How to Hem Jeans Keeping the Original Hem

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Here's a simple how to hem your jeans so you can keep the original hem.

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[DawnBrown-sz]

Thank you for such detail and precise explanation!!

[PaintBrush]

I think some pants might be harder to hem this way if there is a need for a larger hem. Since there is a taper to the pants leg, hemming more than 2 inches may result in gaps in the fabric that will not fit into the exact hem. Just a thought.

[labelabel]

Thank you so much! I loved it. So easy to understand.

[denisethompson]

What if the hem of the jeans is a wider hem, like on many wide leg jeans? They often have 1 to 2 inch hems.

[beverleediana]

Are you shortening them one or two inches???

[JenTheHippie]

Thank you for making this easy and quick!

[elajean]

I’m so confused about the half-ing it part. If you want it to be 2 inches shorter but then you half that fold, isn’t that only going to make them 1 inch shorter? What am I missing??

[maggsm]

Love it! Did one pair but didn't cut the excess. Thinking I may do that but it doesn't really show. I just bought another pair that I need to do it to as well. This is fabulous as I really don't like sewing at all but no-one can even tell. Probably will be better with the excess cut of though. Thank you so much. xo

[tammyn]

Tried this and sadly it didn't work well, it was wider in the leg where I was hemming so it didn't lay flat.

[gerriwayland]

Thank you! I was successful! One of life's mysteries is solved for me! :-)🤩

[EmilyWilliams-oi]

😢Awesome! explains it so simple. And it looks great!

[NorCalShambhalaPrograms]

I have a pair of flared jeans that are 3 inches too long for me. Will this method work for flared leg jeans?