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Turning Jeans Into Shorts

"Have a pair of old pants that are too short or have a hole in the knee? Don’t throw them out, turn them into shorts! This tutorial Shows you how to turn those or jeans into shorts or capris while still maintaining the original hem from the pants. You will need a sewing machine, denim needle, blue thread similar to the color of your pants, pins, a sharp pair of sewing scissors, and of course the jeans."
Project TypeMake a Project
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
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