Hemming trousers with a hidden seam. Hem women's classic trousers. How to hem trousers using cobwebs

Very often we are faced with the need to hem our trousers. Classic situation: you bought pants, they fit well, but the length is not right. For children during the period of their intensive growth, parents try to buy pants with a reserve in order to at least slightly delay the need for another purchase of clothes for their grown child. There are countless situations, but there is only one way out, or rather two: either you take the trousers to the tailor, or you try to solve the problem yourself. Having learned to do this once, you will be spared the need to use the services of a studio every time. So, let's figure out how to hem trousers correctly?

Fitting

To begin with, of course, we need to determine the length of the trousers we need, how much to cut so that we don’t end up with breeches instead of trousers. Most best option, is to put them on the future owner, it would be nice also with shoes for greater clarity.

When trying on, keep the following points in mind:

If the trousers are of a classic cut, then the back panel of the trouser leg should be below the middle of the heel of the shoes.
For jeans, you need to leave the leg length extending slightly beyond the heel.
For women's trousers- the flared leg should be to the middle of the heel.
Tight trousers should be ankle-length.

If it is not possible to try on the pants directly on the owner, then you can take other pants of this person and make a mark on them. The mark can be made with soap, chalk, or something else, for example, pinned with pins.

Important! Having measured the desired length, you need to leave a few centimeters for allowances:
for men's trousers leave 4 cm;
female - 3 cm;
on children's ones you can leave 5-6 cm.

There are several reasons for this:

You definitely need a reserve, in case your pants shrink a little after washing.
A small hem gives a visible seal.

Preparation of trouser legs:

Cut the pant legs as equally as possible. It is best to fasten the legs with pins, match the side and inside seams and cut two legs at once with scissors.
It is best to finish the cut areas with an overlocker, zigzag stitch, or simply sew the edges with a loop stitch.

Important! This is done so that the threads do not fray and the edge is neat.

We hem the trousers by hand

Ways to hem correctly men's trousers, quite a lot, each craftswoman can choose an option convenient for her. Here's an easy one:

You can use a special adhesive tape at the bend, but it must be duplicated with a hidden seam, since after the first wash the glue will come off and the tape will fall off. It is used rather for fixation, so that it is convenient to process the seam.
The pant leg, turned inside out, is folded 3-4 cm, the fold is smoothed through gauze, then adhesive tape is laid along the edge and ironed.
Then the folded part is sewn with a hidden seam. The product is turned inside out and the arrows are ironed with a steam iron or through gauze.

Hemming trousers using a sewing machine

Many people use trouser tape, which holds the fabric where it folds. This type of tape is only sewn onto men's trousers. How to hem trousers using a sewing machine? It would seem that there is nothing complicated here, I took the tape and stitched it. But there are some tricks here:

There is no need to tuck the edge of the tape at the junction, otherwise the joining seam will be very rough. Maybe on thick trousers this will not be very noticeable, but on light fabrics the hem will stand out like a stick. It is better to do this: singe the cut section of the trouser tape, singe it and overlap it.

Important! The tape for trousers is usually synthetic, so it melts well.

When adjusting the ribbon, try to accurately align its edge with the hem line. The top line needs to be sewn exactly 0.1 m from the edge of the tape, so that the tape peeks out a little in the finished product. This is done in order to protect the trousers from rubbing along the hem seam.
The color of the ribbon is best matched to the color of the pants.
When adjusting the tape, try not to pull it too tightly and make sure that neither the fabric nor the tape sits under the presser foot.

Important! It is advisable to pull both the fabric and the ribbon at the same time, just do not pull too hard, otherwise your needle may break.

Buy trouser tape with a tight weave. It is a little more expensive, but over time, “shaggy” areas will not appear on it.

Important! You can hem your trousers using a machine using a blind seam. To do this you will need a special blind stitch foot.

Hemming jeans

There shouldn't be any difficulties with jeans; hemming them is very easy. In this case, the trouser leg is folded in two turns to a width of 1.5 cm and sewn with a straight stitch. In order for it to look the same as the factory one, you just need to select the threads by color.

Important! It is not necessary to take a special thread for jeans; not every machine can work with it; many do it simply: they make a double seam with a regular thread of a suitable color.

It also happens that pants have original design and it is necessary to keep the factory decorative seam to preserve the model features of the product. Then you need to consider the option of how to properly hem your trousers while maintaining the factory edge. To do this:

First you need to determine the desired length of the trousers and put a mark.
Then they measure the factory edge and move the mark to the required distance.
Next, the pant leg is folded so as to align the offset line and the base of the factory edge, then a stitch is made on a sewing machine.
The resulting excess part is cut off and stitched with a zigzag or overlock.
The lapel is attached to the trouser leg using adhesive tape and an iron.
Finally, a stitch is laid along the very edge of the combination of the trouser leg and the factory design of the bottom of the trousers.

Do you like the trousers, but have doubts? After all, they fit well at the waist and fit perfectly on the figure, but the length let us down. It hangs in tabs and drags along the floor. Don't buy?

And it’s a pity to refuse the purchase. After all, in everything else the item fits perfectly!

Let's shorten them. We will help, and you can do it at home quickly and accurately. And in such a way that you don’t even need a machine.

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

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

Important! Before you shorten your pants, decide what shoes you'll wear with them. Mark the cutting line, taking into account the height of the heel or sole.

Women's trousers length

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

Straight classic: the length of the trouser leg should be 2-3 cm from the floor or reach the middle of the heel.
Tapered from below: should slightly open the ankle and be a couple of centimeters shorter than the classic size.
Wide: the hem must touch the floor, the toe of the shoe should only be visible from under the trousers.
Flared: length reaches to the middle or 2/3 heels.

Men's trouser length

Men have their own traditions and rules.

Classic: There should be a small fold at the junction of the shoe and the pant leg. And the back of the trouser leg should cover half the heel of the shoe. Pants should not touch the floor. They should not reach it by at least one centimeter.
Tapered: It is undesirable for pants to cover the lacing of shoes, and back and front they should touch the edge of the shoe.
With a turn up: length depends on height and shoe height. The shorter the height, the narrower the collar should be. In any case, the cuff is no more than three centimeters.

Please keep in mind that some materials shrink after washing and therefore the size of the garment may change.

Important! When purchasing, it is better to choose products in which the legs are slightly longer than necessary. After all, you can always remove excess fabric.

How to determine the correct length when trying on

When going shopping, you are unlikely to take a ruler or measuring tape with you.

In order not to make a mistake with the length of the trousers, It is better to try on 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 it on if you plan to wear one in the future.. A fastened strap can also shorten the item by a couple of centimeters.

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

How to determine the length without trying on

Another option for determining the required length. With it you can do without fitting. But in this case you will need to use other pants that fit all parameters.
Fold them along the arrows on a flat surface. By placing one on top of the other, you can make sure whether this thing fits in size or not.

Preparing to shorten your trousers

What materials and tools to prepare

To hem your pants you will need the following.

Tools:

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

Materials:

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

How to prepare pants legs for shortening

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

And if this is not possible, take other trousers, turn them and new trousers inside out. Along the crotch seam, attach both items to each other. Use chalk or soap to draw a line of the required length.

First way to mark length

Lay out the item you plan to hem on a wide table.
Transfer the marked line of the future cut to the front side.
From the arrow line 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 your trouser legs and place them on top of each other. For reliability, you can pin them together with pins/needles.
Necessarily place pins along the future hem line.
The fabric is fixed and will not move, so cut the length fearlessly.

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

Second way

From the bottom of the trousers to the cutting line along the entire perimeter of the legs using a ruler, set aside the required number of centimeters and place points.
Soap according to the marked signs draw the future cutting line.
Make sure it is parallel to the bottom edge of your pants.
Use scissors to cut off the excess length.

Once the excess fabric has been removed, you can begin hemming and processing the cut. Without sewing machine the work can be done in several ways. Let's 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 seam

The main purpose of a hand seam, which is called a hidden seam, is to join parts or hem 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 instructions

Turn the product inside out to the wrong side.
With pins pin up the fold line.
Side seam lines and arrows(if any) must match.
To prevent the gate from moving, it is necessary pin the fabric again, 1-2 cm above the future hem.
Let's start making a blind seam.

We insert the needle into the cut edge of the trouser leg and grab one or two threads from the trouser fabric.
We bring the needle to the side of the cut edge.
We perform punctures at a distance of no more than 0.5 cm.
In this way we stitch the trousers along the entire cuff.

When finishing the work, we steam the hidden seam and the bottom edge of the trousers from the inside with an iron (through gauze).

Important! Do not iron the seam from the front side to prevent it from being printed on it.

How to shorten pants without sewing

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

What is a cobweb

Cobweb is thin adhesive tape that heat treatment glues fabric joints.
It has different widths. Therefore, depending on the gluing area, you can choose either very narrow or quite wide.
The advantage of the web is that it suitable for all types of fabric.

Another plus is that the tape bends easily and exactly follows all the curves of the product.

Reference. The hem of the trousers, taped with gossamer, will be thin and elastic.

The only disadvantage of the adhesive strip is that it does not retain its properties even after frequent washing. Water may cause it to lose its adhesive properties over time.

Step-by-step instructions for using the web

This is the easiest way to secure hems to clothes.

Turn the pants inside out.
Fold the edges to the required length.
Place adhesive tape between the hem and the main leg fabric.
Iron from the wrong side with a hot iron connection point;
Allow the fabric to cool and then check to see if the web has sealed the material.
If necessary, dampen the fabric and iron again.

Useful tips for hemming trousers

Before hemming new thing, Necessarily wet or wash her. The fabric tends to shrink.
Tucked Iron your trousers from the inside out. Set up your iron to maximum temperature, use the steam function. This will make the seam less noticeable, and the hem side will look more aesthetically pleasing.
When using an iron, be sure to look at the product label and follow the care instructions.
Finish the cut edge with an overlocker if possible.. You can take it to the studio, this is an inexpensive service.
You can also fold the cut inside the hem. This way the fabric will not fray when washed or worn.
After the trousers have been rolled up and the length pinned, 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.
Chipping areas you can baste the fabric with a thin thread of any color. This will prevent you from getting scratched by contact with the pins.
Before ironing the item, make sure the fold is done correctly. Otherwise After steaming, it will be difficult to correct hem inaccuracies.
Be sure to attach the pant legs together and check their length. They must be the same!

Hemming not only trousers, but any other item, is absolutely easy. Even if you don’t have a sewing machine at hand.

What length should women's trousers be?

The ideal length is the middle heel of those shoes from your collection that have average height heel Then these trousers can be worn with both higher and lower heels.

And the topic of this article: how to properly trim trousers at home. Try on your shoes and pin the bottoms. Be careful, it is often found that the trouser legs have different lengths 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 a chair, and under no circumstances cross your legs.

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

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

Take a straight edge ruler and place the angle against the marked line on the back of your trousers. Draw a straight line to the side seam, then move the ruler up slightly 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 hem line, make a chalk mark opposite the hem line.

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

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

Steam the bottom along the chalk line. Overcast the bottom or work in a zigzag pattern. Exactly in this sequence. If you overcast first, then when ironing, the threads from the overcast will be imprinted on the trouser leg.

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

Then, grabbing one or two threads at a time, moving from right to left, begin hemming the bottom. Do not tighten the thread, let it be a little loose (the same principle was used to fasten the seam allowance on a coat when shortening it), so there will be no strained appearance on the outside. The more frequent the stitches, the more securely the allowance will hold.

It was necessary to bend the stock so that the stitching seam would not run through. And the next time you iron your trousers after washing, move the iron under the hem.

Now there are no secrets for you on how to properly shorten your trousers.

Dear needlewomen, add the right trousers to your wardrobe!

Almost every person has had cases when the purchased clothes were subject to modification, and it was necessary to go to the atelier. For those people who have sewing skills, such situations are not a problem. Moreover, such craftsmen do not need to spend additional money and time on going to the studio. It can be noted that it is useful to know how to properly hem trousers, because this item of clothing is the most common type of clothing.

Preparatory stage

Having studied how to do the preliminary work correctly, it will be useful to learn how to do preliminary work. These include the following points:

Do a fitting. Pants must be worn so that the belt is exactly at the waist level (exception: model on the hips). Tuck the product in place where it touches the floor and pin it with pins. At the same time, there should be no creases or folds on the back of the pants, and in front, at the instep of the foot, the pants should bend slightly.
Mark the fold line (the place that was pinned). Place the product on the table, fold the trouser legs exactly so that side seams matched (if necessary, secure the position with needles). Check that the two halves are equal in length and mark the fold line using a ruler and chalk (or soap). From this level downwards you need to set aside the amount of allowance. In order to know how to properly hem trousers, the following information will be useful: the size of the allowance depends on the model and is accepted for flared trousers no more than 2.5 cm, and for classic products 4 cm will be the best option.
Cut off excess length. Make tacks in the side seams and process the bottom using an overlocker or machine with a special stitch.

How to hem classic men's trousers correctly?

Let's look at how to hem a product using a special braid. The steps below are carried out after the preparatory work. The main points of hemming the bottom of classic trousers can be presented in the following list:

Additional information

For those who are interested in information about how to hem correctly, we can say that these works are similar to the above information about hemming the bottom of a product for men. The exception is that in this case there is no need to sew on the braid. The remaining steps also apply to women's products.

For those who do not have sewing machine An operation such as blind stitching will be useful to learn about how to properly hem trousers by hand. To do this, you may need a thin and long needle, threads that match the color of the base material, and pins. At the stage when the product has already been cut to the desired length and the bottom of the legs is processed using an overlocker, you need to bend the seam allowances and secure them with pins. Thread the needle with a single thread (it’s better to turn the pants inside out). Sew the seam allowance to the main part, turning it slightly over. The line is laid just below the processed edge. The needle should pass between the seam allowance and the leg, catching a little on each side so that no stitches are visible from the front side. The thread should not be too tight. If the trouser fabric is very thin, it is better to use a beading needle.

Hello, dear friends! Today we'll talk about how to hem trousers using a sewing machine. This question in everyday life occurs quite often, but not everyone knows how to deal with it easily. There are a lot of ways to do this operation and it all depends on the model of trousers and the client’s desire. Or according to your wishes.

I have already talked about how. But, often it is not necessary to do this and you can trim the trousers using a machine. This is, of course, faster and easier. Using one of these examples, I will show you how to do it correctly and beautifully.

These trousers are made of thick stretch fabric and are almost ready. I sewed all the seams and finished them with an overlocker. If you do not have equipment such as an overlocker, then... In terms of time, it will take longer, but no less accurately if the fabric is not very frayed.

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

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

Then I folded the seam allowance along these lines to the wrong side and pinned it at the very bottom with needles. And from the top, stepping back about 1 cm from the edge, I swept it by hand.

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

Then, I turned the pant legs right side out and drew lines with soap, 4.5 cm from the edge. This is enough to hold the hem. It will hold well and will not dangle inside the trousers.

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

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

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

The width of the seam 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 helps you cope with this operation without outside help. Good luck to you in mastering new skills, knowledge and little sewing tricks!

Share useful information with friends and subscribe to the news to learn even more about sewing and needlework!

Find out even more interesting things:

DIY head wreath made of decorative flowers

Hair jewelry is very popular now. They are worn by all female representatives, from young to old. Some of the original accessories are wreaths and headbands, ...

DIY tulle skirt for a girl

Greetings to all readers who are passionate about needlework! If you have girls and you like to sew beautiful outfits for them, then this master is a class for you...