Altering bootcut jeans into straight legs...frugal or crazy?

nancylee

I have a couple pair of bootcut jeans that are too short to wear with boots/heels, and I'm thinking of asking my seamstress (she's super talented) to convert them into straight legs or semi-skinnies.

Is this a crazy idea?

14 years ago

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Latest reply was from Jonesy

Queen Mum

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not crazy at all. I've altered straight legs into "straighter"... not quite skinnies, but was very pleased with the results. Give it a whirl.

14 years ago

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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Maybe. I tried to do that with a pair of bootcuts that had shrunk on me, and I could never get the balance of the legs right even when taking in both the inseam and outseam. It depends on how the legs are cut and how the grain falls. But then, your seamstress is probably much more talented at such things than I am.

14 years ago

puffenstuff

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Definately not a crazy idea, I've done it myself like Kim and got great results.

14 years ago

christy

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I'm hoping it's not crazy! I just took in a pair of pants to be narrowed - they were a straight leg though. (a bad purchase I'm trying to salvage - two pairs of pants that are a really awkward width....don't know what I was thinking!) I'm giving it a shot with one pair first and if I like the results I'll get the second pair altered too. Good luck! Let us know if it works! Someone else (Beth?) was asking about altering some boot cuts not too long ago....

14 years ago

ironkurtin

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I've altered a lot of pants, and if you have a good tailor it is worth it. Make sure you have them alter both seams, not just one, otherwise the pants will twist!

14 years ago

Vildy

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I think this is the brief video tutorial that is about making skinnies that shows how to avoid the pitfall of throwing them off grain. Where to start taking in from both sides.

http://cottonandcurls.blogspot.....oning.html

14 years ago

teeandcee

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I've been doing this since I was...ahem....young, in the 80's. Just last week I turned a pair of black boot cuts into black skinnies and love how they turned out.

14 years ago

Aida

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Good info! I have a pair of bootcuts I'd like altered to slim straights myself

14 years ago

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I have a $2 sewing kit, complete with plastic scissors, and have successfully done this with a light weight denim. I figured what did I have to lose if I was going to give away the pants anyway!

14 years ago

Jonesy

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If it's crazy, I'm right there along with you!

14 years ago

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