Originally Posted by mpeters1200
Originally Posted by Weedwoman
It's easy once you get into it. When repairing a double seam, I always open the inseam seam a long ways so I can get to the side seam easily. Do the repairs to the outer double seam (you can even get regular jeans thread that is the thicker matching golden color) put the jeans thread as your top thread and a thinner matching color ini the bobbin and your 66 wil just sew it like butter. Once you have the double seam done you can put reg thread back in machine and sew up the inseam and you are done. It's quite rewarding once you get the hang of it. My husband is a great thrift shop shopper and he brought me home jeans to alter, repair and shorten for our grandson and for 50 cents a pair for levis that looked nearly new I feel gratified saving my grandson money for new jeans. Just dive in and go for it. I used the same method for patching knees, open inseam so you have lots of room then close it back up when done. Hope this helps.
I've copied and pasted your response and emailed it to myself. I'm going to see about doing this this weekend. And then, to double check, when I close the inseam, I'm closing it inside out to make sure the seam is on the the inside? Also, the inseam is the seam on the inner part of the leg right?
Yes, when you are finished doing the flat seam, turn the leg inside out so you can put right sides of fabric facing then sew your seam. I like to either zz the edges or at least sew another seam close to the edge to help prevent raveling.