Denim hem
Making a hem is certainly one of the most classic alterations for a sewist and one of the most basic in the world of elegance. And yet, these days, we'd almost be satisfied with a quick seam or a rough trousers hem.
Could it be that some people have forgotten the importance of detail? Or that the reflex to call in a alteration specialist has been somewhat lost? In today's fast-paced world, let's get back to basics and take the time to do things right.
Discover here all the possible alterations for your trousers bottoms.
The importance of finishing on trousers
Fashion is cyclical, as you know. Trends come and go. But the industrialization of fashion has led to an interest in the "cheap" and the "disposable", driving us to buy clothes all the time. In this dynamic, we care less about finishing or quality. And we lose the very essence of fashion and style.
Yet a well-finished garment brings so much chic and elegance to its owner.
At Tilli, we promote responsible consumption, which also means that we prefer quality to quantity.
Hence the importance of alterations and a well-finished garment.
A hem tailored to your size and trousers can make all the difference to the final look.And it's in the details that beauty and elegance lie.
The classic hem
The classic hem is the one found on most jeans, with visible topstitching on top.
It's suitable for bell-bottom jeans, slims and jeans where the trousers bottom is narrower than the thighs or knees.
It adapts to many styles and will go equally well with a pair of boots or a pair of sneakers.
The invisible hem
The invisible hem can be made by hand or machine.
To do this, the sewist will pick through the stitches of your jeans without ever completely crossing the fabric.
It's thanks to this technique that it's called invisible, since the hem won't be apparent on the right side.
The invisible hem is an aesthetic hem most often associated with chic outfits.
The raw hem
The raw hem is a hem that reveals the stitches of your jeans.
To make a raw hem, the sewist will need to cut the initial hem of your jeans with scissors and come in to create pretty bangs using a découd-vite. Frayed effect guaranteed!
Personalised hems
The custom hem does not have a definition as such. It will have the definition you give it. This could be a floral fabric yoke, rows of beads, embroidery work.
It's anything you could imagine on the bottom of your jeans. A singular and probably atypical customisation job.
You should know that at Tilli, we offer, in addition to alteration services, transformation services. Together, we could imagine Finishings for the bottom of your Trousers. Take a look at our embroidery service or our work with pearls from our jewellery partner Swarovski.
That should give you some ideas!
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