Custom Cutoff Shorts

Craft & Design

Jenny Ryan is an artist, crafter, and maker of things. She lives in Los Angeles with a pack of various animals (including her husband) and writes about her adventures in creating at Exit Through the Thrift Shop.

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September 2nd, 2008

Sometimes simple ideas can be the most effective. When blogger HeyLucy recently turned a pair of khaki pants into cutoff shorts, she didn’t just leave a raw edge at the hem (like I probably would have, I must admit!). She added this red homemade binding, which takes them from plain cutoffs into a pair of custom shorts.