Best Tips for Sewing Jeans: Easy Techniques To Try

Want to sew better jeans These 10 easy sewing tips will make your jeans look much better and they don t require any special skills. My book Sewing Jeans: The complete stepbystep guide 10 Tips for Sewing Your Own Jeans 1. Increase the needle tension when using heavy thread. 2. Use regular thread in the bobbin 3. Use a presser template to shape the back pockets 4. When topstitching over bulky layers use a height level tool (humpjumper) 5. When sewing waistbands, stitch a folding line on the inside of the waistband and press along it to ensure an even and razorsharp fold. 6. Either baste or use watersoluble doublesided tape on the inner waistband to keep it in place when topstitching. 7 Use a presser foot with an edge guide when topstitching close to edge. 8 If you dont have heavy topstitching thread in a colour you like, just use two spools of regular thread, and thread both strands in the needle. br, br,