Make sure you can get the apron on and off over your head before you cut the strings. Cut the extra, dangling parts of the strings so they don’t look sloppy or interfere with your work.

If your apron hangs below your knees, you can hem it with some scissors and a sewing machine or hemming tape. [4] X Research source If you don’t want to sew or you don’t have time, just grab the apron at the hips and fold a section up. Hold this in place while you tie and you have shortened your apron.