Diy Waistband Extender

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Diy waistband extender. Insert one end of a hair band through the buttonhole of your pants until you are holding a loop on each side of the waistband. A cost effective alternative to tailoring your clothing a homemade waistband stretcher can be assembled using items found around the house. If you think you ll need more room later cut more now. Cut a piece of buttonhole elastic containing at least four buttonholes.

I wanted elastic on each side of the pants so i cut two strips of elastic about 1 5 inches long allowing for 1 4 seam allowances. You can use a form to stretch an elastic waistband on skirts pants and shorts. Extend your waistband with elastic. Depending on how much extra width you need in your waistband you ll want to cut your elastic about 1 inch shorter.

The waistband on these pants needed about an extra 3 inches. Buttonhole elastic has one button hole per inch. Once sewn to the pants this piece allows you to expand the waist by at least 3 inches. Now they fit perfectly.

I wanted elastic on each side of the pants so i cut two strips of elastic about 1 5 inches long allowing for 1 4 seam allowances. One reason to stretch a waistband is that they may shrink when exposed to high heat in the dryer. Thread the loop on the inside of the waistband through the loop on the outside of the waistband and pull tight to secure the hair band to the pants. Depending on how much extra width you need in your waistband you ll want to cut your elastic about 1 inch shorter.

Apr 8 2016 jeans a little snug in the waist. Waist extender easy diy to make pre pregnancy pants fit longer. I would much rather buy regular size clothes. I admit with my second pregnancy i ve been less than excited about buying maternity clothes.

Free tutorial with pictures on how to make jeans in under 60 minutes by sewing and dressmaking with jeans and elastic band. I m a fairly inexperienced seamstress and i was able to do this in less than an hour had some bobbin issues with my 1960 s era sewing machine or it would have gone faster. The waist was a bit snug so i used 3 wide elastic as the insert instead of matching fabric.