The best way to remove hem stitching is with your seam ripper, but scissors will work if you're careful not to clip the fabric.
Once your legs are both swinging free, it's time to measure the bell bottom fabric.
How-to Bellbottom Pants
By Rain Blanken, About.com Guide
The bottom of your pant legs are folded up to form a hem. We want to take out this hem while we're stitching in our panels.
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- How to Make Bellbottom Pants
- Open the Side Seam
- Undo the Leg Hems
- Measure the Panel Fabric
- Stitch on the Panels
- Re-Hem the Bottom
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