Small hemming dilemma solved

I bought a new pair of charcoal gray pants that needed hemming. After ripping old hem out, pinning new hem in and trying on with a pair of beige shoes I still wasn't sure about the length for low heeled shoes.

First, let me clarify I wouldn't wear these pants with beige heels, just easier to see where the length hits the heel on a lighter shoe. I have some very low heel dressy sandals that I might wear with these pants, but the heel is black and hard to see where the pants fall. I have a roll of about 2 inch wide blue painters tape and I cut off about

3 inches. I cut that strip in half making about 1 inch wide, 3 inch long strips. I put a strip on each sandal heel, slipped the pants on and checked the length with a hand mirror standing backwards in front of my full length mirror.

Voila`! I could see my pants wouldn't be dragging the ground in these shoes!! This the peril of living alone and checking the length of pants. Just thought I would share my little solution and if anyone has a better way to do this I'd be happy to hear your tip!

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itsjoannotjoann
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Sounds like a good solution! THanks for sharing it.

-Irene

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IMS

Dunno if it's any better, but I've always just stuck a book of correct thickness on the floor, and then dropped the proposed pants hem on top of the book. If I see or feel buckles in the back of the leg, the hem's too long. If I can't feel the hem hit the book, it's too short...

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Kay Lancaster

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