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How to Hem Jeans and Keep the Original Hem-EASY tutorial {Fun Friday} - 365 Days of Slow Cooking and Pressure Cooking
How to Shorten Your Jeans AND Keep the Original Hem
If you just turn up a simple hem on jeans as you would do on a skirt, it never looks right. So here’s my quick and easy hack to hem your jeans and keep the original hem intact.
Missy Luukkonen on Instagram: "Calling anyone who’s bought the perfect jeans only to find that the length isn’t quite right….or if you’re a short girl like me they are usually 5” too long! We all know that when you hem jeans the traditional way, the look like they have been hemmed. The way to avoid that is to keep the original hem. Here is how to do just that: Put them on and cuff them up to your desired length. Stand up straight and put on some shoes to make sure you like where they hit. Pin just above the cuff. Then measure from the bottom of the cuff to the bottom of the original hem. Pin this way all the way around the leg. Try them on again to be sure. When you have them on, carefully tuck the cuff up into the leg and fold the original hem down just to test the length one mor
👖Long jeans to Ankle length jeans perfectly (in seconds ) using elastic band 😀 #anklelengthpants
👖Long jeans to Ankle length jeans perfectly (in seconds ) using elastic band 😀 #anklelengthpants
DIY Shibori Inspired Picnic Blanket
Learn this easy DIY jean alteration and turn your bootcut or flair jeans into skinny or straight!
Wide Jeans to Skinny Fitted Jeans
Wide Jeans to Skinny Fitted Jeans : 11 Steps - Instructables