Originally Posted by
Peckish
There is a way of hemming jeans that leaves the original hem intact, and the new seam is practically invisible. You have to have a good, heavy-duty machine to do it though, because it has to sew through the side seams. This is how I've been hemming my family's jeans for the last few years.
A written tute I found:
http://www.daciaray.com/?p=38
And here's a video tute, might be easier to follow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giOkJUcc2wg
I use my serger.
Peckish--Thank you for this link! I've heard of this method but have never seen how it was done. My husband needs his jeans hemmed and I've refused to do it. Next time he is gone for the day I'm going to try this on a pair and see if he notices anything different!
Mike's Girl -- I've been asked many times to do other peoples sewing and mending -- the answer is a firm NO. I then tell them that the local quilt shop has a list of people who will do alterations, etc. Hopefully you have those pesky jeans hemmed and out of your hair (or rather your sewing room)!