Hello Dear Reader,
I went for a look around the charity shops today and luckily snaffled myself a pair of jeans in my size with extra long legs. I'm tall, but obviously not as tall as the previous owner. I shortened the legs.
Here's how to do this.
You will need: sewing machine, a zipper foot, a tape measure and some pins.
1. Try the jeans or trousers on and turn up the hem to suit. Wear shoes whilst you do this to get the fitting right.
2. Take them off and now measure the turn up.
3. Divide that measurement in half and using that measurement, pin it. So, if your hem needed to be 6 cms then your second turn up will only be 3 cms. Pin it securely all the way round.
4. Using the zipper foot, sew all the way round, making sure to sew adjacent to the hem and not on it.
5. Turn the folded edge to the inside of the jeans and try them on, to make sure you are happy with the new length.
6. You can sew some hand stitches to the turn up on the inside so you don't catch it with your feet when putting them on.
7. Press the seam well. You can change these at any time and lengthen and shorten as you please.
The jeans were a bargain for £6 in a comfy stretch denim and now they are the right length for me.
Over to you Dear Reader, I often repair or alter clothes, what would you like to see repaired or altered?
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxx