Have bought new fashionable jeans, but they are a little long? This is a widespread problem. People of low stature are already accustomed to the fact that after buying pants you need to carry them in the atelier. But if there is a sewing machine in the house, you can solve the problem yourself. Sew a few centimeters of jeans with preserving the factory seam is easy enough. In the work of an experienced or novice tailor will help visual pictures and video.
Necessary tools and materials
Before working on the jeans, it is necessary not only to prepare materials and necessary tools, but also to determine the correct length of the product. This will avoid common mistakes in this case. It is worthwhile in advance to think about how and with what jeans will be combined. If there is a preference for shoes with high heels, then fitting is best done in it. With men it's all at times easier. Usually the height of the sole on their shoes is about the same.To make jeans with the preservation of the factory seam with your own hands, it is worth preparing:
On a note! Before folding it is worth remembering that just a few centimeters can dramatically change the appearance of jeans and spoil their style. So do not thinklessly use scissors and a sewing machine.
- chalk or disappearing marker;
- tailor pins;
- centimeter;
- scissors;
- special needles for denim;
- thread;
- sewing machine.
For reference! In addition, it is very important to take into account one simple rule: the measurement is made on the right trouser leg.Then the results are transferred to the left leg strictly symmetrically. But often a person has some specific features of the silhouette. That is why it is advisable to make notes simultaneously on both jeans pants.
Step-by-step instruction on sewing jeans with preservation of the seam
So, when everything is ready, you can start working. In fact, sewing jeans with preserving the factory seam by their own hands is much easier than it seems. Even novice dressmakers will cope with the task, if they follow the recommendations and use the tips in the photo and video format that are given here.- To begin with, the very bottom of the jeans should be carefully turned to the desired length up. You must strictly measure the required number of centimeters, so as not to cut off excess. The edge is wrapped on the front side and fixed with special pins. To the floor, the edge of the leg should not extend 1-1.5 cm.
- Next, you need to pick up a centimeter or ruler and again check the distance from the bottom to the edge of the lapel. It is recommended to do this all over the pants, which will allow you to get a perfectly flat allowance. This method is simple and will not cause difficulties even for beginners tailors. The same action must be taken with the second leg of the jeans.
- Now you need to use the sewing machine. It will take a line that will run as close to the factory seam on the jeans as possible.
- Then the jeans should be turned to the front. From above it is required to perform a neat decorative line with threads that match the color of the fabric. This line will allow to fix the received allowance from the wrong side.
- When the line is made, you need to estimate the resulting allowance. If it turned out too big, then it will be necessary to trim the allowance by the required amount of centimeters. The resulting work should be hand-wound with a thread with a needle.
- Next, you need to cut all the excess. When you cut off the allowance, you will have to use stitched lateral factory seams. They need to be disconnected, but it must be done as accurately and smoothly as possible. It is very important to ensure that the incision in the seam is not noticeable.
Note! During operation, the factory seam on jeans may move to the side. That is why this fact should immediately be foreseen. If you have to correct the blemish, then the line will need to be unscrewed and the seams connected.
- Now you need to install a special "paw" on the sewing machine and pass the underside of the jeans. Such a neat bend is made with threads under the color of the product.
- Next, jeans, which are planned to be slightly sewn on the bottom, making allowance on the edge, are turned to the front side.
- Then you need to ensure that the pre-seamed seam on the edge down does not wrap, at the very bottom should make a line. Thread for bending should be chosen so that it fits the tone of the product as much as possible.
- Now on the jeans you need to perform bows. They are performed on the factory side seams on the front side. Sufficient will be only 1 cm. If you sew in this way bows on the sides, when you plan to shorten the jeans, then the bend will not bend at the edge. At the same time, the bottom will not crumple and "disturb."
On a note! When fastening in this way, it is recommended that you precisely fall into the factory seam.
- To make jeans look neat and tidy, the finished product will need to be stripped and poduzhuzhit, especially carefully passing the resulting hem along the edge. It is very important to process the fabric not only along the entire length, but also as thoroughly as possible to smooth the bottom.
- If you shorten the jeans with the preservation of the factory seam on the sewing machine correctly, the result will be as shown in the photo below. In this method, the main thing is to correctly measure the necessary length of the jeans. After all, if you cut the edge of the product too much, it can be spoiled.