|~ Denim Hem + Headband

Right after we moved, I realized I was going to need some long work skirts. So, I went to Jo-Ann's, bought like $30 worth of denim, and came home and made two. This skirt (seen in the penultimate picture in this post) was one of them. It has gotten plenteous amounts of use between my sisters and me and has distressed itself rather nicely- the upper thigh areas are lighter than the rest, the denim is lovely and supple, and the hem is nearly white on the bottom from wear.

Ever since I made it though, I've wished I would have made it longer. Even an inch can make a difference in flatteringlyness. :D So last night, I got up the gumption to unpick the hem to see if that would do anything for the skirt.
I love it. The distressed hem gives it a really cool look.

When I originally hemmed it, I stitched under the edge 1/4", then folded it up another 1" and top-stitched there. So when I unpicked the top-stitching, the bottom edge is still stitched at 1/4". Yes, its kind of a raw edge, but I like it. 

I have this tendency of taking apart jeans, and then never doing anything with them. :P I did manage to make a headband out of the double-stitched side seam- just sewed the edges together with a piece of elastic.

Have a great day!