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Turn Pants into Capri's

By Lorain Blanken, About.com

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Turn Up the Hem

Turn Pants into Capri's

Turn up the hem.

Turn the pants right-side out again. Pinch the fabric at your first chalk mark, where your hemmed crease is. Now lay it down on top of the shorts, folding in about a 1/2" of fabric, as shown. Just pinch and flatten. Pin and iron this all the way around. Make sure it looks even.

Now you can sew the hem.

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