https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:50:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-secret-to-cut-off-jean-shorts#post-2185145 Thu, 21 May 2015 07:14:38 +0000 Anagram 2185145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you are going to roll them, I would borrow a friend's serger or sewing machine and fix the hem so they don't unravel and become shorter over time.</p> <p>Or take them to a cheap tailor and have them serge the ends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-secret-to-cut-off-jean-shorts#post-2185111 Thu, 21 May 2015 06:43:16 +0000 Silva 2185111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>unless they are trouser jeans or wide leg, the thigh is probably a little tighter than you would normally buy in shorts. I cut a pair of my favorite boot cuts, and ended up cutting them longer than i usually wear shorts. so they come to a little above my knee. i think they still look cute, and they are comfortable so i wear them often. if i had gone short they would have been tight and short, and i'm too old for that shiz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-secret-to-cut-off-jean-shorts#post-2185079 Thu, 21 May 2015 03:12:17 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 2185079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually try to line them up with another pair of shorts I already like the length/cut of. Like I'll put the "real" shorts on top of the ones I'm going to cut off on a table. </p> <p>I usually still manage to mess them up though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-secret-to-cut-off-jean-shorts#post-2184551 Wed, 20 May 2015 13:17:50 +0000 lamariniere 2184551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: Not sure if I will leave them frayed or roll them. Good tip about cutting them a bit longer than necessary though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-secret-to-cut-off-jean-shorts#post-2184547 Wed, 20 May 2015 13:15:16 +0000 MrsTiz 2184547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you leaving them frayed at the edges? If so, cut them longer than you want them to be, because they'll get shorter as you wash them. I suggest putting them on, stand in front of a mirror and making a mark where you want them length-wise and then cut them (after you take them off lol). I've had bad luck trying to wing it, because they get wonky and too short/too long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-secret-to-cut-off-jean-shorts#post-2184524 Wed, 20 May 2015 13:05:06 +0000 lamariniere 2184524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have two pairs of jeans with holey knees that I'm thinking about cutting off into shorts. I'm not crafty at all, so share your tricks! </p>