How to lengthen jeans?

Jeans have for many years occupied a strong position at the top of fashion. Each fashionista in the wardrobe has at least one perfect jeans of the right shade, size and model, emphasizing all your strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, it is doubly insulting when they sit down when washing, the bottom of the pants exits and spoils the appearance. And young mothers know very well that children grow faster than we have time to update their wardrobe. And we have a natural question, how to lengthen short jeans? Several interesting ways to solve this problem can be found in this review.

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How to lengthen short jeans?

In our time, jeans have become not just fashionable clothes, but a way of life, a symbol of youth and creativity. They dress for work, in them we go for a walk with children. And in travel they are simply irreplaceable, because strong, not mark, do not crumple and, in general, make us stylish. Therefore, we want to suggest several ways how to lengthen short jeans. First, be patient with patience, good mood and imagination. The process is laborious, but interesting.

For work you will need:

1. Scissors.
2. Blade.
3. Threads in tone of fabric.
4. Finishing materials.

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Method 1

Jeans should be washed and ironed. Look how they are tucked - usually use a seam "in a hem" with a closed cut. In this case, we have an additional 3-4 cm after ripping, which can and will be enough to lengthen jeans.

How to proceed:

1. Carefully scissor or blade, remove the seam from the inside.
2. Remove the thread trim.
3. Smooth the seam with an iron with a steamer, if not, then use a wet cloth.
4. You need to iron first from the wrong side, and then - from the front.
5. From denim, cut out the strips of the desired width for elongation.
6. Fold the front side with the pants, mark, then stitch on the sewing machine.
7. Bend the fabric, iron well.
8. Bend the bottom of the stripe and sew it by hand or by hand.

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Method 2

To extend the jeans by 2-3 cm, you will need a belt to hem the bottom - it is sold in any sewing department:

1. Tape the tape on the bottom of the galosh, combining the edges.
2. Stitch by stepping back from the edge of the product 2-3 mm.
3. Fold inward, press iron.
4. Again stitch or make a secret seam.
5. Prepare the ready work through the presser( wet rag) from the front side.

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Method 3

You can fix the length of jeans pants with the help of a fabric of suitable texture, imitating the cuffs or lapels. It can be similar in color, and can, on the contrary, be contrasted due to color and pattern. This option is good for children's clothing.

Priority of work:

1. Cut out the strip of the desired width, fold with the front side with the jeans.
2. Mark and stitch.
3. Unscrew the strip and straighten the seam.
4. On the front side, you can lay a finishing line with threads in tone or contrast.
5. From the same fabric to maintain aesthetic appearance can be made on the belt( patch), on the pockets of a badge or appliqué.

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Method 4

The next saving version is suitable as an extension and decoration of jeans in the style of "boho chic" for small and adult girls. In the course will go lace, silk and kapron ribbons, fringe from different materials, braid with ethnic patterns. Make frills from a wide non-knitted lace or ribbon. Sew to the bottom of the trousers or tune up.

If you need to lengthen jeans significantly, on any similar fabric, adjust the rows of narrow braid, lace. Then sew to galoshes, as in the previous methods. It will be very interesting to look at the dovetailed crochet, especially if you wear an openwork sweater crocheted, or complement your image with a bag made in the same technique.

We hope that thanks to such uncomplicated actions, you can lengthen the jeans at home without resorting to the services of a sewing workshop. And they will serve you for a long time.