Shortening trousers while retaining existing hem
Trousers too long? Shorten them easily, preserving the existing hem so you won't even notice your trousers have been shortened. Note: this is only possible with straight-leg trousers. You cannot do this with flared or tapered legs.
Making20 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Keyword: zero waste, diy, sewing, trousers shortening, hemming
ruler
needle and thread
pins
scissors
erasable pen
iron
Measure how short your trousers should be and mark it on the pipe using the erasable pen (you can just find these at office supplies in different shops). Now draw a straight line with your ruler, 1 cm above the marked spot.
Fold the leg outwards and place the hem of the trousers against the drawn line, right sides together. Secure with pins if necessary and iron everything well.
Now sew right into the seam of the hem. It's best done with the sewing machine, but you can certainly do this by hand too.
Then fold the hem down and the excess fabric inwards. If this is not too much, you don't need to cut this off.
Now iron the hem well flat and the fabric well inwards.