How to turn up jeans

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I am 5'2" necessitating LOTS of hemming and shortening of pants, skirts, and dresses. I just can't find anything the right length. If you've ever priced the cost of professional seamstresses (and add in the time it takes to get your clothing back), it costs a fortune to have everything you buy hemmed. I learned years ago how to hem pants and skirts, but jeans always gave me grief. A couple of years ago my older sister showed me a pair of her jeans that she had hemmed professionally, and it…

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Missy Luukkonen on Instagram: "Calling anyone who’s bought the perfect jeans only to find that the length isn’t quite right….or if you’re a short girl like me they are usually 5” too long!  We all know that when you hem jeans the traditional way, the look like they have been hemmed. The way to avoid that is to keep the original hem.   Here is how to do just that:  Put them on and cuff them up to your desired length. Stand up straight and put on some shoes to make sure you like where they hit.   Pin just above the cuff.   Then measure from the bottom of the  cuff to the bottom of the original hem. Pin this way all the way around the leg. Try them on again to be sure. When you have them on, carefully tuck the cuff up into the leg and fold the original hem down just to test the length one mor How To Hem Jeans And Keep Original Hem, Keep Original Hem On Jeans, Hemming Blue Jeans With Original Hem, How To Take Up Pants In The Leg, Jeans Turn Up, Shorten Pants Original Hem, How To Hem Pants And Keep Original Hem, Adjust Jeans Length, Easy Jean Hemming

Missy Luukkonen on Instagram: "Calling anyone who’s bought the perfect jeans only to find that the length isn’t quite right….or if you’re a short girl like me they are usually 5” too long! We all know that when you hem jeans the traditional way, the look like they have been hemmed. The way to avoid that is to keep the original hem. Here is how to do just that: Put them on and cuff them up to your desired length. Stand up straight and put on some shoes to make sure you like where they…

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