How Do You Sew An Insert Into Jeans To Make Bell Bottoms?
You have this great pair of jeans except for one problem – the legs are straight or tapered and that just isn’t your style. No worries! By adding a triangular insert you can make your jeans into bell bottoms. This alteration is not as difficult as it sounds. Just follow these instructions and you can be on your way to style you can be proud of. Decide how large you want your bell bottoms to be and how high up on the leg you want the flare to start. Mark this point on the jeans with pins or with a pencil or fabric-safe pen. Using the seam ripper, remove the outside seam on each leg up to the point that you marked in Step 1. Spread the now-open leg of the jeans wide and determine how large of an insert you want to make. Measure this width and also the length between the hem of the jeans and the upper point marked in Step 1. Add an additional 1 to 2 inches to the length and an additional inch to the width to come up with your completed measurements. Cut the insert fabric into a triangle s
