08/10/2024
HEMMING GUM.
HERE IS THE RIGHT WAY TO USE YOUR HEMMING GUM
I want to talk about this regular hemming gum in the picture above.It is used primarily to hold fabrics together temporarily with an hot iron and not permanent. This is why you should run a stitch on it whenever you use it the hem of your customer’s garments.
These days, I have observed that some tailors use this hemming gum to finish the hem of their kaftan tops or Trouser without sewing on it. You shouldn’t do that.
This hemming gum is not permanent. I know you might have been told to double it and use a very hot iron on it so as it make it last longer.
I want to tell you that, Whether you double or triple it, sprinkle water and all, after the first or second wash, it’d come off/apart. Why? Its work is temporary.
How then do you expect your customer to feel seeing the hem of their trouser or top open? Of course they’d feel bad.
That’s why .ng , we don’t use only hemming gum to finish our gowns and kaftan tops.
Check “some” of your ready-made clothes. Hemming gum was used to finish the neck facing, bou-bou hemming etc without tacking, which is why they are opening and you have to use your hand to push them back in with your hands or you use needle and thread to tack them.
HERE IS MY ADVICE: Whenever you use this regular hemming gum on your hem or pocket, sew on it with your sewing machine or tack it with needle and thread immediately(hand stitching).
Hemming Gum is NOT DURABLE!!
I hope you learnt something?
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