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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:24:57 PM EDT
I've never used a sewing machine in my life. I haz one, and I'm reading the instruction manual. These fuckers are complicated.
I watched a few youtube videos on how to hem jeans, and sort of combined the various techniques in my head. I have no idea what I'm doing, and I've never done anything remotely like this, but I fancy myself a handy guy. How card can it be?  Wish me luck? I'm sure the ladies of arfcom would be laughing their asses off, watching my try this.  EDIT: Holy shit, I actually did it. I'll be damned. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:25:41 PM EDT
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Quoted: I've never used a sewing machine in my life. I haz one, and I'm reading the instruction manual. These fuckers are complicated. I watched a few youtube videos on how to hem jeans, and sort of combined the various techniques in my head. I have no idea what I'm doing, and I've never done anything remotely like this, but I fancy myself a handy guy. How card can it be? Wish me luck? I'm sure the ladies of arfcom would be laughing their asses off, watching my try this. They make tape for that. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:26:00 PM EDT
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We will need video of this.
Could be ARFCOM history in the making here. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:26:40 PM EDT
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You paid $100.00 for a pair of jeans??
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:26:53 PM EDT
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hold my beer....
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:28:11 PM EDT
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Quoted:
We will need video of this. Could be ARFCOM history in the making here. Quoted:
hold my beer.... both of these |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:28:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: hold my beer.... Pretty much. They're too long, and I've begun to damage them in the back. Should be fine. I think. Maybe. Probably not. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:29:47 PM EDT
[#7]
it's all fun and games until you sew your fingers together
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:30:57 PM EDT
[#8]
In for the train wreck.
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:31:22 PM EDT
[#9]
Typical behavior for a Michigan fan.
I know a Chinese lady that could give your vagina a nice waxing, too. 
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:32:10 PM EDT
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You paid $100.00 for a pair of jeans?? This. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:33:22 PM EDT
[#11]
you should buy a pair of skinny jeans instead, it's the new style for men
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:34:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:35:35 PM EDT
[#13]
Why not try it on a pair of old, unwanted trousers first, just as a dry run?
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:37:07 PM EDT
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why am I not looking at a sewing machine on r_g.com?
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:37:18 PM EDT
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Well, if he messes it up he can always cut them off int a pair of Daisy Dukes...
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:38:00 PM EDT
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retaining/recreating the distressed look of the original hem is the hardest part. done correctly, no one will know they were hemmed. incorrectly, and they'll look like bad mom jeans. you may want to read up on that part. if you plan on wearing them with your white reeboks, it probably won't matter. stitch away.
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:38:18 PM EDT
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Why not try it on a pair of old, unwanted trousers first, just as a dry run? Don't ruin the fun! |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:38:24 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: hold my beer.... Pretty much. They're too long, and I've begun to damage them in the back. Should be fine. I think. Maybe. Probably not. You know people pay extra for that damage. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:39:16 PM EDT
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Quoted: Well, if he messes it up he can always cut them off int a pair of Daisy Dukes... Oh God, that visual.  |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:41:00 PM EDT
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People spend that kind of money on jeans? I spend $20 and feel like I'm getting raped.
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:42:52 PM EDT
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Just stop unless you have a Union Special chain-stitching machine.
Pay someone who does. Like these guys http://www.blueowl.us/scripts/psp/VB_Bridge3.dll?VBPROG=\bin\shop.prodt.detail&SKU=1 |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:46:57 PM EDT
[#22]
 Go for it.
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:54:00 PM EDT
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Did you steal them from your wife?
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Posted: 5/1/2011 5:54:08 PM EDT
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Lot easier to do by hand if you are only going to do one pair.
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Posted: 5/1/2011 6:13:16 PM EDT
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Quoted: People spend that kind of money on jeans? I spend $20 and feel like I'm getting raped. Supply and demand. They don't make 'em anymore. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 6:20:15 PM EDT
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Quoted: Why not try it on a pair of old, unwanted trousers first, just as a dry run? Don't be a pussy. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 6:22:21 PM EDT
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Lot easier to do by hand if you are only going to do one pair. You cannot possibly hem jeans properly by hand. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 6:48:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2011 7:31:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2011 7:40:40 PM EDT
[#30]
good job keeping the original hem
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Posted: 5/1/2011 7:43:15 PM EDT
[#31]
Quoted: good job keeping the original hem After an hour of reading shit and watching videos, I figured it like this: 1. On my very first time EVER attempting sewing, I probably wasn't going to create a hem that looked as cool as the original 2. It's actually a lot easier to just keep it, so win/win. |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 7:50:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: why am I not looking at a sewing machine on r_g.com? NO GUTS, NO GLOREEEEEEEEE! |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 7:53:16 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: why am I not looking at a sewing machine on r_g.com? NO GUTS, NO GLOREEEEEEEEE! You did it!  |
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Posted: 5/1/2011 11:55:44 PM EDT
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I was fully expecting to check back in on this thread and see a colossally fucked hem job.
Nicely done. |
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Posted: 5/2/2011 12:00:19 AM EDT
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I was fully expecting to check back in on this thread and see a colossally fucked hem job. Nicely done. I was expecting "man the ER of this hospital is great!" |
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Posted: 5/2/2011 12:02:27 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I was fully expecting to check back in on this thread and see a colossally fucked hem job. Nicely done. I was expecting "man the ER of this hospital is great!" Well he was sewing not cooking bacon. |
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Posted: 5/2/2011 12:36:25 AM EDT
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Nice job.
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Posted: 5/2/2011 12:46:51 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was fully expecting to check back in on this thread and see a colossally fucked hem job. Nicely done. I was expecting "man the ER of this hospital is great!" Well he was sewing not cooking bacon. Made me LOL. |
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Posted: 5/2/2011 2:00:23 AM EDT
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Brooks Brothers offers US made Levi's for $150. They're very well made and much nicer looking than the $100+ jeans from Buckle or Lucky Jeans.
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Posted: 5/2/2011 2:13:59 AM EDT
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You paid $100.00 for a pair of jeans?? No, he paid $100 for a pair of old Levis that came off some hippies ass, then he hemmed them. |
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Posted: 5/2/2011 2:14:41 AM EDT
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Well, if he messes it up he can always cut them off int a pair of Daisy Dukes... I read this thread and only see a missed opportunity for jorts 
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Posted: 5/2/2011 2:18:31 AM EDT
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Tidbit of info: Did you guys know that Babe Ruth was a trained seamstress and could sew up a shirt from scratch?
It's true.......you could look it up. |
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