Because my trousers are tightly wrapped with the putties they do not need to be rolled hem. This is a positive because it will decrease on the bulkiness around the ankle. If I was unsure if these were going to be wrapped with puttees then I would probably do a rolled hem since that is how they were done at History in the Making. I was able to just do a zig-zag stitch to finish off the bottom hem. Here are the samples I made to try out different stitch lengths and widths on the trouser fabrics.
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| Zig-Zag Hem Samples |
These two sections are with a fairly narrow stitch width, 2 and 1.5 make the zig-zags very close together. The stitch length can pretty much stay the same since the widest is the best.
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| Zig-Zag Hem Samples |
These two sample stitches are with a very narrow stitch width (1.5) and a very wide stitch width (4).
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| Final Hem on Trousers |
Reflection: For the final hem a wider stitch width was used as well as a long stitch length. This was the best option because the more narrow close together stitches made the fabric ripple a little. For this fabric I think a zig-zag stitch is the perfect compromise between a rolled hem and no hem at all.
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