I had a pair of linen pants with a big hole in the knee, so I decided to turn them into shorts. Instead of doing another plain hem, I decided to create a slit seam hem. I love the way these shorts turned out, and it was super easy to do! This hem looks great on shorts, but you could also possibly do this on longer pants or on a skirt or dress even if you wanted.
Slit seam hem tutorial
Mark how long you want your shorts to be and add two inches to the length . Cut.
Next, use a pin to mark three inches up your shorts on the outer seam. Unpick the seam to your pin.
Fold in the edges of the outer seam and iron and pin.
Now you need to fold the hem up 1/2 an inch. Iron and pin.
Fold the hem up 1 1/2 inches. Iron and pin.
The last step is to sew the slit seam hem. Start at the slit seam. Go back and forth over this spot. You want to make sure the area with the split is reinforced. Sew 1 1/4 inches above the bottom of your shorts.
Click here to learn how to do a traditional pants hem.
