Thank you! I've just done this is my stretchy leggings and they're finally staying up. For a tall, slim woman, who has a nightmare finding trousers that actually fit, this is an absolute game changer!
Bring Michelle back😊😊. What fun. And what a great easy way to tighten the jeans waistband - and it allows some weight gain too! My big thing is that I'm not confident in my weight loss, so to re-build the waistband only to have the pants not fit a month later and too risky. The elastic method solves that problem.
Catherine your on point SLOW directions was my salvation👍Yours was the 8th video that I watched and rewatched but yours was the right one for me to take n my husbands pants and Bermuda shirts after his 25 lbs loss following my home flooding fromHurricane Ida I took on the pants project as the alterations person wanted to charge me $28.00 per pants! I thank your for sharing your knowledge and the simple way you explained each and every step! Thank you from the bottom of my heart🥰🥳Connie
This was fantastic!!! I have some pants I've been trying to learn how to take in and have been having trouble finding a video that explains it in a way beginners can understand. I love that you've shown how to take in pants of different kinds. Super helpful!!!
Thank you so much Catherine (and Michelle) for this video. I have lived for years with pants, jeans and shorts that don’t fit without wearing a belt (= added weight and heat in the summer 😤) and not doing anything for fear of ruining the garment. Thanks to you I am ready to tackle this task. Also, I never realized what a pain it is to film your own sewing. I empathize: I always had a hard time placing the camera so that my hands won’t get in the way when filming my recipes. People don’t always appreciate the work that goes on behind filmed tutorials. Oh, and by the way, not being original here, but I need to say that you are a fantastic teacher. I recently subscribed and look forward to your videos. Thank you again!
Many, many thanks for this tutorial, Catherine. I followed your instructions and was able to fix a pair of summer pants that I bought a few years ago but pretty much stayed in my closet because they never fit right… in spite of being a small size and from an “upscale” brand of clothing. Along the way, as I was unpicking the original seam, I realized it was a double-stitch, if you know what I mean. So I made sure I sewed the new one using the same feature on my machine. I feel so proud! As a way of thanking you, I make sure I watch your videos at least one time without skipping any of the ads - hopefully you get a little retribution from them. You more than deserve it!
Here I've lived with too big gaping waists for years. Thanks for the tips, and both on jeans and more tailored pants. The difference in menswear vs dressmaking is huge. Guess they expect men to gain and lose weight?
Glad it was helpful! Menswear is just designed to last longer. I heard once that women's shoes are made to last 3 months and men's shoes are made to last 3 years. The same is true for clothing, I think! And in that time, I guess men will gain and lose some weight!
I had to put in elastic in all my kids pants 40 years....I would stitch the one line, then cut elastic and tuck the end into the waistband and stitch again, no elastic shows ♥️wish they made women's pants like the mens trousers waist, so easy to adjust, smaller or larger, fashion industry knows women will just buy more....
I did the same for my boys when they were little! I used buttonhole elastic so they would be adjustable, but I don't think we ever adjusted them so I should've used your method!
Ya, that's what I call the cheater's way, lol. It works, and it's much quicker, but it doesn't sit as flat as this method. There's definitely a time and place for both methods.
Woo hoo! I found what I was looking for! The problem of encountering the nice label, sewn through which you wanted to keep was sooo useful as you were able to show us how to get around the problem. Brilliant
It's very interesting to hear you comment on the construction quality of menswear versus womenswear! As an experienced menswear tailor I know complex garments like suit jackets and trousers in-and-out, but whenever I am asked to alter womenswear, I am always (negatively) astounded by the limited construction methods. Like they are almost impossible to tailor naturally, without having to permanently alter some construction. Anyway - good video and it was valuable to see the grey dress pant being altered!
It's so worth the fuss to make your store-bought clothes fit well! Do you make a lot of your own clothes? You probably make them fit perfectly the first time so no alteration is needed.
Just found you and love your videos. How would you take in a flat felled back seam? Unpick the whole thing and make it a regular seam? Yes, menswear is so much nicer to alter!
You two are so cute and happy. I'm a bit confused why there was need to pin in the back of the jeans when you didn't make a dart but instead used elastic.
QUESTION: is there a minimum length of elastic that you should use? I'm frugal (cheep, cheep) so i wondered if I could use 4" of elastic and stretch to 6". Also, I really enjoyed you and Michelle.
It depends on how much you want to cinch in the waist, so maybe 4" to 6" would be fine for you. But don't cut it that short until you've got it through and secured. It would be way too hard to work with such a short piece!
I have a pants question. I have stretchy skinny jeans that are too bog in the hip & thigh. The outside seam looks like a flat felled seam but is really serged & then topstitched with 2 rows of orangey stitches. Would you take in the inside seam or rip out a lot of the double row of jean topstiching & take the jeans in from the outside seam?
Ian just slight confused on the sewing waistband and then doing the whole taper? Is it just edge finishing? I am going to be doing this and taking a ton of length of I would say 4 or so inches on hem and a few inches of waist, because smaller size is just to tight on my hips and pulls the side seam . So went 2 sizes above what I normally would wear paying attention to the pull at side seam but top falls if I don take it in, I may need to take length of from as well eek
That sounds like a big job! I hope you're able to make this work. You might enjoy making pants from scratch so you can fit them to your own measurements. If there is something I can clarify for you, let me know. Check out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hEGXpQP95jQ.html
@@CatherineSews thanks, it is and eventually I will learn to fit pants. Would be better than shopping for 4hrs to find the best option to take in, cause all the other pants make me look like I have jodphurs on. And still need adjustment, seriously what is with straight leg pants being tapered?
