topic Re: Controlling Fray Hems? in Fashion

Controlling Fray Hems?

granddi — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:11:09 GMT

Your suggestions for controlling raw hems mainly in jeans.

After washing they start to fray.

I have had the tailor stitch around and that's ok.

It seams that the fabric glue stuff leaves the area stiff.

Or do you just trim off the the threads as needed?

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

KittySoftPaws — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 15:44:33 GMT

@granddi I actually love the fraying and try to get that effect with mine, so I couldn't be of any help.

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

PinkyPetunia — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:13:48 GMT

I just bought another pair of raw edge jeans recently. I trim off the hanging threads as needed. They don't fray so much that the length changes.

This is an easy way to shorten jeans that are too long. Cut off the excess length and leave a raw edge.

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

Still Raining — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:25:14 GMT

A trip down memory lane. I think I spent most of my undergrad years in the 60s fraying my jeans. First you had to undo the sewed hem.....

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

Kachina624 — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:53:29 GMT

Frayed hems are in style now and pants are made to look frayed. A row of machine stitching is put into the top of the fray so it won't continue past that point.

I didn't like them at first but they've grown on me.

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

SilleeMee — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:11:23 GMT

You can run a bead of fray-stop fabric glue to the underside of the pant leg, just above where the fraying starts. That will stop it from fraying beyond the bead of glue. No sewing machine required.

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

Pink123 — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:00:21 GMT

I would find it best way for these fray, ripped type jeans is not to buy them. Best to find a regular jean with stiching at bottom.

I got excited about a few until I saw the bottom and went "no way"

ever. Thumbs down for me, which is my decision of course.

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

wilma — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:32:13 GMT

I thought most frayed hem jeans had a stitch to prevent more fraying? I know I've heard a few QVC vendors mention this. I think having your tailor do a stitch and then trimming them yourself from time to time might be a good solution. I'm not a fan of frayed hems so I don't own them or have any other suggestions.

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

wagirl — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:05:05 GMT

I'm not a fan of the frayed jeans either but if I saw that the fray was becoming ragged and more messy, I would use my sewing machine and sew another line of stitching ontop the original one. I would maybe.....even add a decorative stitch on the original one--I did that back in my high school days, when I sewed up my boyfriends hems on his BELL bottoms---put on at least 6 different types of decor stitches in different colors. My mom had a super duper modern--for the time--sewing machine that she taught me to sew on. Don't remember what the boyfriends reaction to that was--but it was a thing of art!!! 😁🎉

Re: Controlling Fray Hems?

shoekitty — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:10:09 GMT

not all frayed jeans have a stitch mark. Many people do not like the stitch mark. A good denim shouldn't fray too much more. When washing. Use cool water, gentle cycle. Low dry. Drying shrinks the fibers back after washing. However, I think it's fairly normal to get stragglers, which can be clipped off. I have had items that have frayed by themselves, lol.. and those seem to never stop fraying at times! I have cut hemmed bottoms off of denim jeans, some fray and others not so well. Just my experience. In old days we used Aqua net on the fray part, lol.