Jeans Shorts Modification
Nov 17, 2011 by Violet
It’s getting pretty warm here… well warm-ish depending on the day of the week so I thought it was the perfect time to try an item of clothing I haven’t worn since I was around 12… shorts! I found some nice dark denim ones at a store for $6 but they were 4 sizes too big. Only $6 though so I bought them and figured it would be a good test to see if I could modify them and whether or not I actually even like shorts.
Here’s my end result and even though I don’t usually wear them… I really like the style. Good for warm casual days ^_^
| So this was them to begin with, they were a size 14 and I am a 6 so they needed taking in.
The easiest way to take in pants is to cut the side seams and stitch it back up smaller so that’s what I started with. These jeans had a bit of a flare to the bottom which I wanted to keep so rather than cutting the whole way I folded a wedge which left the bottoms of the legs the same and just took a chunk out of the middle and waist band.
From the inside…
Unfortunately because of the original shape of them the wedge that I cut out (which was basically like a big dart) made the butt part of it look bunchy. So to fix that I folded two smaller darts from the corner of the pockets to the middle seam.
Then I tried it on to make sure it was right and then stitched it together.
Lastly I decided to make the seams more of a focus point so I embroidered over them using a simple “Lazy Daisy” stitch.
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And the side seam:
So there you go, $6 shorts and half an hour later and I’m pretty happy with them. I’m definitely not going to rush out to buy more but I do like these ones!
Quick and easy fix for the win!
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Cute!
I have a pair of shorts from my slimmer days I bought just because I fit into them, I don’t wear shorts usually. You know how some shops give you extra clothes to add up to a number instead of giving you a number thingy? I was given the shorts to make up to 4 and I thought they were too small, but they looked cute so I tried them on. They were too big! I guess I didn’t realise how much weight I had lost. I asked for the size down and bought them straight away! Wore them constantly. One day, I’ll get back into them too :P (my Love makes far too much good food :P)
Haha I know what you mean about parters making good food XD
you look very pretty!
Thanks Tork!
Those are really adorable!! :D It’s really cute how you paired them with dark tights. :D
I would be so intimidated to alter a pair of jean shorts; I’d be afraid that I’d mess them up. XD But it’s reassuring to see how easy it is for you! XD
I think I would have been more hesitant if I’d paid more XD
I think you look really good in them in the first one. They seem to be a better fit on you than most straight store bought ones would fit on me.
Thanks! I think tailoring will always give a better result than off the rack clothes, I’m usually too lazy to do it though XD
Ooh this is actually very helpful, I almost gave away my favorite shorts because they were too big, I will have to try this ~ I love the end results, and your shirt is adorable also XD
Thank you! and good luck with yours too!