When you’re shortening a skirt, the obvious choice is to just cut the extra length off of the bottom and then re-hem. But if the skirt design includes a simple elastic waistband, an easier approach might be to preserve the hemline and cut the length off at the waist. Get the how-to from Christine Sews.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, hem, alteration, skirt, shorten, length[/tags]
Judy says
The link for the tutorial doesn’t work. I’m not sure how old this post is, so it may be not still be on Christine’s website?