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HOW TO: SHORTEN and HEM PANTS with a Sewing Machine – Fast & Easy

Hello there, fellow DIY enthusiasts and makers! Sterling W. here, and today I’m incredibly excited to share a skill I’ve recently picked up that has completely transformed my wardrobe (and saved me a trip to the tailor!): hemming pants with a Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine

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My Journey into Sewing: Hemming Pants Like a Pro!

You know how it is – you get a fabulous new pair of pants, but they’re just a tad too long. That was my exact dilemma! So, I decided it was time to tackle this myself, with a little help from my mom and her wonderful Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine. Let me tell you, that machine is a dream, especially with its neat sleeve shelf that makes hemming pant legs so much easier.

Getting Started: The Perfect Fit

The first step was figuring out the ideal length. I tried on the pants, folded them up to where I wanted them to hit, and carefully marked that line. A little tip I learned: if you only need a small adjustment, it’s great to remove the original hem to give yourself a bit more material to work with. Once I had my perfect length, I marked it. For my synthetic pants, I didn’t need to pre-wash them (cotton would be different!).

The Prep Work: Cutting and Stitching

Next, I cut off the excess fabric, leaving about an inch below my marked line for the new hem. I also learned to trim down any thick seam allowances to avoid a bulky hem later on. This is where my sewing machine really shone. Before folding the hem, I put the pants inside out and added an anti-fray stitch (like a zigzag) along the raw edge. This stops the fabric from unraveling and makes the hem super neat. For this, I set my machine to a center needle position and a stitch width of 4.

Folding, Pinning, and Sewing!

Now for the magic! I carefully folded the fabric up by an inch (my chosen hem allowance) towards the inside of the pants. Pins were my best friend here, helping to hold the fold perfectly in place, especially by aligning existing seams. For tapered pants, I even had to slightly open the original side seam to make sure the fabric lay perfectly flat.

Then, I removed the Singer Heavy Duty sewing machine bottom tray to use the convenient sleeve arm – this made it so much easier to sew the circular pant leg. I used a straight stitch, setting my machine to a center needle position and a stitch width of zero. I sewed slowly, guiding the fabric and pulling out pins as I went. A neat trick instead of reverse stitching at the end is to just overlap your stitching by about an inch to lock it in securely.

The Finishing Touch!

Once the sewing was done, a quick ironing of the hem created that crisp, polished crease. (Oh, and a little note: for darker pants, definitely use a matching thread color! I used white in the video so you could see what I was doing.)

The best part? While that first pair took me about an hour to get the hang of, subsequent pairs were a breeze, taking less than 20 minutes each! It’s such a rewarding feeling to learn a new skill, especially one that’s so practical. This whole experience, learning alongside my mom, has been truly wonderful.

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HOW TO: Iron and Finish Hemmed Pants using CONAIR TURBO EXTREME IRON + STEAMER

A last time, we showed you how to shorten and hem pants with Singer sewing machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw ). It is fast and simple to do. To finish the hems and cuffs of these 9 pairs of new wrinkle free performance pants ( https://amzn.to/3HXnQqo ), we are going to use an Conair Turbo Extreme Iron and Steamer ( https://amzn.to/3GotO1X ) which heats and steam in less than 10 seconds! You can also just use a standard iron steamer mine is a Black & Decker Clothes Iron ( https://amzn.to/3dxtxgS ).

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With newly hemmed pants you need to iron the cuffs to they are flat. To do this you need to align the cuffs, then align the pant’s crease lines. You dont want to add additional creases to the pants. I normally have the cuffs perpendicular to the creases.

I use a ironing board and the Conair Turbo Extreme Iron and Steamer ( https://amzn.to/3GotO1X ). I have used a thick towel before when I did not have a ironing board. Add DISTILLED WATER to your iron or streamer otherwise the mineral deposits of regular water will destroy your steamer after a few uses. My Conair Extreme Turbo Hand Held Steamer ( https://amzn.to/2TWJO8L ) lasted more than four years now because I only use distilled water.

I love the Conair Turbo Extreme as it heats up and streams in about 10 seconds, lightweight, easy to handle, and has a wide hot ironing surface area. Traditional irons need about a minute or two for the iron to heat up to temperature and are heavy.

Ironing the cuffs only take about one minute to do with the Conair Turbo Extreme Iron and Steamer ( https://amzn.to/3GotO1X ) due to the low wait time and large reservoir for water. The traditional iron would have taken 2-3 minutes due to the handling.

Overall I like the new Conair Turbo Extreme Iron and Steamer ( https://amzn.to/3GotO1X ) and can see other uses for this. More so than my Conair Extreme Turbo Hand Held Steamer ( https://amzn.to/2TWJO8L ) that i have owned since 2017!

How to video on shortening and hemming pants. – its really easy with a Singer sewing machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw ). It takes about 20 minutes per pair of pants to shorten.

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Stuff in this video:
Singer 4322 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw )
Thread Kit for Sewing ( https://amzn.to/3leLqoN )
Hagger Dress Pants ( https://amzn.to/3HXnQqo )
Conair Turbo Extreme Iron and Steamer ( https://amzn.to/3GotO1X )
Black & Decker Clothes Iron ( https://amzn.to/3dxtxgS )
Conair Extreme Turbo Hand Held Steamer ( https://amzn.to/2TWJO8L )

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HOW TO SHORTEN and HEM PANTS with a Sewing Machine – Fast & Easy

I am going to show you how to shorten and hem pants with Singer sewing machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw ). It is fast and simple to do. With the need to return to the office, I bought 9 pairs of new wrinkle free performance pants ( https://amzn.to/3HXnQqo ) , however they are too long for me. I needed to shorten and hem them but my local shop was closed.

In this video my Mom taught me how to shorten and hem pants in the fast and easy way using aThread Kit for Sewing ( https://amzn.to/3leLqoN ) and her Singer sewing machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw ). It takes about 20 minutes per pair of pants to shorten. The first one took an hour learning.

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Stuff in this video:
Singer 4322 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw )
Thread Kit for Sewing ( https://amzn.to/3leLqoN )
Hagger Dress Pants ( https://amzn.to/3HXnQqo )

We used a Singer 4322 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine ( https://amzn.to/3C8Xjmw ) is a gift to my mother as her 25 year old Singer Sewing machine failed after 25 years. She really liked the Singer Sewing machine simple knobs and included accessories. It was also powerful and went through heavy clothe like denim / jeans easily.

SHORTEN and HEM PANTS STEPS:

1. Wash before altering if cloth will shrink
2. Measure length 
3. Pin / mark measure cuff
4. Remove stitches 
5. Cut length with extra for cuff 
6. Cut side  extra fabric overlap hump 
7. Remove side stiches if tapered hem
8. Sew new cross stitch to prevent fraying fabric
9. Sew new straight line hem 
    10. Iron new crease

We finished all 9 pairs in about 3 hours and have a fun time learning and bonding!

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