How can I hem my pleated school skirt?

Question

The skirts I have to wear to school are unnecessarily long, but whenever I try to hem them up a bit, the pleats get messed up and the skirt looks all puffed out and strange. All I have been doing is folding the bottom edge inward and sewing it there by hand. Should I try cutting the skirt instead?

Answer 1

ok. i do this alot since i go to private. pin your skirt evenly and keep it there. put it on an ironing board and iron the bottom hem flat.

once your done sew it all around.  

Answer 2

take it to the tailor.

Answer 3

Idk, my mom does mine on sowing machine, DON"T cut it it won't cut out even and there will be fringy stuff, if u r having a lot of trouble, go to a tailor.

Answer 4

Do you pin it place before seweing?

Always do that or else the fabric will keep moving and the end product will be messed up

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