DIY shorts with a twist

Last Friday,  I was able to convince my mom to switch closets with me; and new closet would mean reorganizing my clothes and some other stuff. As I was doing that, I spotted an old, retro-ish textured pants which I last wore four years ago for a singing contest. And you know me, just like on my previous posts, I turn old and useless stuff to something more now and useful. And so, I cropped it again and added a little twist to it.

Of course, you will just be needing cutting tool, markers, thread, pins, a needle or fabric glue , measuring tape and Frank Ocean, Beyonce, Lana del Rey and Rihanna on the background.

Similar to what I've done on my previous posts, I just measured and place markings on the pants where I want to cut it. For a better determination of how short would you like to crop your pants, wear it then place a visible mark on just one side. And since pants are and should be symmetrical, just base the measurement of the other side to the one you marked.

You can draw a line on both side that will serve as your guide in cutting.

Then, cut it.

Now here comes the more laborious but interesting part. I had this idea from this cute lad I follow on Twitter and Tumblr who happened to be a lifestyle writer for a local newspaper.

Here it goes, the fun part. All you have to do is to get extra fabric which has contrasting patterns or texture to your base, which is your cropped pants. In my case, I got this fabric from my sister's old swimwear.

Basically, all you have to do is to wrap around the fabric at the bottom part of the short (which you intend to fold outward once you wear it) at the wrong side. Use a thread with the nearest color to your fabric so it would appear invisible.Sew each sides.

Once done with one side, try it on. If you find no problem with it, just do the same steps on the other side, since, as I said, it should be symmetrical.

Voila! Here's my output! After about 3 hours of cutting and sewing, I came out with a new item on my closet without spending a peso. Unique, stylish and functional.

You should try it too! You just got to have a handful of creativity and patience.

If you have reached this part, thank you! Be sure to check out my next post. I am currently working on my DIY bag whose materials came from the three pants I cropped.

If you like a more detailed step-by-step procedure, especially the measuring part check out that cute guy's article. 

xo:)