Tutorial - How to Shorten Sweatpants

Using a Twin Needle helps gives the fabric a little stretch

Shorten Sweatpants Tutorial at The Petite Sewist Blog

"While wearing the sweatpants, I placed a pin where I would like the hem of my pants to end.  For me, that's about to the floor with my shoes off.  I wanted a 3/4" hem, so I took the sweatpants off and measured 3/4" below the pin.  The distance between my blue mark and the edge of the pants was 4 1/4", so I used that measurement to mark my cutting line all the way around both pant legs".... Read more