at 6:40am
They look great!!! If I need hemming done I'll drop you a PM. At least we're within driving distance LOL
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post #44 of 59
5/31/06 at 8:59am
Thread Starter 
Yes I used a dark blue almost Navy
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post #45 of 59
6/3/06 at 5:55pm
I want to try to hem on a pair of Dojo but i'm afriad...I guess it doesn't matter how big the hem it, it should work the same.
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post #46 of 59
6/3/06 at 6:00pm
Yay! I found this post about hemming http://www.geocities.com/kyootiiee/H...nsLikeaPro.doc

I remember someone posting it a long time ago.
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post #47 of 59
6/3/06 at 8:00pm
Wow they look GREAT!!! Especially the Lily sigs. I wish I could sew!
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post #48 of 59
6/3/06 at 8:06pm
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Originally Posted by summersweetie021
watnxt those look great! i wish i could do that to my jeans, but i'm too afraid, so off to the tailor they go

yea i hear you.


watnxt they really dooo look AMAZING. this was the first time you ever tried to hem?? [well the first pair] that's so impressive!
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post #49 of 59
6/3/06 at 8:25pm
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Thanks!!!
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post #50 of 59
6/3/06 at 8:56pm
AWESOME job. I get charged 16 bucks for original hem, so not only do i break myself buying jeans, i have to dig deeper to tailor em.

Did you teach yourself?
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