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From: AndreaSews
Date: 09-24-2006, 07:20 PM (1 of 6)
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My Goodness, but they wiggle so much!!! I remember my mom getting a little aggravated while I stood on a kitchen chair and she marked a hem on a new dress. I tried so hard to stay still, but I was excited and I liked to bend down and look at what she was doing. For most of my little girl dresses, I mark the hem by measuring in one spot how far down I want it to go, and then I just take the whole thing up that same amount. It does the trick for casual wear. I'm doing a formal wear piece right now, and it has been a joy to do, from beginning to...well, wherever I am now. And then i had my husband help me to get DD to cooperate for the hem fitting. I had him reading to her, had things in her hands, then NO things in her hands, then a full length nirror, then close her eyes and sing Happy Birthday...you name it! I think she was doing yoga. Well, the hem is marked, for better or for worse. And on Saturday, jagged hem or even, she'll sprinkle flower petals around and the bride and groom will be married, for better or for worse. I guess you just have to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.... Huh. I should share that with the bride and groom!
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: Sandragam
Date: 09-25-2006, 12:13 AM (2 of 6)
| Oh, how true! It is a major chore just to measure my little granddaughter's waist!!! I cannot imagine having her stand still long enough for me to measure a hem! |
User: Sandragam
Member since: 06-21-2006 Total posts: 13 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 09-26-2006, 07:48 PM (3 of 6)
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I have just stuck one pin in at the length I want the outfit, then held my tongue between my teeth and said a quick prayer as I tack the hem up and sew it. So far this method has worked, and I don't have to try to pin up a hem on a wiggly 1 year old! They seem to be able to hold still enough for 1 pin
Laura
Tickled pink with my Innovis 4000D |
User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: BeckyW
Date: 09-26-2006, 09:01 PM (4 of 6)
| I have not tried this, so this is just a thought. How about using a chalkline like they sell at the hardware store. I would try white chalk in it, rather than the blue. You could just hold the line level. I have heard people suggest putting a couple of nails in the door frame and winding the chalkline around the nails and then just brushing up against the chalkline while wearing the dress to transfer the chalk to the fabric. Turn and repeat. I just hate to put so many nailholes in my doorway. Maybe in the garage. |
User: BeckyW
Member since: 12-25-2004 Total posts: 24 |
From: esrun3
Date: 09-27-2006, 10:45 AM (5 of 6)
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I have just stuck one pin in at the length I want the outfit, then held my tongue between my teeth and said a quick prayer as I tack the hem up and sew it. So far this method has worked, and I don't have to try to pin up a hem on a wiggly 1 year old! They seem to be able to hold still enough for 1 pin that's pretty much what I do with my grandkids-that is, assuming you can get them to try the outfit on and take it off again! LOL Lyn
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User: esrun3
Member since: 12-02-2004 Total posts: 2345 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 09-27-2006, 01:58 PM (6 of 6)
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Laura, I love your method! The hem was all pin-marked by the time I posted this weekend. The dress is done, and it is making me so happy to look at it! I haven't pressed it yet. She'll wear it at the wedding Saturday, and then I'll come home and post some pics. 
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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