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!
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)
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!!
