A couple weeks ago I found this amazing vintage skirt at the Goodwill outlet:
See it’s all vintage, made in the US too 
And it has pockets:
Now here is what I did – I put the skirt on As you can tell it’s kind of an awkward length and a little loose too!
Then I took a bobby pin (don’t judge me – I’m using whatever is available ) And put it where I wanted the highest hem point of the skirt to be:
Next I Laid it flat and drew a line with some soap – the best fabric marker ever made!
And then took my scissors out and cut the excess fabric off:
Then I tried the skirt on again, just to make sure I was happy with the new length:
Then came the hard part – deciding how to accentuate the inner seam, because it was going to be visible either way. I wanted to do a ribbon hem (I saw one in another refashionista’s blog), but the ribbon I picked was just wrong for it. So I chose some wide bias tape, also vintage (I freecycled that item)- you can tell by the price on the packaging:
And finally I sewed it on, using my sewing machine, then folded it over and stitched it on by hand:
I promise to post an outfit photo sometime soon! I was originally going to wear this to the wedding, but was too lazy to finish it on time 
Let me know what you think of this refashion,
xo,
Z
So cute! I might have to try and make one of these soon. Thanks for the tip on the soap. I never would have thought of that. Great idea!
Beth
Thank you Beth! Growing up in Russia I remember my mom would use soap when sewing if she didn’t have the special chalk
Good luck with your project! Make sure to share photos if you end up with one!
Super cute idea! I’ve wanted to try a hi-lo skirt but didn’t want to spend money on one new – this is a great solution.
Awesome! I am glad you liked the idea. That’s also what I thought too, and I figured, if I was going to get a hi-lo skirt, I would rather make it myself, because it’s so much cheaper that way!
I’m intending to make a dress for something special soon and I have trying to figure out how to do a hem like that. I still can’t believe you posted this today! I just finished my toile for the dress, like minutes ago. You’re clever.
Awesome! So excited to hear it! Make sure to post pics on your blog! I really want to check out your dress!
Great idea!! I have several ‘too long’ skirts that this would work great on !!!
Awesome and thanks for stopping by!