If your pants have become favorites too short or have worn knees turn them into shorts. If they are too tight is that you do not throw them, but if you are just become a short powder why not give new life in the form of shorts?

Instructions

1. Try his pants in front of a mirror, ask a friend to make a mark with chalk or pencil where you want to cut. forget not try to bend so as not to cut the pants are too short. When in doubt, leave it a bit longer.
2. Put your pants on a flat surface to cut them. Make sure that the seams are perfectly aligned.
3. Cut the pants an inch below the rim that you have marked with a pencil. You can choose to leave them with the edge frayed, classic option for jeans shorts. Alternatively, if you prefer the clean look with a rim well done, cut at least two inches below the rim.

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4. Conclude the operation on your shorts frayed hem, leaving the loose ends. Wash the shorts to take on a more natural appearance.
5. If you want to make a well done to the hem shorts, fold the canvas below the hem line up to an inch apart and folded inward. Then stretched so as to leave excess tissue folded inside.
6. Repeat the process in the other leg of the shorts. If you see that the hem is not can try to bend it twice, so that the first fold tent down and the inside of the short.
7. If the fabric of the shorts is very light or very often and does not remain folded, will be necessary to sew the hem with needle and thread.
8. If you want to read more articles about how to make shorts with long pants, you’ll want to get into our section Care and cleaning of clothing .

What do you need?

* Sharp scissors
* Pencil or chalk
* Needle and thread

Advice

* Be careful with the scissors, cut slowly, trying to be precise and make a perfectly straight cut.