I put my gown on and see where the skirt is touching the floor and put a pin there. If I need to I'll step on it to create a fold so when I bend over to pin I know where the pin goes. Then I straighten and check that the pin is in the place that I want it to be. I keep doing that until I have the whole of the hem marked. This way if you need extra in the back or front, depending on where your curves are, this is automatically determined.
alex On Feb 1, 2008 5:02 AM, Claire Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I've finally decided I need to do something about my appalling hems. > I'm talking about getting them level, not actually sewing them. Especially > on dresses with large volumes of skirt (I'm rather fond of large volumes of > skirt) that are floor length or longer. For instance, houppelandes or > cotehardies with 6m or more hems. > -- "I'm buying this fabric/book now in case I have an emergency...you know, having to suddenly make presents for everyone, sickness,flood, injury, mosquito infestations, not enough silk in the house, it's Friday..." ;) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
