How to lengthen jeans

Being able to hem a pair of pants is all well and good, but what do you do when you need to lengthen them? You check out this tutorial, that's what!

This is a great way to get a little more wear out of pants which have become too short. 1. Measure the width of the pant leg. Multiply by 2 and then add 2 cm (or 1") for the seam allowances. e.g. Width is 10 cm: (10 x 2) + 2 = 22cm OR Width is

I hate wearing high-water pants! I did it enough growing up the middle child of 7, often getting hand-me downs from my older sisters (who are now 5 inches or so shorter than I am). I have a lot of gripes about ill-fitting clothes... Back in the 90's, when I was in grade/high school, pants were not so tight and fitted. Straight leg pants were fashionable and I loved them (still do). I didn't have money to buy jeans from department stores (which sometimes only have a limited selection of…

Tutorial for how to lengthen jeans using the existing hem fabric

Lengthen a pair of boys' pants. Too short pants are no fun.

My sister has very long legs and never seems to find well fitting jeans or trousers. So when she got two pairs of jeans passed on to her, she asked me if I could help. Of course I could, it even sounds like a lot of fun to me. I'll show you how to add length to jeans or trousers here. The first pair I added a extra piece of fabric into the leg. First I ironed the jeans as it is important that it's a clean cut. Then measured where to cut and how much. Marking it with a dissolveing fabric…

Tutorial for how to lengthen jeans using the existing hem fabric

Do you have a pair of jeans that you love, but are too short? Did you buy your child a pair of jeans only to have your child hit a growth spurt? Fortunately, there are several ways to lengthen a pair of jeans. This article will show you...

Pants too short? Extend their length by dropping the hem! Click for a full video & photo tutorial.