10 minute Trouser Hem Fix

Hong Kong based NGO Redress has a mission to promote environmental sustainability through fashion. In April, Redress challenges individuals to tackle clothing that needs repair through their initiative get Redressed. Most of us own clothes in our wardrobes that are in need of a little TLC, now is the time to get fixing.

This is a challenge that fits in with a quick sewing project I completed this week; a 10 minute trouser hem fix. I found a pair of high waist trousers in an op shop for just a dollar last month, they fit perfectly at the waist but were far too long for my short height – usual story. I put them aside, knowing I’d get around to fixing them someday – and I did, on Monday morning.

I’ve seen quite a few online tutorials to re-hem jeans using the existing hem, the result is excellent and far easier than re-hemming after a cut. Surely if you can do this with jeans, you could do the same with trousers too?  Well yes, you can, in just 10 minutes.  Here is the before and after: