Hemming a Stillwater

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

The first step, is to measure the hemming length. You can either measure where you are going to fold it, or where the current hem is going to be folded to.

Here, I did the former



And Smudge helped, as usual



Then, I must press the hem (I made sure the cat was not around for this-an iron on wool setting with lots of steam is unsafe for a cat)



Once pressed, pin at reasonable intervals (about 4-5 inches, or every pleat)



And, then you start to sew. I used a blind hem stitch. For those who don't know (and I didn't, until I looked it up in my Sewing For Dummies book), this is a hemming stitch that just picks up a few threads of the outer part of the garment, so it is essentially invisible from the outside. Some sewing machines can do this. Mine, ancient relic that it is, cannot. Therefore, I did this by hand.



A glass of wine helps this process.

More to come...

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

So, I sewed



And, I sewed



And, I sewed



While Panache kept me in tasty beverages to cut the boredom.

Eventually, I began to get desperate



Even to the point of unmixed Drambuie



Just kidding! Realize that this was photographed over a nearly 2 week period. If I'd actually consumed all of these tasty beverages in one evening, I don't think it would have turned out as well.

Final pics to follow...

[ccga3359]

So, I sewed

Just kidding! Realize that this was photographed over a nearly 2 week period. If I'd actually consumed all of these tasty beverages in one evening, I don't think it would have turned out as well.

Final pics to follow...

No I realize that the last four pictures with four different drinks you were wearing the same outfit. Ergo this was from the same sitting. So the question remains how did you keep the bloody hem straight after all of that imbibing ?

Oh nice work by the way.

[Panache]

The lovely Flame-Haired Celtic Amazon Goddess is a wonder. Not only does she support me in my whole kilt thing she actively helps me out. I am a very lucky fellow. It took her a few evenings but she was able to hem my Stillwater Heavyweight to the right length. If you have the time and initiative it makes a lot of sense to take in a SWK Heavyweight if their standard length is too long for you. You wind up with a great kilt and the hem is pretty hard to notice.

If anyone was interested, here is a before picture:



And here is the after picture (without me listing to the side):




Cheers

Panache