How to hem men's dress pants. How to hem pants by machine or by hand

The seemingly ordinary procedure of hemming trousers or shortening jeans can lead to an undesirable result if you do not know how to do it correctly.

So here's what NOT to do:

1. measure the length of the new trousers according to the old trousers. Such an operation leads to the same result only if you hem several identical trousers. Meaning - exactly the same model of the same size.

2. measure the length of the new trousers in home shoes, barefoot or wearing shoes that you will not wear with these trousers.

3. measure the length of the trousers with a centimeter according to the measurements of the legs.

Well, now how to properly hem the pants:

1. We put on trousers, put on the very shoes with which we will wear these trousers. Pants that are too short or too long look messy, funny, and even uncomfortable.

2. We turn one leg inward, align the edge only at the back. We make a heel slip. I always slouch so that the trouser leg does not reach the floor 1-1.5 cm. Of course, skinny jeans are difficult to pull on the heel. Well, in such a situation, slouch as much as the width of the leg allows.

Why am I doing such a stunt? The longer and more continuous the vertical line of the trousers, the longer the legs appear. A long legs hasn't ruined anyone's look yet.

You need to stand straight, evenly distributing the weight on both legs. When the optimal length is found, we pin the bent leg with a pin. You don't need to measure the front length. Only behind. And only on one leg (provided that the length of the legs is the same).

It is difficult to perform such a procedure on your own - resort to the help of loved ones.

2. Remove the trousers carefully so that the pin does not pop out of the fabric. We mark the fold of the leg with chalk - now you can pull out the pin.

3. straighten both legs, mark two pieces of 1.5 cm from the fold mark or as much as you want to bend) and draw a cut line.

4. in order to mark the cut line on the second leg, it is necessary to measure their lengths. During my life I have hemmed more than one hundred trousers and, believe me, there were very few trousers with the same legs among them. As a rule, the length of the trousers is different. Nowadays, manufacturers do not try too hard to be accurate, and even the most eminent among them.

How to measure leg lengths? - It is necessary to fold the trousers with the front halves inward, align the side seams and the top edge (belt) and straighten the trousers on a flat surface without pulling one leg relative to the other.

The marking of the first leg must be transferred to the outer edge of the second leg.

Now you need to measure the inside seam. We also combine the inner seams from the crotch together and check the lengths, and transfer the markings of the first leg to the inner seam of the second. Now that we have marks on the second leg along both seams, we draw a cut line here as well.

5. Cut off the excess length on both legs.

6. We tuck the allowances on the collar and stab with pins (or we baste with a bait).

How long should women's trousers be? Ideal length the middle of the heel of those shoes from your collection that have a medium heel height.

Then these trousers can be worn with both higher and lower heels.

And the topic of this article: how to trim pants at home. Make a fitting in shoes and pin the bottom. Be careful, it is often found that the trousers have different length due to distortions in the figure. Then each leg will have to be shortened separately. To avoid this, sit straight with your back straight on the edge of the chair, and in no case cross your legs.

The fitting was made, in my case, the customer has no distortions in the figure. Fold the trousers along the arrows, connect the folds of the arrows at the waist. Lay your pants on a flat surface.

Align the edges of the belt and pin with pins along the entire length of the belt, straighten the legs and also pin the bottom of the trousers with pins.

Take a ruler with a right angle and attach the angle to the marked line on the back of the trousers. Draw a straight line to the side seam, then slightly move the ruler up so that a right angle is formed on the front half of the trousers at the fold.

Draw a second line parallel to the bottom line at a distance of 4 cm.

Cut along it first one leg, then the other.

Bend the top leg to move the bottom line, make a mark with chalk opposite the bottom line.

Unfold the bottom leg and make a chalk mark. Repeat the entire procedure for the other side.

Now connect the chalk marks, getting a bottom line on all sides.

Steam the bottom along the chalk line. Overcast the bottom or process in a zigzag. Exactly in that order. If you overcast first, then when ironing, the threads from the overcasting will be printed on the leg.

Now take the leg, guided by the photo, fold the edge of the allowance by 1 cm and with a thin thread in color, starting from the inside of the trousers, secure the seam well.

Then, grabbing one or two threads, moving from right to left, begin to hem the bottom. Do not tighten the thread, let it be a little loose (according to the same principle, they fixed the allowance on the coat when they shortened it), so there will be no strained appearance from the outside. The more stitches, the more reliable the allowance will hold.

It was necessary to bend the stock so that the overcasting seam would not lie. And with the next ironing of the trousers after washing, move the iron under the welt.

Now there are no secrets for you how to shorten your pants.

The right trousers, dear needlewomen in your wardrobe!

Hello dear friends! Today I want to address a moment that occurs in the life of almost every person. Bought pants but they don't fit. Trouser legs dangle on the floor, or gather in a huge accordion around the foot. Of course, they need to be shortened.
There are quite a few ways, but they all depend on the model of trousers. This primarily applies to classic models, on which the trace of the hemming should not be visible.
How to hem pants by hand? And how to do it beautifully on a sewing machine?

First way. Manually

For example, I took men's trousers. I will note one nuance. In order for the work not to be done in vain, you must first carefully measure the length of the trousers on a specific person who will wear them in the future.

If you do not have such an opportunity, then you can take other trousers of this person and measure the length of the leg along the crotch, which is located on the inside of the trousers. This time I did just that. With soap, I outlined the desired length and set to work.

For convenience, I moved the mark to the outside of the trouser leg and laid out the trousers exactly on the table.

In the next step, I measured the right angles with the help of a corner, which coincide with the position of the mark and the direction of the arrows on the back and front halves of the trousers. Draw straight lines.

Then the resulting line must be slightly fused in its middle part.

From the resulting line down, I set aside 3.5 cm. This is the minimum value that needs to be set aside.

There are several reasons for this:

Pants can suddenly sit down and have to be folded down. Need stock.
A smaller hem gives a visible seal.
In order for both legs to be cut equally, they must be folded evenly along the entire length of the trousers, and sometimes it does not interfere and pierce with needles from top to bottom. Be sure to connect both legs with needles along the intended hem line.

Now you can safely cut. If it is difficult to cut four layers of fabric at once, then do it gradually. First cut off the excess length on one leg, and then on the other.

I moved the position of the needles with soap to the other side.

I did the same with each leg separately. Although you can do this with the help of a centimeter tape, measuring 3.5 cm from the bottom along the inside of the trousers. For a high-quality hem, it is desirable to process the resulting lower cut with an overlock, and thread the tails of the threads with a hook inside the line.

After that, you can proceed to manual filing. Turning the trousers inside out, I pinched the width of the hem with needles. Be sure to connect the side seams at the hem and at the leg. Similarly, I laid the needles at a distance of 1 cm from the top edge of the hem. This must be done so that the trouser leg does not move.

Next, I sewed the hem to the trouser leg with a blind seam. To do this, you need to insert the needle exactly into the line from the overlock (you can even get into the stitches themselves) and grab one or two leg threads. Then bring the needle back to the overlock line. The distance between the punctures should not be more than 0.5 -1 cm. Thus, we hem the trousers along the entire length.

Here's what I got. It remains to iron them. If you are dealing with trousers, but which have arrows, then at the beginning, you need to iron the places where they are located.

Turning the trousers right side out, I ironed the seam allowance inside the leg. It is undesirable to do this from the face, as an overlock can be printed. We steam the arrows from the front side through a cloth.

That's all. This is where the whole process ends.

Now you know how to properly hem trousers by hand, and I am sure that if necessary, you can easily cope with this operation.

Of course, in order to be more confident that everything will be fine in the future, it is advisable to prodecate new thing. Subject it to either a good steam treatment, or wet it and let it dry. This will allow the product to give the desired shrinkage, and you will save yourself from worries in the future. Everyone knows that natural fabrics usually sit down.

But you can take a chance and hem the pants without pre-treatment. This is up to you.

But, manual hemming of trousers is not always necessary. Often this is enough to do with a typewriter.

The second way. On a typewriter

How to hem pants sewing machine? This question is in Everyday life occurs quite often, but not everyone knows how to easily cope with it. There are a lot of ways of this operation and it all depends on the model of trousers and the desire of the client. Or at your request.

I have already talked about how they are hemmed classic pants manually. But, often it is not necessary to do this and you can trim the trousers on a typewriter. It's certainly faster and easier. On one of these examples, I will show you how to do it correctly and beautifully.

These trousers are made of dense stretch fabric and are almost ready. All seams were stitched and overlocked. If you do not have such equipment as an overlock, then the seams can be processed manually. In terms of time costs, it will be longer, but no less accurate if the fabric does not fray very much.

Pants are ordinary classic wide trousers from the hip. I gave a large enough hem allowance, equal to 5 cm (at the request of the client). The first thing I did was overlock the bottom of the legs and iron the treatment. This must be done so that the bottom is steamed and leveled, so that there are no tubercles and puffs, which can then be printed on the front side.

After that, I marked 5 cm from the bottom and drew lines on both legs.

Then she folded the allowance along these lines to the wrong side and stabbed it along the very bottom with needles. And from above, stepping back from the edge of about 1 cm, she swept it manually.

After that, I removed all the needles and steamed the edge of the legs from the wrong side. Exactly the edge, without touching the hand basting and overlock seam. If you accidentally touch the stitches, they may leave dents on the fabric. There are materials on which such places are then very difficult to restore.

Then, I turned the legs right side out and drew lines with soap, at a distance of 4.5 cm from the edge. This is enough to grab the hem. It will hold up well and won't dangle inside the trousers.

I sew the final line along the front side according to the markup. This is much more convenient, because you can see both the edge of the legs and the quality of the line being laid.

This completes the whole operation and I just have to steam the bottom from the wrong side again.

I showed you how to hem trousers with a sewing machine and I hope you find this lesson useful. If you do everything as I said, then you will get a very neat and beautiful hem, the quality of which determines the whole look of the product as a whole.

The width of the allowance must be at least 3 cm, in order for it to look decent. Depending on the idea and model, it can reach 6 cm, but not be too wide so as not to weigh down the legs.

I would be glad if the master class will help you cope with this operation without outside help. Good luck in mastering new skills, knowledge and little sewing tricks!

The processing of the bottom of men's trousers is carried out by sewing a special braid along the bottom of the trousers. This is the only correct way to process the hem of the bottom of the trousers. The trouser tape or trouser tape, first of all, protects the fabric of the trousers from abrasion, and secondly, stiffens the bottom of the men's trousers. IN women's trousers tape is not used.

The hem with stitched braid is sewn with a blind seam by hand or on a special sewing hem machine, which is used only in the atelier.
Processing the bottom of the trousers with adhesive tape (cobweb) is short-lived and after several washes, you still have to hem the trousers with threads.

How to properly hem trousers on a sewing machine using a trouser tape.
The master class was made on a training sample imitating a trouser leg. Contrasting threads are used for clarity.

The hem of men's trousers should be at least 4 cm, and for children's trousers, 5 - 6 cm can also be noted.

The advantage of the trouser tape is that it keeps the fabric in the place of its fold from wiping, and after six months or a year, the hem can be turned off and made smaller (2cm). Having completed such a repair of trousers, you can increase the length of the leg by 3-4 cm, and at the same time extend the period of wearing children's trousers for another season, saving your child on buying new trousers.

If you have an overlocker at home, then, of course, it is best to overcast the cut of the leg fabric. If there is no overlock, then you can use the zigzag stitch, and it is much better to choose an overlock stitch in combination with a special foot that imitates the overlock stitch.

Well if your sewing machine it is possible to detach or fold the work surface (table). Without a table, it is much more convenient to attach a trouser tape along the narrow leg of the trousers.

Be sure to draw a hem line, preferably with a thin fabric pencil. Along this line, you need to attach the compacted edge of the trouser tape.

The first line must be laid strictly along the edge of the tape by 0.1 or 0.2. The more accurately you perform this operation, the neater the hem of the trousers will look in a finished and ironed form.

Passing in a circle along the leg, leave a small piece of tape to neatly close the tape cut.

If the cut of the tape is not closed in this way, then over time the edge of the tape will fray.

Keeping the needle out of the fabric, turn 90 degrees and sew this section.

Now you can start sewing the second stitch along the other edge of the trouser tape. It is no longer necessary to scribble it with a minimum indent from the edge (0.1), on appearance it has no effect on bending.

It is not necessary to thread the trouser tape to the leg, even if you have no experience. But it is important to properly stretch the tape while sewing to the leg.
If the tape is not pulled at all, then the trouser leg fabric will sit down, and then the tape will bulge. If the braid, on the contrary, is pulled too much, then as a result the leg opening will be too tight and it will be very noticeable on the trousers.

Therefore, it is desirable to learn how to stretch both the fabric and the tape at the same time. In this case, you will avoid excessive fit of the fabric of the trousers and braid. However, do not pull too hard, otherwise the needle may break.

Hemming jeans and men's trousers are done differently. In addition to the need to stitch the braid, you will also need to sew on the hem with a hidden hand seam.
Fold the hem inside the leg as shown in the photo.

Now you will need a sleeve ironing board and a steam iron.

Before ironing, make sure that the trouser tape "peeps out" 0.1 or 0.2 from the edge of the fabric.

This is what the hem of the trousers will look like after wet-heat treatment.

You will need a thin and not long needle, thin and not twisted threads that match the main tone of the trousers fabric, and a thimble.

From the side of the trouser leg, try to grab two or three threads of fabric with the tip of the needle, no more. Otherwise, the thread will be visible on the front of the trousers.

But you can safely grab the hem with a needle.

This is what the finished seam will look like. Here it is important to pay attention to the fact that the blind stitch thread should not be overtightened. Otherwise, a trace of this seam will be visible on the front of the trousers. It is advisable, during the execution of the line, to only slightly tighten the thread, removing its excess, but leaving some slack in the stitches.

If you managed to hem men's trousers in the same way as in my photo, then the trouser tape, which does not even match the color of the pants fabric, will not be particularly noticeable under the hem. Therefore, in the studio most often use a black ribbon. But you can look in sewing accessories stores for braid that exactly matches the color of your trousers.

Well, the last tip, do not use glue cobwebs to hem your trousers. It is convenient to use the gossamer for temporary fixing of the hem, since the effect of the glue is limited to 2-3 washes. Water will weaken the properties of the glue and the hem of the trousers will still have to be done by hand with a blind seam.

There are several ways to process the bottom of jeans. In this article, you will learn how to restore a frayed bottom of men's jeans.

Like the pants, but have doubts? After all, they sit well at the waist, they are beautiful on the figure, but the length let us down. Hanging tabs and dragging on the floor. Do not buy?

And it's a pity to refuse the purchase. Everything else fits perfectly!

Let's shorten them. We will help, and you will be able to do it at home quickly and accurately. And so that even the machine is not needed.

Length plays an important role in how you look. She emphasizes dignity, lengthens legs, visually corrects figure flaws.

However improperly hemmed trousers can drastically ruin the look. You may look ridiculous and even funny. It would seem that two or three centimeters, but they will play a fatal role in creating your image.

Important! Before you shorten your pants, decide what kind of shoes they will be worn with. Mark the cut line, taking into account the height of the heel or sole.

Length of women's trousers

The following length is popular among women, which is directly related to the style of the products.

• straight classic: leg length should be 2-3 cm from the floor or reach the middle of the heel.
• Skinny bottom: should open the ankle and be a couple of centimeters shorter than the classic size.
• wide: the hem of the bottom must touch the floor, from under the trousers should only peek out the nose from the shoe.
• flared: length reaches to the middle or 2/3 heels.

Length of men's trousers

Men have their own traditions and rules.

• Classic: there should be a small crease at the junction of the shoe and the trouser leg. And at the back, the trouser leg should cover half the heel of the shoe. Pants must not touch the floor. They should be at least one centimeter away from him.
• Skinny: it is undesirable that the pants cover the laces on the shoes, and back and front they should touch the edge of the shoe.
• With fold: length depends on height and shoe height. The lower the height, the narrower the fold should be. Cuffs in any case no more than three centimeters.

Please be aware that some fabrics will shrink after washing, so clothing sizes may vary.

Important! When buying, it is better to choose products in which the legs will be a little longer than necessary. After all, you can always remove excess tissue.

How to correctly determine the length when trying on

Going to the store for shopping, it is unlikely that you take a ruler or measuring tape with you.

In order not to be mistaken with the length of the trousers, it is better to measure the item in the shoes with which you plan to wear them.
It is important to pay attention to the heel, because it adds height. And a thing worn with and without a heel will look completely different on you.

It is advisable to insert a belt when trying on, if in the future you plan to wear one.. A fastened strap can also shorten a thing by a couple of centimeters.

By adhering to these simple rules, you will avoid mistakes when buying.

How to determine the length without trying on

Another option for determining the desired length. With it, you can do without trying on. But in this case you will need to use other pants that are suitable in all respects.
Lay them in the direction of the arrows on a flat surface. By imposing one on the other, you can be sure that this thing is the right size or not.

Preparing to shorten your trousers

What materials and tools to prepare

To hem your trousers, you will need the following.

Tools:

• scissors;
• needle;
• ripper;
• pins;
• ruler;
• tape measure;
• soap (dry) / chalk;
• iron.

Materials:

• braid;
• cobweb;
• threads in the color of trousers or darker.

How to prepare pants for shortening

Before changing the length of the product, it must be measured correctly. It is better to do it directly on the wearer.

And if this is not possible, take other trousers, turn them inside out and new trousers. Attach both things to each other along the crotch seam. With chalk or soap, we outline a line of the required length.

The first way to mark the length

• On a wide table, lay out the thing that you plan to hem.
• Transfer the marked line of the future cut to the front side.
• From the line of arrows on trousers mark a right angle.
• Along the trouser leg draw a dotted line.
• Set aside 3.5 cm down and draw a parallel line. This will be the cut point.
• Straighten the legs and lay them on top of each other. For reliability, you can chop them together with pins / needles.
• Necessarily lay the pins along the line of the future hem.
• The fabric is fixed and will not move, so cut length fearlessly.

Advice. You can cut off the legs and one by one. On the cut edge of the first, mark the cut line with chalk, fix with pins and shorten the second leg.

Second way

• From the bottom of the trousers to the cut line along the entire perimeter of the legs use a ruler to set aside the required number of centimeters and put dots.
• Soap on marked signs draw a future cut line.
• Make sure it is parallel to the bottom of the pants.
• Cut off the excess length with scissors.

After the excess fabric is removed, you can proceed to the hem and cut. Without a sewing machine, work can be done in several ways. Let's take a look at each of them.

How to hem trousers with a blind seam

The most common way to do the work by hand is to use a blind stitch.

What is a blind stitch

The main purpose of a manual seam, which is called a secret one, is to connect parts or hemming things so that the seam line is invisible.

In trousers, such a seam will be hidden between the fabric and will not be visible from the outside.

The main thing is that the thread matches the color of the product. In extreme cases, it can be darker.

Step-by-step instruction

1. Turning the product inside out on the reverse side.
2. Pins pinning the fold line.
3. Side seam lines and arrows(If there are any) must match.
4. In order for the gate not to move, it is necessary pin the fabric with pins again, 1-2 cm above the future hem.
5. Let's start with the hidden seam.

• We insert the needle into the cut off edge of the leg, grab one or two threads from the fabric of the trousers.
• We bring the needle to the side of the cut edge.
• Punctures are performed at a distance of no more than 0.5 cm.
• Thus, we sew trousers along the entire collar.

Finishing the work, we steam with an iron (through gauze) from the inside our secret seam and the bottom edge of the trousers.

Important! Do not iron the seam on the front side so that it does not print on it.

How to shorten pants without sewing

There is another way to design a hem. When using it, it will be possible to do not only without a typewriter, but also without sewing at all. In this case, you will need not a thread with a needle, but a cobweb.

What is a cobweb

The web is a thin adhesive tape that, during heat treatment, glues the junctions of the fabric.
It has different width. Therefore, depending on the area of ​​\u200b\u200bgluing, you can choose both very narrow and rather wide.
The advantage of the web is that it suitable for all types of fabric.

Another plus is that the tape is easily bent and exactly repeats all the bends of the product.

Reference. The hem of the trousers, glued with a cobweb, will be thin and elastic.

The only disadvantage of the adhesive strip is that it does not retain its qualities with frequent washing. From water, it may eventually lose its gluing ability.

Step-by-step instructions for using the web

This is the easiest way to fasten folds on clothes.

• Turn pants inside out.
• Roll up the edges to the desired length.
• pave adhesive tape between the collar and the main canvas of the legs.
• From the reverse side, iron with a hot iron connection point;
• Let the fabric cool, and then check if the web has stuck to the material.
• If necessary, dampen the fabric and iron again.

Useful tips for hemming trousers

1. Before sewing on a new item, be sure to wet or wash her. The fabric tends to shrink.
2. tucked up iron trousers inside out. Set up your iron maximum temperature, use the steam function. So the seam will become less noticeable, and the side of the hem will look more aesthetic.
3. When using an iron, be sure to look at the product label and follow the care instructions.
4. Finish the cutting edge with an overlock if possible.. You can take it to the studio, this is an inexpensive service.
5. You can also bend the cut inside the collar. So the fabric will not crumble when washed or worn.
6. After the trousers are turned up and pinned up, the bottom of the pants can be ironed. In this way, you will secure the hem, and it will be more convenient to hem it.
7. chipping places you can sweep the fabric with a thin thread of any color. This will protect you from scratches when in contact with the pins.
8. Before ironing a thing, make sure that the fold is done correctly. Otherwise after steaming, it will be difficult to correct hem inaccuracies.
9. Be sure to attach the trousers together and check their length. They must be the same!

It is not difficult to hem not only trousers, but also any other thing. Even if you don't have a sewing machine handy.