How To Hem Pants

Try the pants on with the shoes you’ll wear them with. Have a friend help determine the right length and pin the pant legs at your new hemline.

Take the pants off, turn them inside out, place them on an ironing board, and fold the bottom at the pin line.

Measure from the pin to the bottom of the pants; then measure your fold all the way around each leg to make sure it’s the same.

Iron each leg at the pin line and fold the hem allowance in half so the raw end is tucked into the new hem for a more finished look; then iron them again.

Pick a matching thread color and sew an invisible hem by using a loop-type stitch between the hem allowance and pant leg, being careful not to stitch all the way through the pant leg or pull the thread too tight.

Turn the pants right side out and iron a final time. Double check your hem length by trying on the pants and shoes.