Burda Style For people who sew
Shortening Bootcut Jeans Or Pants
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How many times have you left a great looking, worn down pair of denim in to the shop because the legs are too long? They just don´t lok the same if you just cut them shorter... Denim pants with an abraded hem need to be shortened with a seam. Bootcut jeans cannot be shortened with a straight seam because the sewing lines are not the same length. In this tutorial you´ll see how to shorten jeans with a curved seam - no matter how flare legged your bootcut jeas are!
Technique Materials
Jeans, ruler, ball point pen, sewing equipment
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Jun 22, 2009, 05.32 PMby sings4Him814
yay for outsapop! like emilykate, i’m short and curvy and ALL of my pants are too long, even the ones that are SUPPOSED to be in ‘short’ and ‘petite’ sizes. skinny jeans are easy to fold up while still looking stylish, but i could never find a way to keep the boot cut jeans (and flared dress pants) from dragging the ground and becoming ragged at the bottom. . .but now i can!!! thanks so much for sharing, this is beyond brilliant! now if you’ll excuse me, i’m off to do a little bit of altering. . . =)
May 6, 2008, 04.58 PMby EmilyKate
This is brilliant! As a short curvy girl I’m all about the boot-cut jean! I knew about the european-seam technique for keeping the abraded edge, but this is so brilliant, making the curved seam so it matches the length perfectly… the way I have been doing it, I ended up with extra fabric that I just cut off, and it was on the inside seamline so I said to myself oh noone can see… but if I do my next pair your way, they’ll be PERFECT. This is very timely cos I gotta buy new jeans this weekend! You’re a jean-ious, teehee!
May 3, 2008, 08.39 AMby nehmah
Outsapop, I’ve been doing jeans shortening for more than 30 years; You have saved me from hours of pinning and ripping (when I got it off by a fraction!) You have taught an old dog a new trick. Thanks, Nehmah