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Sewing For Dummies
Please tell me if there is a machine to do just plain straight stiches for
doing dungarees and pants and adding patches. I am a "single Dad" with growing kids who need hemming all the time. My own jeans too. I have an old Singer machine but it does not seem strong enough to go through the tough material. The "foot" does not go high enough. Sincerely, Jerry |
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Here are a couple of hints for hemming jeans with the machine you already
have: Get a "hump jumper" tool (type that into your favorite search engine) or use something similar to level the presser foot as it goes over the thickest parts of jeans' hems. It makes a world of difference, I promise. Also, when you get to those super thick parts, turn the wheel by hand for a few stitches. Be sure to use a size 16 or 18 needle. Also, after you fold up the hem, take a hammer (no kidding) and whack it a couple of times right on the seams. Flattens them out for a few minutes while you sew the hem. "Jerry Ingerski" wrote in message m... Please tell me if there is a machine to do just plain straight stiches for doing dungarees and pants and adding patches. I am a "single Dad" with growing kids who need hemming all the time. My own jeans too. I have an old Singer machine but it does not seem strong enough to go through the tough material. The "foot" does not go high enough. Sincerely, Jerry |
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