I know many a maker that will deny they mend or hem pants. I won't say that. What I will say is that I only mend for two people. The two people who live in my house. If you don't live here, don't even ask.
I'm sharing this project more to give you a quick review of the
Juki TL-2010Q which I used for this project. Anyone that has tried to hem jeans on a cheap, plastic, domestic machine can tell you it is no simple task.
I only needed to shorten my jeans by about 1.5". First, I trimmed off the existing hem with my
Fiskars 8-inch scissors. These are the titanium coated scissors and they are great.
I didn't want to muck about with fraying of the bottom edge, so I took a couple minutes to clean up the edge with the serger.
I pressed a double hem and threaded the machine with some blue thread. I used
Superior Threads Omni for the top thread.
Here is a close-up of the top stitching. The
Juki TL-2010Q didn't even hesitate going over the bulky side seams. With any cheap, plastic, domestic sewing machine you might have to slow down over those areas to make sure you didn't break a needle, or bog down the motor. The Juki didn't miss a beat. Great job!
Start to finish: 30 minutes. Worth my time to keep from walking on the hem of my pants.
Tools (affiliate links):BLACK+DECKER Vitessa Advanced Steam IronFiskars 8-inch scissorsJuki TL-2010Q
Good job! Sewing jeans on a machine, especially through layers is difficult. Glad your machine is up to the task.
ReplyDeleteI know how difficult it can be to sew jeans on a machine. Looks like you did a great job!
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