👖 Shorten Jeans by Hand & Keep the Original Hem! Easy way to take up jeans without a sewing machine

In this video I’ll show you step by step how to take up jeans without a sewing machine. This is a super easy and quick way to alter jeans yourself with the added bonus of keeping the original hem.

Welcome to Slew Living! I'm Esther and I sew stuff to support a slow lifestyle.

If you’re starting to learn about sustainable and ethical living and how to curate a more mindful closet, a great step is to learn how to sew your own things. This way you can invest your own time into creating or tailoring beautiful pieces that will serve you in the long run and steer clear of cheap and nasty items that have been sewn in sweatshops or from unsustainable materials.
In the words of Vivienne Westwood, ‘Buy less, choose well and make it last!’

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Let me know in the comments if you have suggestions for more mending tutorials or garments/items you’d like to sew from scratch!