And here's how I'm going to do it.You just can't buy cute denim skirts anywhere anymore. Really. They are all a little uncomfortable and a little frumpy, and also I am a Cheap-Skate, so I decided to make my own using jeans that fit me in middle school but are now too short. Way too short. I was a touch disproportionate as a tween.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- Seam ripper
- Old jeans
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cut off the jeans to the knee on each side
- Using the seam ripper and scissors, remove the inseam of the pants--be careful not to rip the actual fabric!
- Lay the pants flat and iron them as flat as possible. Anywhere the fabric folds, (especially in the front) make sure the pleat is neat and hidden.
- Pin the fabric together to form a skirt. Make it as long as possible--you can cut and hem it later.
- Sew the front and back seams up using the sewing machine to make a double seam.
- Try it on and measure how much you want to shorten it!
- Cut and hem as needed. You may either sew a double seam for the hem or surge it
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