How to Sew a Beaded Chiffon Dress Threads Hi I'm new here, absolute beginner How can I add beads to hems most effectively? : r sewing You can't just turn up a hem on a beaded gown to Hem it. You must remove the beads or you are going to be breaking some needles and possibly damaging your Hemming beaded dress without securing beads? Hand hemming technique for a beaded dress. There are lots of different ways to do this. This is the way my mom taught me. #alterations #promseason #customsewing