Altering pants

Learn how to remove excess fabric from the back trouser legs to get your pants to fit better. Altering ready-to-wear or me-made clothing is made easy with this technique.

Recycling old clothes and destroying new clothes to look old are 'the' trends nowadays, or so says my daughter who is a new convert to alternate fashion. I am

So it's been a while since my last tutorial - here's one from a pair of granny pants I bought for $3.00 at the op-shop. I made this becaus...

Do you feel like your pants squeeze you in half every time you button them? Maybe you’re suffering from post-holiday bloat and suddenly all your clothes seem too small. Whatever the cause, you are here

Wear jeans while exercising; The wooden hanger method; The iron method; The bathtub method; The hairdryer method; Sew alteration...

1. Lay pants with desired leg width on top of your old, but well fitting in the waist pair (after undoing hem). 2. Mark seam line wit...

The Clothes Alteration does save you money but it also gives you more clothing options! Knowing how to alter clothes is important for every sewer.

So, as you already know, I am self taught…so I honestly just try things and hope for the best :) I won these awesome Abercrombie & Fitch corduroy pants on eBay recently…have I menti…

I posted a while back about taking in pants at the waist. And I had no idea how bad of an epidemic droopy drawers were until over 21,000 people read my post and pinned, and repinned, and repinned a…

Or trousers, for the British persuasion. Before getting into a somewhat photo heavy post I thought I'd share a life update, because a lot has happened. For one, the 3rd anniversary of Mom's passing was on the first and eight days later was her birthday. Right before all this my husband's job was unexpectedly and with no warning, terminated. Georgia is an at-will state so they didn't need a reason to do so. Later we found out there was a management shift (rumors also of selling the company)…

Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends, I am sure you all have at least one pair of pants in your closet that just don't fit quite right,...

When it comes to tailoring your wardrobe, mastering how to take in pants can be a game-changer. From ill-fitting jeans to wide-legged trousers, our guide offers practical advice for achieving that perfect fit. Tailoring not only saves money but also ensures your clothes highlight your personal style. Dive into our tutorials, and you'll learn the art of altering various types of pants with confidence. Creating a custom fit is simpler than you might think. Our step-by-step guide empowers you…

Tailor and hem those slightly oversized jeans with a few easy steps.

In this video you will learn to take in jeans waist and resize jeans waist. You may need to alter the jeans waist if its too loose or too tight. So in case if the jeans waist is too big then you can learn how to make jeans waist smaller with sewing and without sewing. Hey, I came with super easy and exciting hacks for downsizing the waist of the jeans. You already have seen our many videos about how to fix holes in jeans, pants, shirts. #jeans #resizewaist #alteration

Oversized pants are no fun—they leave you with an uncomfortable fit, and make you feel like you need to pull up your pants for the entire day. While the best solution is to slip into a pair of pants that fits you comfortably, there are few...

Today I have a tutorial to show you how to take out excess fabric in the back thigh of the Lisbeth Pants. I am using Lisbeth pants as an example, but if you are having similar issues with other pant patterns, this tutorial will help as well. A couple of things before we jump into the details. I wanted to remind you tha

Welcome to today’s thrift flip tutorial on how to alter pants that are too big. Here's how to resize pants that are too large.

What's one way to look expensive, even in cheap clothes? Perfectly hemmed pants! Check out our technique for a fool-proof hem, perfect for sewing beginners.

I have a favorite pair of pants that I wore a lot before. My problem was that it no longer