Remember if you plan on wearing your cropped jeans with a folded cuff take that into account and allow for the extra length of the fold.
Cut jeans at bottom.
Fold two pieces of your gusset material in half one over the other and mark your cutting line diagonally on the wrong side of the fabric.
You can always cut more off so it s best to err on the side of caution.
If not then let s try to mend it.
To refresh bottom edges your favorite jeans you must be able accurately cut off bottom of your pants and to hem them on sewing machine.
When measuring where the bottom cut should begin keep in mind that you are cutting twice the width that you are looking at because of the fold in your material e g.
Do you like to wear your old beloved jeans with wiped and tattered bottom edges.
Try them on again to be sure you like them.
Fold down the cuff then measure out and mark the cut line with your tailor s chalk.
Then you unfold the bottom leg smooth them out to make sure they re even and cut the bottom leg using the top leg as a guide.
Carefully remove the jeans and measure the cuff length.
Go slowly and stay as close to the cut hem from the top leg as possible.
Of course fraying the edges is optional but a perfectly on point fashion choice this season.
4 5 inches will.
How to cut off and to hem jeans.
The uber unfinished hand cut bottom of jeans look has evolved from a bohemian tendency to a new fashion trend.