How To Hem Dress Pants?

Put on the shoes you will wear with the pants

Turn the pants inside out

Try on the pants and mark the desired hem length with pins or chalk

Measure and mark both legs evenly

Remove the pants

Fold the fabric up to the marked length

Press the fold with an iron

Pin the fold in place

Cut off excess fabric if needed, leaving enough for a hem allowance

Fold the raw edge under to create a clean hem

Pin the hem securely

Sew the hem by hand or with a sewing machine

Remove the pins

Press the finished hem flat

Repeat for the other leg if necessary

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