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Posted by BEI Design on April 13, 2007, 2:26 pm
val189 wrote:
> HI -
> May a newbie intrude here?
> I bought slacks which are a tad too short
> (as in, what's petite mean these days?)
If by "tad" you mean a bit less then the depth of the *current*
hem, you could let down the hem and face it, thus salvaging the
full-length slacks. However, if by "tad" you mean "several
inches", then sure, there is nothing which would stop you from
establishing a new length, allowing for a new hem, and whacking
them off. Just be sure you leave about the same (or more) as the
current hem depth in the slacks for the new hem. If the pants
taper, you may have to flare the seams in the hem allowance.
> and dream of converting them into capris.
> Anything I should know, like it's a waste of time....i.e.
> there's something in teh cut of the slacks which will
> prevent a successful conversion?
> The legs are slightly tapered. Or maybe I should just
> turn 'em into mid thigh shorts..
Ok, for tapered legs, mark the finished length, mark a hem depth
(somewhere between 1" and 1 1/2" probably), then establish the
*finished length* at the inseam and side seam (on the wrong
side), and starting at the *finished* length, sew a new seam,
flaring the stitching out toward the cut edge at the *bottom* of
the hem. This should allow enough width in the bottom of the hem
to match the width of the capris at the same area above the
finished length. It would be advisable to either serge or whip
stitch the new raw edges of the hem. Remove the original seam
stitches in the hem allowance, press the seam open (or to one
side, whichever way the original seams were handled), turn up the
hem and press, and sew, either by hand or topstitch with your
machine.
> I am not good at sewing - I own a machine
> for rehemming and making stuff like curtains.
>
> thanks for any tips.
HTH, Good luck,
Beverly
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