Hemming Tapered Slacks

Right now I'm hemming up several slacks for my dad.  Seems like a lot of slacks are tapered.  I have come to the conclusion that the fashion industry should not make tapered slacks...at least not for shorter people.  Sometimes I have to shorten slacks by 4-5 inches for customers.  When they are tapered, it involves adjusting the side seams at the hem.  It's not hard, just another step.

Therefore, I say there should be a law that there be only straight leg slacks for short people.  Besides I think straight leg slacks are more flattering for us.  :)

On another note, I'm missing my Janome Horizon Memory Craft 12000 this week.  I took it in to have a cleaning and inspection.  I get a free cleaning the first year, so thought I better take advantage of it.  Thankfully, I have a back-up machine that I can use for now.  It's my cute little Janome 4030.  It does a nice job for a basic machine.

One of these days, I'm going to finish up that tiered skirt.  I just need to put in the zipper and finish the waist with some twill tape.  Then I'm going to crinkle it by wetting it, wadding it up and drying it.  I really hope it draws in the fullness.  It's a learning process sometimes for even someone like me who has sewn for years.  If I EVER make another skirt like this, I'm going to use rayon batik and I'm not going to gather the tiers up so much.

We learn along the way...

Marla