How to Hem Dress Pants
Using a tape measure, measure and mark with a white fabric pencil the length you would like the dress pants to be.. Cut off the current excess hems of the dress pants.. Turn the dress pants inside out.
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Using a tape measure, measure and mark with a white fabric pencil the length you
Using a tape measure, measure and mark with a white fabric pencil the length you would like the dress pants to be.
Cut off the current excess hems of the dress pants.
Cut off the current excess hems of the dress pants.
Turn the dress pants inside out.
Turn the dress pants inside out.
While carefully keeping the new hem in place, insert a straight pin directly thr
While carefully keeping the new hem in place, insert a straight pin directly through the folded hem.
Thread a sewing needle.
Thread a sewing needle.
With both ends of the thread even with each other, knot the bottom once, leaving
With both ends of the thread even with each other, knot the bottom once, leaving roughly an inch or so (around 2.5cm) of thread dangling from the end.
Baste around each hem.
Baste around each hem.
Once each hem has been basted, remove all of the straight pins.
Once each hem has been basted, remove all of the straight pins.
You are now ready to sew each hem with the sewing machine.
You are now ready to sew each hem with the sewing machine.
Once you have sewn each hem with the sewing machine, remove the basting.
Once you have sewn each hem with the sewing machine, remove the basting.
Iron the hems.
Iron the hems.
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