Easily Transform a Dress with Elastic Waist: Refashion Sewing Tutorial 

this is what i need for a dress, but i didn't know how to explain it to a tailor, thank you

thank you Julija (what a great difference to spell your name), this will come handy of several boxy dresses I have to add a small gathered waist. You explained and showcased in detail, very easy to follow.

This is awesome! I never attempted anything with an elastic thread, going to give it a try.

Thank you so much! This really worked for me.

Love it. Thanks

Wow!, your a joy to watch ❤

Great quick refashioned video 😊 I needed this, thank you ☺️ Please share more tips 👍

Thank you for sharing ❤

What would you recommend for marking white fabric?

I didn't even know there was elastic thread! Thanks!

Hi Julie 😊 can you changed a gathered waiste in a shirt dress (Lyra) to elastic ? 😊

Absolutely amazing tutorial thank U. Can you show how to sew an elastic waist for a halter neck which has triangle top?

Where do you get the elastic thread? 😅

I have found pretty dresses that I did not buy because the waists were too baggy, this is a fantastic fix, thank you!

Just used this method to add waistbands to some swim coverups that were very oversized. It took me a bit to understand in practice and I ended up doing 5 rows instead of 3 but the end result looks great! Thanks much for this information

Watching from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 and thank you so much I learned a lot ❤

Yes, I like refashion videos!

Can you do this in reverse? I look better in straight lines than with a waistband. Was thinking of doing this with a dress I recently got - I want to take out the waist elastic.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. I like it. God bless you and your family. JESUS loves you all so much.

What tension setting do you recommend for the sewing machine?

This is exactly what I needed! I've had this explained to me, but I couldn't wrap my brain around it. It really helps to be shown - thank you!

Will this work on a stretch fabric as well?

What tension do you use for shirring? I have experimented with different tension settings but it doesn’t seem to work for any of them. Thoughts?

Thank you for a great tutorial. I am mostly a visual learner and your instructions are well demonstrated too. Love your sweater idea - I also knit and would like to try that out. And it also helps you have coppery hair & fair skin to see how good it looks on you. (yes I have the same going for me).

What would you recommend for marking white fabric?

What if you already had a very small band of elastic around the waist but wanted to make it thicker? Would it be possible to follow what was already there without drawing the lines because the dress doesn't hang straight anymore?

Nice and easy, thank you and yes, I would love to see refashion videos

Me too did not know there is an elastic thread

What size needle do you use?

This tutorial is fantastic! I'm excited to try this technique. Also love how your personality shines in the video! :)

Thank you so much. I have been searching for a video like this. I have sewn A line dress that I don't like the look of. Too baggy. This will be perfect!!

Amazing.

Hello, julija, do you stitch on the regular side, not the underside (inside out) side? Thank you so much!

Thanks for very much, I learned a lot from you vedio, good explanation and understandable

I absolutely love this refashion idea!

Thanks for this video.. is there a special setting on the sewing machine for this?

Was this zigzag stitch?

This was exactly what I was looking for . Thank you!

This was so helpful, can't want to transform all my summer dresses!

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This is an excellent video explaining how to add elastic to the waist! Thank you!

Thank you I want to lurn more😍💓

Nice look! Very easy and simple, anyone could do this!

What a great idea!

Thanks so much! ❤️

Perfect!

Great video thanks!! Didn’t know there was elastic thread!

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