hello everyone! now I'm really sorry but i had this post all typed up and ready to go and i accidentally deleted it, so it probably wont be too long as i don't have much time to do it now but yeah.... Anyway, the reason i did this was because i bought a pair of old levis super cheap and they fitted really nicely around the waist, but i wasn't a big fan of the cut of the jeans as they were really wide and too short at the end (the photo on the right), so i decided to do something about it...
1. Turn the jeans inside out and put them back on again, with the zipper at the front.
2. It might be a good idea to get someone to help you with this so that you dont hurt yourself because you need to pin your jeans to the width you would like. I did this by getting my sister to pull the outside side of the leg so that the other side was touching my inside leg, then i pinned the outside of the leg.
2. It might be a good idea to get someone to help you with this so that you dont hurt yourself because you need to pin your jeans to the width you would like. I did this by getting my sister to pull the outside side of the leg so that the other side was touching my inside leg, then i pinned the outside of the leg.
3. Carefully wriggle out of the jeans and place them on the floor. Then take a marker and draw a smooth line connecting where the pins are, and turn the pins to 90 degrees so that you can sew over them.
4. Using a simple straight stitch, sew down the jeans, and go backwards a little at the end so that the thread doesnt come out. I would recommend doing it to one leg and then trying it on before you do the other leg to make sure you have it about the right size. And remember that it is a lot easier to make them tighter than looser otherwise you have to unpick it.
5. This step is optional but i chose to cut the excess fabric off from the inside so that it would lie flatter on my leg.
6. Roll up the ends and you are done! You could sew them up but i didn't to mine and it has caused me no trouble!
And there you have it! The reason i decided not to make them into skinny jeans is that it is a much more difficult process if you want to make them skin tight as the seams would be different and you would have to be a lot more precise with your sewing! If you have any suggestions of things you would like me to make then please say and i will look into them...
Love alice x
(Ps. Song of the day is "counting stars" by one republic because i never really liked any of their songs before this one, and now i love them!)
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