Edit: ~1 week after I posted this she informed me she still had the original hems but refused to give them back to me because I was "too harsh for someone that doesn't sew".
Very upset with my experience. Ruined 3 pairs of jeans (~$250 worth) by hacking off original hem and botching the new one. She could've easily said she didn't know how to hem jeans or YouTubed/Googled it, it's not difficult to keep the original hem at all. The new hem is crooked/uneven all the way around, the legs themselves are now different lengths, and they flare at the bottom now but were pencil cut initially. I don't know if she stretched them out while sewing or how that even happened, but it's beyond something that'd return to normal after a wash (though they do need a wash after being in the home for over a week, they smell unpleasant). I'm going to have to pay someone else to try to salvage them now on top of what I paid her.
Furthermore, she was difficult to get in touch with to get the jeans back. When I finally was able to set up an appointment to get them (multiple calls and texts later) she wasn't even there. Had to pay her husband and describe my things to him . She is super scattered, unorganized, seems flustered or something? I understand being busy, wouldn't have minded these things if the work had been acceptable.
Just pay the extra $$ to have a professional tailor do your things correctly. Thought this would be easy and didn't understand why other places charged so much. Learned my lesson. read more