Do you hem your jeans with the original hem?

[mello_yello_jen]

the top one was done by Neiman's (sandwich) and the bottom I did myself (via "fold" method)

 

[mello_yello_jen]

here's closeups of the sandwich method.... you cant tell at all!!

 

[mello_yello_jen]

and the easy-peasy, fold and stitch (wouldve looked better if i ironed it btw)

 

[spylove22]

Wow, Jen, those look GREAT!!!
Thanks for all the pics!

 

[spylove22]

The fold method looks amazing, how do you do that?

 

[mello_yello_jen]

^ you're very welcome spylove!! I learned the fold method through this website (it's a word document so it'll ask you to download/open the file, perfectly safe, not a virus, i promise!) the website uses a sewing machine but I did my jeans by hand since i didnt have a sewing machine handy. let me know if you have any questions, in case I forget to check this thread, you can always PM me

some people dont like the fold method because of the extra material on the inside but I dont mind it. plus if you get taller, the hem can always be undone and the length can be adjusted.

 

[spylove22]

^ you're very welcome spylove!! I learned the fold method through this website (it's a word document so it'll ask you to download/open the file, perfectly safe, not a virus, i promise!) the website uses a sewing machine but I did my jeans by hand since i didnt have a sewing machine handy. let me know if you have any questions, in case I forget to check this thread, you can always PM me

some people dont like the fold method because of the extra material on the inside but I dont mind it. plus if you get taller, the hem can always be undone and the length can be adjusted.

Jen, thanks for the info! You did an awesome job, I've spent so much $ on tailoring, etc, and yours is way better than the pros!

 

[lv-lover]

I meant the style of hem is different.


I'm going to try to upload some pics.

Oooh. Sorry, I misunderstood.

 

[loverundercover]

original hems on my paige lc alps jeans and i always, always ask for original hems. just makes me feel better and my tailor only charges about $4 to do this

 

[loverundercover]

ps. jen, the jeans you hemmed yourself look fabuolous!!!

 

[mooks]

I get my tailor to reattach the original hem and looking at the pics I'm guessing he does the sandwich method too as you can't even tell they were ever hemmed even from the inside

 

[spylove22]

I tried it yesterday myself, it's really easy to do and it only takes a couple of minutes! My tailor charges $18!

 

[pisdapisda79]

My tailor charges way to too much to hem my jeans, I would like to try the fold method but I don't understand, so you don't need to cut any material, right?

 

[gemruby41]

All this information is so great!

 

[toiletduck]

I ALWAYS hem them with the original. Looks weird if I don't, IMHO.