Last month in this year’s Basic Sewing Skills series, I showed you how to make a machine-stitched hem, for example on a pair of trousers . You can see the post here . This is about stitching a hem by hand – very useful if you haven’t got a sewing-machine available, if you want toContinueContinue reading “How to do a hand-stitched hem”
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How to renew the elastic in a waistband
This is another ‘Basic Sewing Skills’ post designed to help you mend rather than throw away garments. The elastic in these pyjama trousers had lost some of its elasticity and needed to be renewed. Other reasons for changing the elastic include needing to make the trousers tighter or looser. This post shows you how toContinueContinue reading “How to renew the elastic in a waistband”
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