Stitch Winter 2012 Extra: Face Your Hem for a Designer Edge

re: Stitch Winter 2012 Extra: Face Your Hem for a Designer Edge

HilaryB4 — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:51:00 GMT

This technique works well for a straight or mostly straight skirt, but the real beauty of a faced hem is when there is a flare in the skirt. For this facing, you need to trim off the hem on the bottom of the pattern LEAVING A SEAM ALLOWANCE. Lay the bottom of the skirt on pattern paper and trace off the curve of the hem including the side and/or princess seams. Measure UP from the curve evenly all the way along the curve the depth of the hem PLUS seam allowance. This is now a pattern for a flared skirt with the curved shape built in.

Where is a picture? One is worth all those words!!

re: Stitch Winter 2012 Extra: Face Your Hem for a Designer Edge

AmberStitch — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:28:56 GMT

Thanks Gloria. I've been working on improving my images! Hopefully these work! The faced hem is so easy and pretty.

re: Stitch Winter 2012 Extra: Face Your Hem for a Designer Edge

Gloria E — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:25:34 GMT

Great tip and tut! Thank you!!