Tuesday, October 4, 2016

What are hems? How can they affect a garment's appearance?

                                                                   What are hems?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The hem is the edge of a piece of cloth that is has turned under and sewn. The term of " hemline"
entered  fashion-speak in the 1930s. When hem first became a focus in fashion, slavishly reported on how many inches about the floor the latest season's models were hemmed. Most of the hems were very useful at these  days for any cloth. In addition,  all types of  sewing techniques do not work for all types of fabrics.  Therefore, some fabrics hemline are heavy weight such as wool or lightweight like silk would require different sewing techniques.  If the measurement is incorrect the edge of the hem would be uneven  and for that reason, the garment would not be a good quality.  Last but not least, the hemline can be 1/4, 1/2, 1 1/4, and 2'. It depends on the fabric or the type of garment that would be constructed.

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