skinny pants diy

i love the look of skinny black ankle length pants,
they're just so audrey hepburn!
instead of spending a bunch of money that i don't have,
i decided to play with a pair of black pants i picked up at the thrift for just a couple bucks.
score!



unfortunately, all of my step by step pictures came out super fuzzy because the pants are so dark,
but here is an explanation of what i did.
i promise, it's a lot easier than you'd think!

- turn your pants inside out and lay a pair of pants you like on top as a pattern.
- pin or use chalk to mark along the outline of your skinny pants so you know where to sew.
- sew along your new seamline,
  try them on to make any more adjustments,
  then press your seam, cut off the excess, and finish the raw edge!
  all done!



here are a couple tips for best skinny-ing success :

- make sure to take in width from both the outside AND inside of the legs,
  otherwise they will twist funny.
- depending on the fit of the pants on your thighs,
  you will probably be stopping the tapering somewhere mid thigh.
- when you do decide to stop tapering and return to the original seamline
  give yourself a good couple inches to return to the seamline.
  you should end up with a long, very skinny angle between your new seamline and original.
  this will ensure that you don't end up with a funny bunch or wrinkle.
- i found that my pants fit much better after i washed them too
  so the new seam had a chance to relax.

and there you have it!
i decided to leave mine long and just cuff them when i want to wear them ankle length.
and i'm thinking i might have to do more altering on them soon
seeing as i can't seem to button them anymore... haha!

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