I am a quilter too, but I also could be considered a seamstress. HOWEVER, when it comes to hemming pants, you did a very polite thing by offering to teach her (you're a better woman than I am) and when she didn't accept the offer you told her, politely, where she could get the non-sewer's tape. Enough said. I absolutely HATE HEMMING PANTS, have had to do it for my husband, then my two kids and sometimes my MIL, but I do so very reluctantly. I would rather sew a complete garment than hem pants. Do I sound like I hate hemming pants? Yeah, I do. lol