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Ingrid
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Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jan 10 2011 :  11:58:40 AM  Show Profile
I am stumped. I have been asked about whether I can sew a european hem for someone on their dress pants. I don't know what that is. I googled but I haven't found any specific instruction that makes sense to me. Can anyone help. Thanks

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pinkroses
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Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 10 2011 :  11:59:38 AM  Show Profile
Gee, I have never , ever heard of that before.
I have sewn for years too.
Hope you find it soon. hugs sheila

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RaspberryBee
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Karen
Montrose Michigan
USA
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Posted - Jan 10 2011 :  12:15:54 PM  Show Profile
I typed European hem into Metacrawler and ALL kinds of instruction pages came up. It appears to be something to shorten the length of jeans/pants without it looking like you did. Here are just a couple :-)

http://www.daciaray.com/?p=38

http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Sew-an-Original-HemEuro-or-Tricky-Hem-on-Jeans

http://www.ehow.com/how_2305591_reattach-original-jeans-hem.html



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Edited by - RaspberryBee on Jan 11 2011 05:57:52 AM
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dutchy
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Posted - Jan 11 2011 :  12:24:05 AM  Show Profile
Maybe they mean a FRENCH seam??

http://www.sewneau.com/how.to/french.seam.html

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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl

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Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jan 11 2011 :  08:13:12 AM  Show Profile
Thanks ladies. I will check these sites out. Marian I think you are right that its maybe called a french seam. I know how to do the french seam so now I will check with the client that asked me and see if that is what she is looking for.

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AmethystRose
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Rosemary
Huntingdon PA
USA
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Posted - Jan 11 2011 :  08:34:41 AM  Show Profile
Thanks for the links, Karen. I hadn't heard of the term before, either. It's not really a hem, it's a tuck on the inside that is trimmed away. After several washings, the raw edges will fray. It looks like a second class method with a fancy sounding name.
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