Sewing With The Gliding Foot; Shortening The Leg Length Of Jeans - Toyota SUPER JEANS Serie Manual De Instrucciones

Sewing with the
gliding foot
■ Shortening the leg length of
Jeans
1
Try on the jeans, mark the new hemline and
turn up the jeans, right side to right side.
2
Measure 4cm up from the hemline and draw a
line with a suitable marker.
4cm
3
Turn jeans through to wrong side. Cut along the
4cm line.
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4
Turn up a fold 2cm wide. Press the fold line.
Turn the fold over again for 2cm. Press in place.
2cm
1
New hemline
1
Wrong side
1
Tip: if the inside leg seam is very bulky, trim
away the seam allowance on the first 2cm fold.
5
Steam press the side seam area.
Tip: if the side seam area is very bulky, bang it
with wooden hammer, etc. to flatten the seam.
6
Remove the extension table (accessory box).
Pull the jeans hem over the free arm as shown
in the diagram.
7
Start sewing the hem 2cm away from the inside
leg seam.
Sew around the jeans hem. Secure the
beginning and end with a few reverse stitches.
1
2cm
CAUTION
●
Do not do reverse sewing over the
jeans seams. Doing so could break
the needle and cause an injury.
2
1
First fold line
1
2 Second fold line
1 Start sewing from
here.
3
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