Hem Dress Pants

Hemming dress pants requires a basic knowledge of a sewing machine basting measuring and inspecting.

Hem dress pants. Meg shows a quick easy no sew method to hem a pair of pants. One way requires a serger the stitching on the insides of clothing that secures raw edges or a zig zag stitch. With pants inside out begin sewing a blind hem stitch at a side seam.

Using a tape measure measure and mark with a white fabric pencil the length you would like the dress pants to be. Make shorts out of pants. It is preferable to.

For this series i will be making video instructions as well as written photo instructions. Skip to any of the steps b. I haven t tried this with denim though as i read it doesn t hold well.

In dress pants the typical hem depth the amount turned under is an 1 1 2. An even easier method that works well for dress pants is to use hem tape. It s kind of like the same result you get when hemming by hand but it s a lot neater and definitely more fun.

Takes some care to do this but mine have stayed in place. Add a patch in pants. 4 there are a couple of ways to sew up your hems.

Get more from meg at. Put the needle under the folded hem pull through then make zigzag stitches every 1 4. It s a bit more of an advanced sewing skill but the step by step tutorial for how to hem pants using a blind hem.