How To Take In Pants At Home

It is a good idea to try a little bit at a time to test what kind of pressure and heat you need to apply with the iron for the best bond.

How to take in pants at home. I was a little reluctant to start the task having never done it before so i started researching. Tuck it inside and iron it according to the instructions on the fusible tape package. Place several straight pins around the cuffs to secure them in place. Make a fold from the new edge you just cut up to the fold line and then iron a new crease.

I found a lot of different techniques. Measure a piece of fusible tape that will fit all around inside the hem. Fold the edge of the pants up to the first fold line then fold again at the fold line to create a double tucked hem. This method of taking in pants legs is quick easy and accurate for a well fitted and well proportioned pants.

Fold the edges of the pant legs under to the length that falls at the right place over the top of your shoes. Cuff the pants at the correct length. Adjusting the back of the jeans. How to take in the waist on a pair of jeans method 1 of 3.

If you have reattached the waistband press the waistband seam toward the waistband. If you have taken in the pants use the seam ripper to remove the original stitching from the seam in the altered section. Pull the waistband snug from the back and pin it in place. The cuffs should lightly graze your shoes rather than hovering above them or bunching up around them.

Put your jeans on inside out and pinch the waist at the sides until it. Use the iron to press the side and center back seams open. A few weeks ago i had my first experience trying to take in the waist of pants. In the video i demonstrate the reason for fitting the pants before sewing it i show.

Use scissors to trim seams to no smaller than a half inch.