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French and flat felled seams

Countries such as India and Indonesia produce a lot of garments that are French seamed or Flat felled seamed. From what I understand it is mainly because the company producing the garments either contracts out the work to seamstresses/machinists who do not have over lockers, or they don’t have over lockers in their factories. I have seen documentaries where villages in remote areas use the old Treadle machines because they do not have electricity. Technology [...]

2015-12-28T10:54:23+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Jeans, Seams|Tags: Jeans have french seams|Comments Off

Stanley knife blade to unpick thick jean hem

If you have to unpick jean hems, you might like to try using a Stanley Knife blade. They are very sharp. Practice on old fabric first. Slide the blade into the stitching and cut a few stitches. Then slide the blade along the stitching towards you. I lean on a counter and place a small section of the hem in between myself and the counter so it is secured. Then with my left hand I [...]

2016-10-21T10:18:50+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Hems, Jeans|Tags: jean genie, jeans hem, slicing hems|Comments Off

Euro hem on jeans or what is called original finish

There are a number of ways to put the original finished hem back onto jeans, and you can do it using your domestic sewing machine. My book Clothing Alteration Secrets Revealed covers one of the techniques, but there are other methods, depending on what the existing hem looks like. The two I cover in the book are both called Original Finish or Euro Hem. One is to cut the existing hem above the stitched section [...]

2016-10-21T10:18:50+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Jeans|Tags: euro hem on jeans, original finish on jeans|Comments Off

Ways to make your tummy flatter in pants or jeans

If you have pants with a zipper in the front, you can sew some firm fabric across the front to firm up your tummy. Join the fabric on both front panels at the side seams, facing or band and onto the side of the zip flap. The fabric should be a little lower than the zipper, but the final length will be determined by your body shape. We all have different lengths from our waist to the [...]

2013-10-20T21:32:53+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Jeans, Trousers|Tags: flatten tummy on jeans, jeans, slim fit at waist on jeans|Comments Off

Replace jean stud with button

Studs can look great, but they do tend to fall out or break. Carefully take the stud off and put a piece of fabric behind the hole and bond and darn. If you have been able to get the stud out without creating too much of a hole, you can put a buttonhole on the top section, and nice buttons that look like studs. There is a heavy fabric you can buy with iron on [...]

2016-10-21T10:18:51+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Jeans, Repairs|Tags: replace stud in jeans|Comments Off