In this way, you can make pants out of shorts or lengthen short pants by adding trouser legs.
For such a project, it is good to choose a fabric that is minimally different in composition and properties from the fabric of the original trousers, but with a different, harmonious color. So the finished elongated pants will look like a thing in the color block style. In this workshop, the width of the trousers is also reduced. If you do not need this, do not cut off the step seams, as shown here, but spread them a few centimeters.
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You will need:
- pants;
- suitable fabric;
- ruler;
- scissors for fabric;
- chalk or pencil for fabric;
- tailor pins;
- sewing machine and thread;
- iron and ironing board.
How to shorten jeans and keep a factory seam
Step 1
Measure the width of the legs (front and back half), add allowances (here 1.5 cm on each side) - this will be the width of the parts to extend the legs. Determine how many centimeters you will cut off the legs and extend them, add allowances for the seams and hem - this will be the length of the parts. Cut out the details.
Step 2
Mark the line along which the legs will be cut, and cut them. Sew the parts to extend the legs along the side seams and process the seams.Iron the allowances for the rear halves.
Step 3
If you reduce the width of the legs, cut the legs to the desired width along the step seams, not forgetting to leave allowances. If you do not reduce, spread the step seams a few centimeters.
Step 4
Fold up the leg and elongation parts by aligning the side seams and pin them together, then sew and sew the seams. Iron allowances up.
Step 5
If necessary, slightly tighten the legs.
Step 6
Complete and process stepping seams. Hem pants. Done.
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