https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:06:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914447 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:17:58 +0000 Diana 914447@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'd caution that this only works if the old hem and the new hem are the same width.&nbsp; Do not try with bootcuts!&nbsp; As others have mentioned, curling/flipping is an issue too especially if the hems are not exactly the same size.&nbsp; You might have to press your hems every time you wear them.<br /><br />I hem my own jeans these days (honestly the tailor is $$$$ and didn't do a great job anyway).&nbsp; I don't have a sewing machine so I do it by hand.&nbsp; I just fold the excess length up and sew a straight backstitch across the bottom.&nbsp; It looks fine.&nbsp; I generally prefer to keep the extra fabric (without cutting it off) so that I can let it out if the jeans shrink or something.&nbsp; <br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914299 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:51:58 +0000 Agnes 914299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thanks Hil for posting that! I bought a really long pair of jeans on Friday and was trying to decide about the hem! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914286 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:38:14 +0000 shedev 914286@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I had a pair of jeans hemmed this way and they did curl up. I do a regular hem on a sewing machine. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914177 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:19:58 +0000 Thistle 914177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I still need to take mine to a tailor.&nbsp; I don't trust myself with this with a pair of jeans that fits and flatters.&nbsp; It took me <i>forever </i>to find jeans! https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914157 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:35:32 +0000 Claudia 914157@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Don't do it to a pair of jeans you love. The bottoms&nbsp;will most likely curl up around the new&nbsp;stitching after washing. Maybe not awful with skinny or straight legs, but will be very noticeable on bootcuts or wider leg styles.<br /><br />You are better off buying jean hemming thread at a sewing/fabric shop&nbsp;made specifically for jeans&nbsp;(matching the original color thread used on the jeans) and cutting off the excess length and doing a proper traditional hem. https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914155 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:35:02 +0000 lyn67 914155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, I always do it like so for my family! I love this way of shortening jeans as if you do it well then&nbsp;you&nbsp;still&nbsp; have &nbsp;the &nbsp;original hem (which is indispensable for&nbsp;an impecable look of a pair of jeans, in my book). https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914147 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:30:37 +0000 rute 914147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ so easy!!&nbsp;<br /><br /> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-to-hem-jeans#post-914128 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:20:41 +0000 Hil 914128@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I came across this link this morning - I think I am going to try this on a pair I have that are way too long! <br /><br /><a href="http://doityourselfdivas.blogspot.com/2011/12/diy-hem-jeans-fast-easy.html" rel="nofollow">http://doityourselfdivas.blogs.....-easy.html</a>