Jeans too long? Shorten them in an instant simply by using a pair of scissors

You have just bought a pair of great-looking jeans, but when you get home and try them on, you realize that they are too long: undoubtedly, this is a big hassle and a disappointment. If you are lucky enough to know someone who is handy with a needle and thread, this problem can be solved easily. If not, you may have to pay a tailor to make the alterations.

But there is a very simple technique will allow you to shorten your jeans in an instant, using only a pair of scissors and a sewing machine (or a needle and thread). We provide the step-by-step instructions below:

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The first thing to do is get yourself a pair of scissors and a sewing machine or, alternatively, a needle and thread. Then proceed as follows:

• place the jeans on a table facing outwards, as if you are about to put them on;
• measure the length for them to be shortened by and mark this on the bottom of the jeans legs;
• make a flap so that the lower factory hem coincides with the mark you just made and secure with pins;
• keeping the leg turned up, put in a holding stitch - this will help secure the turn-up for the final stitching;
• using the sewing machine (or hand-stitching), place a seam just below the factory hem, being guided by its thickness to proceed in a straight line; in this way you will get a second hem at the right height;
• once the seam has been completed along the entire diameter of the leg, cut off the excess;
• turn the leg right side out again and iron to fix the new hem thus obtained.

Pay close attention if your jeans have rips or seams or special designs or applications, so that the symmetry and harmony of these are not altered. We also suggest choosing a thread the same color as the jeans.

And if you are about to buy a new pair of jeans, all you have to do is try them on in the shop first. Simple, right?