How to hem shorts at home
Old jeans can accumulate in the house for a very long time. Of course, you can throw them out – and then they will not be of any use. But it is better to make fashionable and beautiful denim shorts out of them. And for this you will definitely need to know how to hem the shorts. Because if you just cut off the legs, then the denim will fray very quickly and will resemble a flaw.
Before making the shorts directly, you must first cut off all excess. To do this, you need to make some preparations. Should be found at home:
· A crayon or a small piece of laundry soap;
· Scissors of sufficient sharpness;
· A ruler.
You will need these three items to mark the pant leg before removing it. It would be better to put on your pants and ask someone to mark with chalk the place from which you need to cut. Because if you bend down on your own, the denim will shift a little, and you won’t be able to achieve perfect accuracy. It is recommended that you mark both the cut line and the hem line to make it easier to hem later.
Then you should take off your future shorts and evenly attach your pants to each other. It is recommended that you leave about 3 to 5 centimeters in advance to correct mistakes and future filing lines. It is necessary to mark the same place on the second leg as on the first. And then, using a ruler, draw a circular cut line along the entire diameter on each of them, so that it is easier to cut off the excess evenly. It is preferable to cut the extra trousers up to the line. To make it easier to cut in a circle. Next, you first need to cut off one leg, trim the lines on the second along it, and only then cut.
How to hem your shorts correctly?
After that, everything is very simple. There are two methods of how to hem the shorts beautifully:
· Using a sewing machine;
With your hands.
In the first case, a beautiful and even seam should turn out, which should not differ in any way from the factory one. You just need to bend the remainder of the edge to the required length and sew it.
How to sew denim shorts by hand? This is much more complicated. We’ll have to try to get it right. First of all, you need to bend the edges of the future shorts inward to the desired length. Then, with any thread, make a loose basting seam, which will hold the future edge in a bent state. You can even iron it so that nothing gets in the way, but very carefully.
Then, from the inside, you need to start stitching with a hidden seam. Since the denim is very heavy, you should gently pry the inside of the fabric so that the needle does not come out. But the layer, which is bent inward, can be safely pierced through and sewn to the outer leg. He will not be seen anyway.