As I was looking through piles of old clothes, I found a pair of old jeans that I had stopped wearing for some reason. I tried them on and they didn't look too bad. Nice colour, stretchy, comfy, a high-ish cut that didn't show off the plumber's cleavage (like many jeans around these days). The only problem was that the cut was a bit 90s - fitted flare.
So I had a quick think and thought - it couldn't be too hard taking in the leg of the jeans and converting them into skinny leg jeans. So I did.
I kinda estimated how much I needed to take in from the bottom, and found a point just above the knee where the jeans had finished being flared and had become fitted (if you want to try this at home, I would suggest that you use a pair of stretchy-denim and that you stitch on the outer leg rather than the inner leg as the inner leg always has a double stitch - unless you are super smart and you know how to double-stitch on your sewing machine!). I got out a pen and my trusty tape measure and drew a line from one point (at the bottom of the jeans) to another (the point above the knee). I then got out my sewing machine and stitched along the line.
After trying on the finished product and seeing that it was a good fit, I got a pair of scissors and chopped off the excess - and voila! Instant skinnies! I have to say, they don't actually look too bad - perfect for tucking into your boots during winter!
It's easy peasy lemon-squeezy! Have a go ladies, and let me know how you went!
This is NOT the finished product hehe:
So I had a quick think and thought - it couldn't be too hard taking in the leg of the jeans and converting them into skinny leg jeans. So I did.
I kinda estimated how much I needed to take in from the bottom, and found a point just above the knee where the jeans had finished being flared and had become fitted (if you want to try this at home, I would suggest that you use a pair of stretchy-denim and that you stitch on the outer leg rather than the inner leg as the inner leg always has a double stitch - unless you are super smart and you know how to double-stitch on your sewing machine!). I got out a pen and my trusty tape measure and drew a line from one point (at the bottom of the jeans) to another (the point above the knee). I then got out my sewing machine and stitched along the line.
After trying on the finished product and seeing that it was a good fit, I got a pair of scissors and chopped off the excess - and voila! Instant skinnies! I have to say, they don't actually look too bad - perfect for tucking into your boots during winter!
It's easy peasy lemon-squeezy! Have a go ladies, and let me know how you went!
This is NOT the finished product hehe:
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