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Raw Hem Tutorial

November 2, 2016

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Last week I posted that I did this to some of my pants on my Instagram stories and I immediately got some messages from my friends asking how I did it! It is very easy and it looks better than sewing the hem at home, I never get it to look like the way they come from the store. I learned you need a thicker thread, and I don't know why, I never sew it straight and it drives me a little crazy. So I needed to find another way, because seriously, who has the time (and money) to go tailor every single pant you own. Not me! So if you are a #shorty like me and don't have a sewing machine, this is a great solution.

I decided to make a short video to showing the trick for making this hems, I am aware that the video is not perfect, but I recorded it fast. Make sure you have small scissors to be able to pull the threads easily. I tried first with my huge sewing scissors and it was a bit frustrating.

Things to consider:

  • Measure the length of how short you like them (I like them to go around my ankle). Cut it 1 cm longer, since the raw hem will make them shorter at the end.
  • Make sure you have a smaller scissor to help you pull the threads of the hem.
  • You can stop pulling threads when you have about 1cm of raw hem.
  • The texture of the raw hem will change when you wash them.

ESPAÑOL

El otro día colgue una foto en Instagram Stories que hice esto (foto de arriba) en algunos de los bajos de mis pantalones y como algunas amigas me escribieron para saber como lo hice, decidí hacer un mini video tutorial. Es muy fácil, lleva un poco de tiempo, pero decidí hacerlo porque siempre tengo que retocar los bajos de todos los pantalones que compro y nunca me quedaban como en las tiendas. Primero porque se necesita un hilo mas grueso (y yo no lo sabia), y segundo porque nose porque nunca me quedan rectos. Así que decidí hacer esto, ya que no tengo ni el tiempo ni el dinero para retocar cada pantalón que me compro. Así que si eres como yo (así un pelín más cortita de lo normal), esta es una gran solución y la verdad que queda muy bien!

Cosas a considerar:

  • Mide lo largo que quieres el bajo del pantalón (a mi me gusta por el tobillo), y deja un centímetro más! Piensa que al deshilachar el bajo, el pantalón va a quedar un poco mas corto.
  • Aseguraros de tener unas tijeras más o menos pequeñas y con la punta un poco afilada, para que sea más fácil sacar hilos.
  • Cuando creáis que ha tenéis como 1 cm más o menos de bajo deshilachado paráis, y así se quedan.
  • Cuando los lavéis van a cambiar de textura (como en la foto).

Aviso que el vídeo no es perfecto, pero creo que da una idea general de como se hace. Escribirme o dejar un comentario si no queda claro o tenéis alguna duda!

Raw Hem on Jeans Tutorial by Elisenda Llaurado


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