I have a love/hate relationship with learning new things. Recently my pastor and his son were both able to buy 4 new suits. I told them not to have alterations done at the store...I would do them for free. I had never hemmed men's suit jacket sleeves, let alone 8 jackets' worth. Have you?
So I did what any modern woman would do...I Googled it. There were not many to choose from. One had only music (no monologue) but had great pictures. Now that I've actually done a jacket, I can understand the video, but a lot of good that did before I found a good tutorial.
My first sleeve (not jacket...just a solitary sleeve) took 2 hours. Yes, TWO hours. The second only took ONE. It is a tedious process. But I have always enjoyed meticulous sewing.
Here is the tutorial in case someone else has need. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4iXe-wPTRo&list=PL_V_VTfLL4dxPOrBtn6J2D4FcDekbGiTX
One reason it took so long the first time was that I had to keep watching the video to make sure I had all the steps in order. Never had to look at it for the second one. I hope to do the other 3 jackets early this coming week...before I forget what to do! I also want to make sure this length is perfect before beginning the process on the others.
3 comments:
Enjoy that hand work...I know you do such great work, much better than the alteration place!
Isn't it amazing what you can find on the internet? I doubt I will ever need to make such alterations, but in case I do, I will google it for sure.
Ohhh, that is a labor of love!
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