Welcome back to the Beginner’s Guide to Sewing! Alterations and mending are a huge part of sewing. Most people either hate it or love it – but regardless, if you drop the “S” word in public, people are going to ask you to fix their stuff. It’s just a fact of life, my friend.
Not only does knowing a bit about mending and making alterations put a smile on the face of your friends and family, put it also saves you a bit of money by extending the life of your clothing. It can also bring in some extra income.
Let’s start off by darning some ripped jeans and shortening some super long boy scout pants. I’ve tried to make the instructions as short, sweet, and straight to the point as possible. No fluffy extras, just straight to the point.
Index:
00:33 Darning Jeans
02:59 Shorten Pant Hem
21 comments
Thank you. Your directions are clear and concise. I’ve subscribed and looking forward to seeing your other videos.
Thank you for your kind words and for subscribing!
OK-dumb question on the darning. Did you put that leg into an arm of the machine? Otherwise you would have sewn the patch and both sides of the leg together.
Hi, Susan! I remove the storage unit so that the machine is a free arm machine. What is the make and model of your machine?
More fantastic information. Thank you.
Hi Sarah! Another great video! Tacking the pocket closed made me laugh out loud!
LOL! That was a fun little prank hehehehe
Very helpful sewing patches… thanks!
Our pleasure! Thank you for watching!
I love to watch great How-To-Do videos. Thank you so much for the great video. You are awesome.
Thank you for your kind comments! It is my pleasure. I’m glad you enjoy them!!
My first time at this sight.. Learned a lot about fixing trousers and more. Love it!
I love that you love it! Thanks for the great feedback!
Mom just gifted me with a new basic Singer sewing machine for my art class; trouble is, neither me, nor my students know how to sew!! I teach GRAPHIC DESIGN, general arts, and a SCULPTURE class. . .. The students are all interested, (and me,too) but I’m too poor to take lessons .. . HELP!!
Bought a serger from a friend. Was looking for help on using multithreaded. I have regular machine for years, but want this for knits. Was looking for instructions!
If you are looking for help threading a serger you can follow this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrqHC2CNjVI and view the tutorial on our YouTube page. If you need additional help please let me know!
When did you make this video?
A very good job .
Thanks! We released this video a few weeks ago.
I was surprised and happy to see this Sarah. I have a family full of Sarah’s and now one more? Thank you.
I loved it. I didn’t know that this website had sewing lessons. Can’t wait for the next one.
Thank you.
This comes at the perfect time as I was just looking for advice regarding sewing a Halloween costume for my granddaughter.Hope to get some pointers. Thanks so much!