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Altering Pants Into Capris


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July 1, 2014

pants before alterationsI had a pair of casual pants with legs that were too wide and out of style. The pants were almost brand new because I would keep thinking I would wear them, but never did. I decided that they would be perfect for cutting down for capris. You can do this project alone, but it does help to have someone assist with the measuring.

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Total Time: 1.5 hours

Supplies:

  • tape measure
  • scissors
  • ruler
  • matching thread
  • pins
  • sewing machine

Steps:

  1. First, I measured a couple of pairs of capris that I have to get a general idea of how long they were in the inseam.
  2. Next, I measured the remaining length. I needed to cut off 12 inches to get the length I wanted after hemming.
  3. measuring amount to cut off
     
  4. Using a ruler I made marks on the wrong side of the legs at 12 inches.
  5. marking cutting line
     
    pen dashes marking line
     
  6. I connected the marks to create a cutting line.
  7. connecting dashes for cutting line
     
  8. I cut up the side seam and then cut off the pant legs.
  9. cutting up the leg along the side seam
     
    cutting off bottom of pant leg
     
    cut leg
     
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  10. I tried the pants back on and we turned them up and pinned for the finished length.
  11. pinning up final leg length
     
  12. I needed to turn up 2.5 inches to get the desired length. I first turned up 1.25 inches and pinned it. Then I turned up the second 1.25 inches removing pins and repinning as I went.
  13. measuring for first turn of hem
     
    pinning up first turn
     
    measuring and pinning up second turn of hemline
     
  14. Finally, I sewed two parallel stitched lines to finish the hem edge. You can finish any way you like.
  15. stitching on machine
     
    closeup of finished capris
     
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  16. Here they are, ready to wear.
  17. finished capris
     
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December 15, 2014

You can easily transform a pair of pants that have frayed bottoms into a new pair of capris! Follow the directions in this video to lean how.

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