How to make jeans longer

Are your pants too short? Here's a clever way to make your jeans longer while also giving your denim an on-trend spin.

Tutorial for how to lengthen jeans using the existing hem fabric

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…

Lovely. on Instagram: "Are you a more vertically challenged Lovely? If you’ve ever struggled to find the right jean length, you’re in the right place! Here is a quick and easy, no-cut, no-sew hack to put those longer length jeans to use! 1. Using your fingers, tuck the lower section of your pant leg that’s between the lower calf and ankle area up inside of itself. 2. When you get the original hem to just about an inch or so below the length you are aiming for, fold it upwards, creating a…

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

Emily Mechling on Instagram: "You asked for it! The Wide-Leg Jean Tutorial is here! This is a fun and simple way to make use of your old jeans that would otherwise sit in your closet unworn and forgotten! Materials Required: - skinny or straight leg jeans - fabrics (for the side panels) - fabric scissors - pins - chalk or fabric marker - sewing machine - *serger (this is optional! If you don’t have one, you can use an overlocking stitch on your machine to finish the raw edges) I hope…

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…

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.