I recently got an email from a reader, asking for help because she couldn’t mend blue jeans on her small sewing machine.
There are a few things that can make your life easier, especially if you have a small sewing machine, or a machine with a small harp or large base.

First of all, try rolling up the pant leg as tightly as you can – reducing the bulk can make your life easier.
Use safety pins to hold the rolled areas together – that way you won’t have to worry about holding them together tightly. Just make sure you don’t sew …read more