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  • The final hem!
    What I Did

    A-hem, Part 2

    February 17, 2019 /

    I am glad to say that all worked out well in the saga of my attempt to hem trousers using HeatnBond.  I promised an update, so here you go! Because my husband is very handy and wanted to make sure that I did not ruin the iron (I did not take offense to this), he lead the iron cleaning task. As mentioned in my earlier “A-hem” post, we found instructions for cleaning the melted on adhesive off of the iron via the product website. (Thanks, Mom, for the fabric softener sheets that we needed!  Mom to the rescue!) Take home point: if you have a problem, check the product website!…

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