Do you have a skirt that is just a little too short? If it's suitable to this remedy, try sewing ruffled or flat eyelet around the hem. Choose eyelet that is long enough to lengthen the skirt to a decent length and that doesn't have too many holes in it.
I topstitch it when I do this, but the main thing is to make sure that you pin it on so that the edging or raw edge doesn't show. (If you are using flat eyelet, I would suggest zigzagging the raw edge first to help keep it from unraveling. If it is cut in a zigzag, you may want to trim it so that it is straight.) Also, do not cut the end! I have found out from experience that it's better to leave the extra eyelet on and sew toward it. This way, if /when you get "extra" skirt hem starting to bunch up as you sew around, you will have the extra eyelet you need to make up for it. Work the extra skirt hem down as you go. When you get to the end, the excess eyelet will be there to keep you from running out before you can make a seam allowance
Leave some un-sewed space at the beginning. When you get to the end, cut it with enough excess to make the "seam." Fold this back and place the extra from the beginning behind it so that you have a clean fold on the front. Finish sewing it on making sure that your stitching overlaps where you started enough to keep it from coming undone. Then, top stitch the seam in the eyelet down from the hem to the edge. Back stitch at both ends. Trim off excess seam allowance if desired or needed.
-- Mary Van Nattan
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