see the problem in the above photo ? the pant legs on this pair of jeans are way too long...
so I folded them up to where I wanted them to be...
a lot needed to be taken up. I came across this
fabulous tutorial on how to hem jeans which keeps the preexisting hem intact. can you believe it's a blog post from 6 years ago !?! in blog land that's ancient history, but don't worry, it's an oldie, but goodie :)
so it said to measure how much length you'd like to have taken off & divide it by 2. take that new measurement, pin around, & sew right next to the preexisting hem using a zipper foot (btw, right after I took the above photo the sewing needle broke ~ ugh!)
good advice was given to only do one leg at a time, the first pant leg turned out perfect, so then I did the second one...
next I added some peel n stick fabric fuse because I didn't want the excess fabric hanging out.
I ironed it to adhere the excess material to the inside of the jeans.
amazing results ! AND now I will never hesitate in the future to buy jeans that are too long.
