How To Hem Pants By Hand Sewing Repair Guide

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How to Hem Pants by Hand-Sewing
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Step 1

              How to Hem Pants by Hand-Sewing

Wear the pants and fold the hem up until you get your desired length.

Wear the pants and fold the hem up until you get your desired length.

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Step 2

Remove the pants, making sure that the folded hem remains fixed.
Lay the pants down on a table and measure the length from the original hem to the folded edge.
Make sure to take note of all of your measurements.

Remove the pants, making sure that the folded hem remains fixed.

Lay the pants down on a table and measure the length from the original hem to the folded edge.

Make sure to take note of all of your measurements.

Step 3

Turn the pants inside out, and unfold the folded edge.
Starting from the original hem, measure out the length of what will be your new hem.
The length you will need for this step would be the length you measured out from the previous step.
Using your fabric marker, draw a line marking where your new hem would be.

Turn the pants inside out, and unfold the folded edge.

Starting from the original hem, measure out the length of what will be your new hem.

The length you will need for this step would be the length you measured out from the previous step.

Using your fabric marker, draw a line marking where your new hem would be.

Step 4

Starting from the line you just created, measure out 1 inch and mark with a line.

Starting from the line you just created, measure out 1 inch and mark with a line.

Step 5

Using the 1 inch line as your guide, cut off the extra fabric.

Using the 1 inch line as your guide, cut off the extra fabric.

Step 6

Fold the raw edge up to the new hem line.
Fold it again along the new hem line, so that the raw edge is now inside the fold.

Fold the raw edge up to the new hem line.

Fold it again along the new hem line, so that the raw edge is now inside the fold.

Step 7

Place a sewing pin parallel to the fold to make sure that the fold stays in place.
Fold and pin all the way around to create your new hem.

Place a sewing pin parallel to the fold to make sure that the fold stays in place.

Fold and pin all the way around to create your new hem.

Step 8

Have your needle threaded and ready to go.
Sew the fold close to create a new hem; try to keep your stitches small and even.
White thread was used instead of black to make the stitches more evident in the pictures.

Have your needle threaded and ready to go.

Sew the fold close to create a new hem; try to keep your stitches small and even.

White thread was used instead of black to make the stitches more evident in the pictures.

Step 9

Once you’re done stitching, tie off the thread by creating a knot towards the end of the string.
Cut off the excess string above the knot.
Remove all of the sewing pins.
Repeat steps 3 to 8 for the other pant leg using the same measurements, and then you’re officially done!

Once you’re done stitching, tie off the thread by creating a knot towards the end of the string.

Cut off the excess string above the knot.

Remove all of the sewing pins.

Repeat steps 3 to 8 for the other pant leg using the same measurements, and then you’re officially done!

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Christin Kalina - Jan 11, 2022

Thank you for this guide! The only thing I am uncertain about is how determine a good length for the pants. I read in another guide that it would be good to measure with shoes on. So that the pant leg grazes the shoe. Can you recommend the same?

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