Shorten the costumes

Shorten the costumes

Instructions

1
Try the jacket or pants, depending on what clothing you would like to shorten. Mark the desired length of the sleeve or pants leg with a straight pin or a safety pin. It may be useful to have someone else mark measures, because it can be difficult to do it yourself if you wear the garment.

2
Remove the pants or jacket and put the garment in reverse. Delete the original hem using a seam Ripper. Snip stray threads using scissors. Do not cut the points that are part of the edge of the finished fabric.

3
Measure the length of the edge of the fabric to the PIN that is marking the desired length, using a tape measure. Mark the hem of shirt or pants with the tailor chalk every inch around the tissue for a hem likewise. Remove the PIN.

4
Fold the fabric once entering on the chalk line to prepare for the hem at the level of the fold of iron. Place a cloth on the costume before ironing, to protect tissue against water, stains or burns caused by iron: iron with a cloth also prevents the fabric to an unwanted shine. Fabric iron carefully at the level of the fold using a low setting of cotton and a higher temperature for the wool setting. Repeat on the other leg shirt or pants.

5
Note If the length of the edge of the fabric to be ironed hem is greater by 1 1/2 inches. If so, the excess fabric should be cut. Using a measuring tape, measure 1 1/2 inches of the ironed hem and mark the fabric folded with of tailor's chalk. Repeat the measurement and mark every inch around the shirt or pants leg. To prevent the fabric from unravelling, use pinking shears to cut the excess fabric on the chalk line. If you use straight scissors, apply the sealant liquid seam at the raw edge of the fabric to prevent fraying and allow to dry. Repeat on the other leg shirt or pants.

6
Thread a needle with a single thread that is 18 inches long. Tie wire 1/2 inch of its end keep the jacket or pants backwards. You will be sewing the hems of the sleeves or pants by hand, using a blind spot that produces points that are visible only on one side of the garment.

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Start the first St on one side seam of the sleeve or pant leg. Hold the needle threaded under the folded hem. Insert the needle 1/8 inch from the edge of the fabric. Pull the needle and thread through the folded fabric. Insert the tip of the needle into the sleeve or pant leg 1/8 inch above the edge of the folded fabric. With the tip of the needle, take 1/16 to 1/8 inch of the shirt or pants leg. Pull the thread through the folded fabric, 1/8 inch from the edge of the fabric.

8
Continue the blind spots to complete the hem. Hand-stitched the first point and the last stitch sewn by hand to meet on the side seam. When you're done, double knot the thread, and then cut the excess thread.
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