Make pants longer

Tutorial for how to lengthen jeans using the existing hem fabric

This is a great way to get a little more wear out of pants which have become too short. 1. Measure the width of the pant leg. Multiply by 2 and then add 2 cm (or 1") for the seam allowances. e.g. Width is 10 cm: (10 x 2) + 2 = 22cm OR Width is

Pants too short? Extend their length by dropping the hem! Click for a full video & photo tutorial.

Have you ever wanted to know how to make pants longer than the original hem. It is challenging but not impossible with a little ingenuity.

This weekend I cleaned out my closet. Hello there pile of clothes I never wear... Typically I would throw these all in a box and send them off to the DI. But this, my friends, is the beginning of something new. I like to call it, Closet Makeover. I am going to refashion, recycle, or just re-do each of these so that it's something I will wear! Stick with me and each Monday I will bring you my new Closet Makeover item of the week. Genius right? Today's edition? (dun, dun, dun...) Reason for…

Don't get rid of your favorite pants, just because they are too small. Make them more comfortable by letting out the side seams or adding fun side gussets.

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.

20 ways to make them last longer!

You can make your pants bigger around the waist using either stretching or sewing techniques. The easiest way to widen the waistband of your pants is to stretch the fabric to make it looser. You can also make more permanent alterations with scissors and a sewing machine.

I hate wearing high-water pants! I did it enough growing up the middle child of 7, often getting hand-me downs from my older sisters (who are now 5 inches or so shorter than I am). I have a lot of gripes about ill-fitting clothes... Back in the 90's, when I was in grade/high school, pants were not so tight and fitted. Straight leg pants were fashionable and I loved them (still do). I didn't have money to buy jeans from department stores (which sometimes only have a limited selection of…