How Do You Make Jeans Into Capris?
Give new life to a pair of old jeans by making them into cute capris. Jeans can develop holes, or you may decide that the bell-bottom look isn’t for you anymore. Instead of the throwing the jeans away and spending money on something new, recycle the old jeans. Making capris is something beginning and advanced crafters alike can accomplish. Decide how short you want the capris to be. Use fabric chalk to mark where you want the pants to end, next to the seam on the outer part of the pant leg. Measure the hem. Capri hems are typically about 2 inches. To make a 2-inch hem for your pants, measure and mark 2.5-inches down from where you made the first chalk mark that indicated where you wanted the pants to end. Fold the pants so the seams on the inner and outer parts of the pant legs meet. Folding them this way ensures that your cut is straight. Lay the folded pants on table. Using the chalk, draw a line on the jeans where you want to cut the pants. Make sure your line is straight by using t
