ever done your own hem?

[Dick Danger]

What did it look like after a few weeks?

 

[sbbbjm]

yes, successfully, on predistressed jeans. i shortened them with the orginal hem and they look just fine and as good as any tailor job.

i tried to hem my APC's but the denim was too thick and stiff for my machine to handle. i ended up breaking 3 needles! so off to the tailor they went. they came out fine and after the wash the roping affect was still there like it always should be

 

[Dick Danger]

Did it start to come apart after awhile? This is what's going on right now.

I'm wondering if I should have done a double fold at the bottom. All I did with these was cut fold over and sew.

 

[Max]

Nah, that looks fine. The fabric was going to wear out no matter what.

 

[Dick Danger]

yah, but I was hoping it would last longer than 50 days

 

[wild style]

How'd they get so dirty?

 

[Dick Danger]

I wear 'em to work every day.

 

[Max]

The wear is more a function of the length than of your sewing chops. If you weren't walking on them, they wouldn't get messed up.

 

[a tailor]

max is right. all you have to do is shorten them enough to hide the wear.

 

[quid]

Originally Posted by sbbbjm

yes, successfully, on predistressed jeans. i shortened them with the orginal hem and they look just fine and as good as any tailor job.

i tried to hem my APC's but the denim was too thick and stiff for my machine to handle. i ended up breaking 3 needles! so off to the tailor they went. they came out fine and after the wash the roping affect was still there like it always should be

since this was brought up, i've always wondered what it meant to use the original hem.

 

[dk7m]

Originally Posted by quid

since this was brought up, i've always wondered what it meant to use the original hem.

Usually it's to hem jeans that have been distressed. Here's a link to how it's often done http://daciaray.com/?p=38

 

[Dick Danger]

Originally Posted by dk7m

http://daciaray.com/?p=38



Damn, I'm gonna try that next time. Thanks for the link.

 

[quid]

Originally Posted by dk7m

Usually it's to hem jeans that have been distressed. Here's a link to how it's often done

http://daciaray.com/?p=38


got it, thanks for the link!!