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Give the steps in working out different ways of hem management

      

Give the steps in working out different ways of hem management

  

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Martin
a.Making small dart like pleats at regular intervals to control fullness of the hem

-mark hemline
-make a narrow turning about 0.5 cm wide from the raw edge

-pin and tack [with the seam ,CF& CB of skirt matching with those of the hem,pin&hem in position/vertically.
-make small dart like pleats between the pins at regular intervals to get rid of the fullness.
-pin and tack along the pleats [tack the whole hem flat]
-remove the pins, hem the edges of the pleats and then the hem
-remove tacking and press

b. Pre—Shrinking

For woolens, its best to shrink off the fullness in a hem instead of making the pleats [can be done by gathering the fullness using running stitches the press with a damp cloth until most of the fullness has been shrunk]
-Pressing should be done on the WS of fabric

c.Using a cross way strip or bias binding

-Mark the finished hem
-Trim away excess
-With the RS facing, hem turning ,pin , tack & machine the cross way strip to the turning
-Turn over work to the side, pin & tack the hem flat
-Slip hem all round
-Remove tacking & press

marto answered the question on April 23, 2019 at 05:28


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