rehemming
Fixing shortened fabric
Rehemming is adjusting or redoing the hem of a garment—shortening pants, letting down a skirt, or repairing a frayed edge.
The task arises when clothes need alteration or when an original hem fails: I'm rehemming these trousers for the new owner.
Custom clothing adjustment
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- dressmakerOne who sews garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- fittingSuitable or proper
adjustment · shortening · lengthening · letting out · taking in · reshaping · resizing · customizing
Joining with needle, thread
- hemlineGarment's lowest edge
- threadFiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- pinningFastening with pointed fasteners
basting · backstitch · blindstitch · seam · tack · measuring · ironing · pressing
Woven or knit material
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- threadFiber for stitching
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- linenFlax-derived textile
silk · wool · denim · polyester · chiffon · satin · twill · knit
tailoring
Custom clothing adjustment
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- dressmakerOne who sews garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
fitting · adjustment · shortening · lengthening · letting out · taking in · reshaping · resizing · customizing · tapering
stitching
Joining with needle, thread
pinning · basting · backstitch · blindstitch · seam · tack · measuring · ironing · pressing · serger
fabric
Woven or knit material
linen · silk · wool · denim · polyester · chiffon · satin · twill · knit · woven
trousers
Bifurcated lower-body garment
jeans · curtains · drapes · slacks · gown · coat · uniform · suit · denim · linens
mending
Restoring damaged items
- fixingRestoring proper function
- restorationReturning something to condition
- upcycleCreatively reuse discarded materials
restitch · patching · darning · salvaging · reviving · secondhand · vintage · thrifted · worn · frayed
hem, hemp, hems, hemmed, hemming, unhemmed, rehemmed, hemmer