Blue jeans come in different inseam lengths
Blue jeans come in different inseam lengths. Even so, the length may not be just right for you. You can either have them hemmed by a tailor, which costs $10 to $20, or you can hem them yourself and save that money for something better. This process works for all jean cuts–flared, boot cut or straight leg–and will result in a traditional blue jean hem. These same steps can be used to make shorts out of children’s blue jeans when the knees are thoroughly worn through.
er at the mark and use a full length mirror to check the length. Be sure to try the length with the shoes you’ll be wearing with the jeans.
Take off the jeans. Measure and mark each jean leg 1 1/2 inches below the hem line marked in Step 1.
Cut off the extra jean leg length at the line you marked in Step 2. Be careful to cut at the lower mark on the jean leg that you made in Step 2, not the higher mark you made in Step 1.
Turn the jeans inside out.
Turn your iron on to “cotton” setting.
Fold 1/4 inch of the bottom of each jean leg outward so that the cut edge is on the outside of the inside out jean leg–when you turn the jeans right side out again, the edge will fold under. Dampen the folded edges with the spray bottle. Press the edges with the hot iron to make a sharp fold. Be sure to thoroughly press the inseam and outer seam so that they lay as flat as possible.
Measure and fold 3/8 inch from the pressed edge at the end of each jean leg. Fold in the same direction as the first fold–again, this will result in the jean leg being folded under once the jeans are turned right side out.
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