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GARMENT CONSTRUCTION TIP
Smart Marks for Hem Folding
I find marking the hem foldline on either side of the fabric to be inconvenient. My tip: Don't mark the foldline, mark the "fold-to" line. Measure twice the hem allowance above the turned-under edge and mark it on the inside of a garment, then fold the turned-under edge up to it.
It’s not easy to see the hemline, so don’t mark it. Instead, mark a “fold-to” line.
-- Antonio Patterson
Adapted from Tips department, Threads magazine, October/November 2004 (#115), p. 14; drawing: Carol Ruzicka.
© 2004 The Taunton Press, Inc.
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