Originally Posted by blackberryhill1
I am mostly a lurker but now I need some advice. I recently purchased an evening pants outfit to wear to a wedding next weekend. The pants are 4 inches too long. Although I am an expereinced sewer, I have never sewn on georgette so am very apprehensive about cutting and hemming the pants. Are there tricks I should know about georgette? I think it might ravel - if so what to do etc. Should I hand stich the hem or can I machine stitch it? etc.
Thank you for any advice you can give me.
I made dresses for a chorus at the university out of georgette and would advise finishing the raw edge.I used a serger and then turned them up 1/4 inch and stitched by machine.