How to - Take in your jeans waist
What to do when your jeans waist it is too big?
There are several ways that you can reduce your waist. In my previous post; I showed how to reduce the waist by using an elastic in the back waistband.
In this tutorial, the waist is reduced at the center of your back.
Step 1: Take off the CB (center back loop), but keep hold of it. This will be sewn on again.Unpick the waistband partially to have enough room to sew the waistband.
Step 2: Fold the seam in half and take in the amount needed.I folded the seam and took in 2cm (4cm total).This needs to finish to 0cm into a dart (v-shape) by 8-10cm long, to ensure it doesn’t reduce your hips. This can be done by machine or hand back stitch, as shown.
Step 3: Reduce the same amount in the waistband CB and cut off the excess fabric.
Step 4: Sew up waistband unto the reduced waist, ensuring this fits.
Step 5: Sewn back the belt loop in the original place. Bartack stitch(stitch that goes back and forth) at top and bottoms to secure loop.
Final look inside of the new waistband.
Tip:
The sides (outseam leg) will sit further back, as you are pulling the waist in.
If this isn’t what you like to see and you have no side pockets. Then I suggest taking in the waist on the sides.
Also, you can hand sew with a backstitch if you don’t have a sewing machine.
