Monday, January 10, 2011

How to: Hem your jeans

Since I am only 5'3" (and a half! lol)  I have to hem most of my jeans and pants so I don't have pools of fabric covering my shoes.  While pants are pretty easy, jeans are another story,  How do you hem them without getting rid of the original hem?  I'll show you how!



*Make sure to wash and dry jeans before beginning


1. Cuff your pants to the length you like (mine needed to be taken up 3"). 














2 Measure the cuff then divide in half (mine would be 1 1/2")














3. Flip the fabric under so the fold is on the inside and the original hem is facing out.















4. Pin in place and sew as close to the original stitching as possible. Make sure to use a thread color that matches your jeans













5. Trim the extra fabric on the inside
6. Iron your new hem
7. Enjoy your jeans! :)
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10 comments:

  1. Baby Budget BlogJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Hmmm...looks sooo easy. Will have to try it!

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  2. KellyJanuary 10, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    I'm 5'4", so I feel ya. I've sacrificed the original hem, bought special "denim hem" thread, but this looks waaaayyy easier! Thanks for the good idea.

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  3. Balancing LisaJanuary 10, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    You make it look so easy! I'm 5'4" so I generally take all jeans to my cleaners and have them tailored. I may try it myself.... hmmm

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  4. UnknownJanuary 10, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    I'm thinking you should mention that jeans need to be washed first....my biggest pet peeve is when people hem them before washing, and then the jeans shrink, and now they have flood pants. Clothing companies NEVER pre-shrink their fabric...so anything with a high percentage of cotton is going to shrink after it's been heated...so unless a person is going to hang dry all their cotton, I say wash and dry first!! haha..wow that was long...can you tell how much it bugs me? haha...there's nothing worse than going through the effort of hemming pants just to have them end up too short.

    Lovely instructions tho!

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  5. Tina L. HookJanuary 10, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Hey, as a fellow shortie I found this pretty helpful. Mostly I have been shopping in the petite/short sizes to get things to fit right.

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  6. Shea LennonJanuary 10, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    Ooh, thanks! Depending on where I shop, I sometimes need to hem jeans to wear with my flats. So thanks--I think this is some sewing I might actually be able to do!!

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  7. Pam @ over50feeling40January 10, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Thanks so much...I have never done this..though I am old...but I have a pair that I need to tackle...with your guidance I now feel confident to give it a try!!

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  8. KellyJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Thanks Natasha! I do wash first - I didn't think to add it because I automatically wash anything I buy as soon as I take the tags off! I'm with you though - it's such a pain when companies don't pre-shrink their items!! I added it to the tutorial. :)

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  9. Collette OsunaJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:05 AM

    Thanks.....you and I are the SAME exact height,lol...right down to the .5"!!

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  10. mypixieblogJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    I can't tell you how helpful this is (and you made it look so easy!). I have the same problem since we're about the same height and I always have to have my jeans hemmed.

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