How to Hem Jeans {the easy way}: Tutorial

 If you are like me, it can be hard almost impossible to find pants.

When I find a good pair of jeans, I have to get them... even if they are too long.

Being that I'm only 5 feet tall they usually are too long...

After a few years i got tired of paying someone else to hem my jeans.

So I learned to do it myself.
The difference between hemming jeans and other pants is that if you hem a pair of jeans you lose the classic jean hem that they all have at the bottom.  
But not when you do it this way!

Here we go!

What you need:
1.Jeans (ha duh)

2.Pins

3.Thread in a matching color to your jeans

4. Sewing Machine

5.something to cut the thread

 

1. First youll need to measure how much length you need off your jeans. I do this by folding them while they are on and pinning them.

2. Next I take them off and turn them inside out.  

3. Then MEASURE the length off so it is equal all the way around {this part is important unless you want your jeans to be all uneven lengths} :) You'll want to add an extra 1/2 inch to make up for the old hem you'll have showing at the end.

 4.  Re-pin

 

 

5.Take the folded flap and fold it down a little more than half of the length so that the old jean hem peaks over the edge of what would have been a new hem

{You Might want you try them back on at this point to make sure its a good length.}

6. Flip jeans back right side out and sew along the flap.  {The closer you get the less you can see it.}

7. Bravo! Put your jeans on and see how awesome they are!!