I was turning up my jeans but I felt that I was too old for that look. I knew my sewing machine wouldn't agree to sew through 3 layers of jean material if I cut and hemmed them, so I looked for some other way and came across this link to a tutorial at
figandplum.com.
Basically you measure how much you want to take up, divide that by half, make a fold with that measurement just above the hem stitching line and sew it so that the original hem stitching is still showing. I used my zipper foot so that I could get close to the original hem. I sewed my extra fabric to the jeans because I didn't want it to hang down below the cuff nor did I want to cut it. It is a bit noticable but maybe only to me – who else would be looking at it?
Basically you measure how much you want to take up, divide that by half, make a fold with that measurement just above the hem stitching line and sew it so that the original hem stitching is still showing. I used my zipper foot so that I could get close to the original hem. I sewed my extra fabric to the jeans because I didn't want it to hang down below the cuff nor did I want to cut it. It is a bit noticable but maybe only to me – who else would be looking at it?
