How to cut jeans under shorts

Do you have old jeans lying around, which you for some reason do not want to wear anymore? Maybe the style went out of fashion, maybe the leggings stretched out on their knees, wiped and lost their appearance. Meanwhile, the weather pleases with warmth, and fashionistas on the streets of the city try to outdo each other with stylish shorts. Believe me, you do not need to search the stores in search of a suitable model. In just half an hour you can make wonderful shorts yourself from your old unwanted jeans! To do this you will need: jeans, centimeter tape, tailor's chalk, scissors, thread and braid.

Getting Started
First of all you need to decide how long the shorts you want. You can go on the easiest way - do not mess with the measurements and cut "by eye". True, it's easy to make a mistake and cut it too high. Such shorts will be suitable except for the beach. Although if this suits you, then boldly cut it. Well, if you are interested in a more classic version of shorts - not long, but not too short - cut off the trousers to start knee-deep.

Determined with length
Cut off? Now try it on. Attach a centimeter tape to the trousers. Focus on numbers in 15-20 centimeters. Approximately so much you can cut off, depending on whether you want shorts longer or shorter. Do not hurry. Spend a smooth line with chalk and cut off a little, several centimeters. Then, each time, wear and evaluate the result. Perhaps the length of the shorts will seem ideal to you even before you reach the planned cut line. This is the most crucial stage, so be patient.

Processing slices
Finally, you have found your optimal length. Now the trimmed edges need to be processed. The most convenient option is to use the overlock. This is a kind of sewing machine, designed specifically for processing sections of fabric. But for the lack of an overlock, you can get by with a conventional sewing machine. So, tuck your trousers your shorts by one centimeter and stitch them.

Fold the edges
You can make a little more effort and give the shorts a more stylish and original look. But for this, when cutting, you need to leave more tissue in advance. Stitched edges of the shorts bend and carefully ironed with iron so that they kept. In this case, the seams should be processed very carefully to be as inconspicuous as possible. To be sure for sure the hem held, it is possible to additionally press the pressed tucked edges.

Making cuffs
If you do not mind spending a little more time, you can get a really fashionable thing, sewing cuffs to the shorts. For cuffs fit the remaining trimming unnecessary pants.

From these cut-off pants to cut two strips - about 12 centimeters wide. In these 12 centimeters there are two widths and a stock on the seams. Next, each strip of fabric folded almost in half so that the upper side did not reach the bottom by just 1 centimeter. This is done so that the seams on the shorts are not too thick.

Leave 1.5-2 centimeters on the hem of the edges, and wear each cuff to the pants shorts. Have you noticed? - Now you can stitch them on the typewriter. Having finished with this, iron your shorts with an iron, and here's a new, hand-crafted wardrobe.

We decorate with braid
However, this is not all the options. Did you forget that we mentioned the braid? It can decorate your product, give it a more frivolous and elegant look. Such shorts will be especially advantageous if they are cut very short, when their entire length is not more than 15-20 centimeters. So, take the braid, contrasting in color to your shorts. Tuck the edge of the pants and sew it from the inside - so that it would look somewhere 1.5-2 centimeters from below under the edge.