The Secret for EASIEST straight t-shirt hem **Professional Tailoring**

Hello friends! In today's video, I wanted to show you two easy ways to hem a t-shirt straight all around. It's easier than you think! If you find this video useful, please don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe. Your support means the world to me!

At the end of the video, I showed a sneak peak into my new cover-stitch machine! If you'd like me to do a video unboxing it and showing you its capabilities, please comment so down below!

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[Tina_]

Thank you so much for this great video! I always wondered how to thread the twin-needle. Usually I use the second method but with a fake-overlock stitch, because I don't have a serger. The tip with going a little bit up at the sides is really helpful, I will do this next time :)

[fri]

Thank you for sharing your way for a straight hem. I have found with skirts if i make a straight hem and put it on it dos not look straight at all. So now i put it on first tray to put the pin on good spot and hem. Helps big time. Now i can do it on shirts as well😊. 🥳cool new machine..have fun with it.

[TheLovelyMissBeans]

Thanks for doing this one! Doing t-shirt knits can be so intimidating because they are so easy to mess up! I would love to learn more; I would like to be able to make my own tank tops because I like them with high necks and you can't always find them in stores.

I would also love if you would do some tutorials on working with athletic wear and swimsuit type fabrics, please!

[carilynjurgeson]

My favorite method is using the cover stitch machine. Before I got that machine, I serged the edge and then sewed on the sewing machine. Sometimes with a single needle and sometimes with a double. I would put a wash out stabilizer so the hem wouldn't stretch out of shape while sewing. TFS

[lestranged]

This has inspired me to buy a twin needle! I've been sewing for 45 years and have never used one. I go to a lot of concerts and have a lot of band tees that are just way too long (and sleeves too long as well) so this will be very useful for me.

[bekabohlmann]

I am so excited to try this! Do you use a regular straight stitch with the double needles or a different stitch?

[thethriftyfawn]

This is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! This is far better than just cutting a shirt to shorten it! I would LOVE to try this for cropping a shirt to wear with high waisted jeans or shorts! Also, I've never seen a twin needle in action, and would love to try one! 😍

[leehuddy]

Your video was soooo helpful not to mention clear and concise. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[tamikkajohnson]

I always learn something new from your videos. Thank you for your expertise and joyful spirit. ❤️

[ca]

Thank you, I never knew that you should lessen the bobbin tension when hemming tshirts! I like the first one, and I have had success with using the twin needle.

[annjannace]

This video is a keeper, every detail is covered, now I can shorten my husbands T-Shirts, it won't look like he is standing in a hole anymore Thank You

[louparsons]

I love watching and learning from the things you do; most of my machines are walking-foot industrial machines, for bags, boat covers, tool rolls. You're a fantastic presenter. Thank you. YVR

[melterpstra]

You will love love love your Coverstitch machine! I have had one for several years and wouldn't be without it. Enjoy and happy birthday

[StingRayPartsWashers]

Love your videos! Wondering if you got your CoverPro working. I have a 1000CPX for more than a year that I have struggled to get working well. No matter what I do, the hem ends up with tunneling between the stitch rows. I have yet to find anyone that shows how to thread the looper around the take-up spring at the bottom of the front cover. The instructions do not explain how it is suppose to look. Looking forward to seeing your CoverPro video.

[lindalourens]

Thank you for the tips on how to cut a straight hem. This helped me so much.

[stuntdoll]

What settings did you use for you machine? Straight stitch, width, length?

[JosieStev]

Thanks for the tip on the shorter side seam to make shirt look straight

[staceyl]

Perfect timing for this video! My next project is to hem all my t-shirts for warmer weather/summer. I really like the effect of the double needle and was going to try it this way. Loosening the tension on the bobbin as you show here, makes me a little nervous that I will do it wrong and mess things up - but I'm so glad you showed it. Thanks for the video! And I look forward to you showing the Janome! 🙂

[elizabethrowe]

Thank you for your video and have tried both ways as demonstrated. I find some stretch t'shirts stretch a bit when doing a hem but I do get good results with the twin needle way the best. The Coverpro CPX is a machine I have my eye on so as to do the hems on t'shirts. I have a Janome 2160 DC sewing machine and have tried different ways of sewing the hems but do not get a perfect result. So have a Serger, Elna, and I just do the edge with this then I do a decorative stitch that has the stretch symbol and seems to work best. Also have used the fusible interfacing multi stretch which is for light to medium weight knits, jersey, woven and stretch fabrics which is iron-on and this makes the finished job look fantastic. Its a Birch product we have here in Australia and I bought a metre to have on hand just for these projects. Have the tape and used that but found on some Jersey it made the hem a bit wavy so as you can see have tried different ways. So saving up for the Coverpro CPX and look forward to your unboxing and seeing a demo.

[MissQuite]

Great tutorial. Always wondered how to get that right without an overlocker.