tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post3287305188009755616..comments2024-03-20T12:01:00.233+00:00Comments on Susie So So: How To Hem Your Jeans NicelySuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-46228007997142989302013-11-03T01:20:34.994+00:002013-11-03T01:20:34.994+00:00wow...You're good at this. I'm too stupid ...wow...You're good at this. I'm too stupid and lazy to do my own hemming. *head hangs low in shame*Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178495395875989190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-10986069009042635842013-09-26T10:53:06.767+01:002013-09-26T10:53:06.767+01:00Ok. You are on. I accept the challenge. Give me...Ok. You are on. I accept the challenge. Give me a few weeks though, no time to take it on right now. But I will do this. On and by the way, turning corners? Crazy easy. Fitted dress? Probably way harder ;)<br /><br />www.nomadicd.comNomadic D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303665587576888183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-3655093272425374162013-09-23T01:19:58.781+01:002013-09-23T01:19:58.781+01:00Oh I've actually wondered how they kept the or...Oh I've actually wondered how they kept the original hem! Saw this at an alteration place once. So clever! I have a pair of 34" Acne jeans that were sold out in my length and I've been putting up with wrinkly for a long time now. Might give this a go when I have some free time. I need to find an iron now. I replaced mine with a steamer, haha. Thanks for this Sue!<br /><br />steph / <a href="http://www.absolutely-fuzzy.com" rel="nofollow">absolutely-fuzzy.com</a>Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660924707697137751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-50485805722164254112013-09-22T22:16:13.603+01:002013-09-22T22:16:13.603+01:00Good one Claire. Yep a preliminary wash doesn'...Good one Claire. Yep a preliminary wash doesn't go amiss to eliminate shrinkage but I think I've been lucky so far.<br /><br />And £15 for a hem round your parts! Teach you to live in the posh part of Yorkshire.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-21735597293628700732013-09-22T22:10:55.927+01:002013-09-22T22:10:55.927+01:00Well I don't feel sorry for you at all you lon...Well I don't feel sorry for you at all you long legged monster. I would be celebrating if I had such an awful problem as long legs. <br /><br />And I will sort my basket out ... some time. I have a bathroom to paint first ... there are always more interesting things I can find to do. I am rather good at procrastinating.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-67452036023549938772013-09-22T22:08:00.607+01:002013-09-22T22:08:00.607+01:00My sister's were sewers and knitters and I kin...My sister's were sewers and knitters and I kind of learnt bits from them. I even used to crochet in the dinner queue in primary school - weird child that I was. You kind of pick bits up but I am a rather makeshift kind of crafty person. Just don't look too closely.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-28754977446633815392013-09-22T19:16:22.094+01:002013-09-22T19:16:22.094+01:00It's a brilliant post Sue.....I normally do my...It's a brilliant post Sue.....I normally do my own but was too lazy recently, cost me £15! I'll be doing it myself again . All I would add is always wash your jeans before altering, sometimes they do shrink a teeny bit, but that's me being picky!ClaireHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530420836779929061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-19065713695530834182013-09-21T22:39:05.722+01:002013-09-21T22:39:05.722+01:00I always wondered how to do that! I have the other...I always wondered how to do that! I have the other problem in that I struggle to get trousers long enough sometimes - I wonder if there is a reverse method to add a few inches on! My sewing basket was a right mess, but I took it into school and got two keen 10 year old girls to sort it out for me! ( we were doing sewing - it was jeans for genes day!)Applebypiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855394716808537583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-85948747490543751862013-09-21T09:46:48.355+01:002013-09-21T09:46:48.355+01:00Great post Sue!! I' rarely have to hem jeans b...Great post Sue!! I' rarely have to hem jeans but have a bargain pair in a 34" leg that I want to wear with flats so might just give this a go, even though I'm not much of a sewer. My mums brilliant so I've never has to learn!! XTreasuresnpleasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12532834978004018572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-18512248458312194832013-09-20T23:28:35.212+01:002013-09-20T23:28:35.212+01:00I think I'm one of those daft people who likes...I think I'm one of those daft people who likes a bit of a challenge. And this is one of the few bits of sewing I can actually do. I'd love to make a proper dress which is fitted to me and have a working zip and all that but that's just too much for my skills. I sew in one straight line and that's it. I don't turn corners and I don't do any fancy stuff on the machine. That's a tad too scary.<br /><br />If you have a spare pair of jeans, it's worth trying out for fun if nothing else. I challenge you :o)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-25523983391764635452013-09-20T23:26:06.317+01:002013-09-20T23:26:06.317+01:00I love the Gap skinny minis! They have been worth ...I love the Gap skinny minis! They have been worth their weight in salt this summer when jeans were just a bit too much to wear with the warm temperatures we've had. I usually get round a lot of jeans and chino type pants by doing normal turn ups but every now and then, I like to have normal length jeans.<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-32932567268927844962013-09-20T23:23:12.691+01:002013-09-20T23:23:12.691+01:00Hi Vicky. 25+ pairs. Hmm. Impressive. I wouldn'...Hi Vicky. 25+ pairs. Hmm. Impressive. I wouldn't like to have to hem 25 pairs of jeans. <br /><br />But blanket stitch is easy - well it is if you're not particularly meticulous like me (no one's going to see what it looks like inside your jeans anyway) :o)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-1028146227801984862013-09-20T09:57:36.192+01:002013-09-20T09:57:36.192+01:00You are such a handy genius! I always have origin...You are such a handy genius! I always have original hems done when I get my jeans altered, but usually I am too lazy to actually go to the tailor, so I end up with too-long jeans (always a problem I think, no matter how tall you are). Why oh why did I just assume original hems were something too complicated to attempt on my own? Especially when I see that you're doing it, so beautiful, BY HAND?! My mind is blown. I bow down. And I'm totally trying this myself this weekend. And I will totally blame you if I mess up my jeans. Just kidding. Kind of ;)<br /><br />www.nomadicd.comNomadic D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06303665587576888183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-17449579538168497172013-09-20T08:10:48.762+01:002013-09-20T08:10:48.762+01:00Oh my, that's useful! I have the same problem ...Oh my, that's useful! I have the same problem as you, even the shortest length of jeans could still need an extra few cm chopped off. I managed to sometimes get around it by buying supposedly ankle (or 7/8) length pants that end up just the right length for me (like the GAP skinny minis, that I just love and bought in 3 different colours haha).<br /><br />Anyway I'm way too busy to spend some time doing that, I'll rather spend 8€ having a seamstress take care of it, but thanks for the tips, I'll still do the measurements and ask to keep the original seam ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258704812525496584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-69888842878159077622013-09-20T05:28:12.987+01:002013-09-20T05:28:12.987+01:00I found your blog through another blog. Thanks for...I found your blog through another blog. Thanks for the instructions! Especially like how you did it w/o a sewing machine, I just need to google 'blanket stitch'. I've had some jeans hemmed this way and I only briefly wondered how this was done, it does seem simple as you suggest. I'll try this with my nxt pair of jeans, which sadly won't be anytime soon as I think I'm at 25+ pairs, yikes!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199191530462712878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-79975161459252334522013-09-19T22:08:53.418+01:002013-09-19T22:08:53.418+01:00Anne - you surprise me. I had you down as an all s...Anne - you surprise me. I had you down as an all singing all dancing, baking, decorating and sewing goddess. My illusions have been shattered.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-43389099263771357362013-09-19T22:06:48.339+01:002013-09-19T22:06:48.339+01:00Surely not Jane - you look like you have no proble...Surely not Jane - you look like you have no problems with your jeans!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-66236525083982889492013-09-19T22:05:56.267+01:002013-09-19T22:05:56.267+01:00That's okay, I don't mind if you want to b...That's okay, I don't mind if you want to bow down and worship at my awesomeness :o) Anytime.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-90883463793823243212013-09-19T22:01:01.898+01:002013-09-19T22:01:01.898+01:00Great tutorial Sue but I am useless at sewing, so ...Great tutorial Sue but I am useless at sewing, so I doubt mine would turn out like yours!<br />~AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08880262134359731178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-18709137946493540242013-09-19T11:19:45.144+01:002013-09-19T11:19:45.144+01:00Great post Sue, I'll definitely be referring t...Great post Sue, I'll definitely be referring to this in the future xMy Midlife Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917460143752589855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-36636961514284478952013-09-19T11:08:56.874+01:002013-09-19T11:08:56.874+01:00I know you say anyone can do this, but truly I can...I know you say anyone can do this, but truly I can't. I'm the person who takes the husbands' shirts to the tailor to have buttons sewn on if they fall out. Sewing just scares me ... I'm unbelievably useless at it. So I'll continue to subsidise my tailor's income and remain in awe that you can take up your own jeans!The Flaky Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581205508833966690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-83129431616936070312013-09-19T09:51:55.667+01:002013-09-19T09:51:55.667+01:00Back to basics - nothing like a bit of trading goi...Back to basics - nothing like a bit of trading going on. So much cheaper.<br /><br />Right, the ballet flats. These are Massimo Dutti ones which I picked up in the sale this summer for about £17. They are navy leather and they were believe it or not from the childrens section. I took one look at them and thought, that vamp looks high enough to cover all toe cleavage and I was right. Toe cleavage is the bane of my life when shopping for ballet pumps and most shoes in general. I have to admit I was pretty chuffed and they didn't look childish at all when they arrived. Some children's shoes do still retain that childish look even when they are made in bigger sizes but they have more styles in MD this season but I'm not sure the vamp is cut quite as high. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-63583626000434877722013-09-19T09:44:34.038+01:002013-09-19T09:44:34.038+01:00That's reason enough I know for sorting it out...That's reason enough I know for sorting it out but sometimes I just take a look at something and think "tomorrow".<br /><br />Lazy I am.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656222741423910557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-10652883666456369542013-09-19T09:14:26.803+01:002013-09-19T09:14:26.803+01:00Ok I have to ask about your ballet flats. (Yes I ...Ok I have to ask about your ballet flats. (Yes I also loved the tutorial, but having a seamstress who lives RIGHT next door makes me soooo lazy to do by myself plus we do trades, my baking for her sewing!) Anyhow, love your flats because they have NO toe cleavage. Can you tell me what brand? thanks! BecaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440101645511267121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6530322011980194624.post-52797973396428268942013-09-19T08:50:55.413+01:002013-09-19T08:50:55.413+01:00Great tutorial thank you,I would have to sort that...Great tutorial thank you,I would have to sort that sewing box out, mine does get like that every now and then and it is so frustrating whern you can't find anything, also dangerous, how many times have you pricked your finger, I know I have. x DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com