How To Take In The Waist On A Pair Of Blue Jeans

Presented by hyi lim author of the popular blue jean.

How to take in the waist on a pair of blue jeans. Once the fabric is fixed in place carefully take your jeans off and use a sewing machine to sew a straight stitch along the pinned lines. In the image above the measurement is 1 out of each side for a total of 3. Fold the back of your jeans at the center mark then measure how much you ll be taking out of either side of the center back waist. You ll need it later.

Make a note of the measurement. To take in the waist on a pair of jeans first put your jeans on inside out and pinch the waist until it fits. Then secure the excess fabric with straight pins. Pull the waistband snug and secure the excess with an extra large safety pin.

Make sure you are only cutting the inside of the waistband and not all the way through. How to do a simple blue jean waist reduction. Use your seam ripper and cut two slits that are 7 inches apart on the inside of the waistband. Or if you are using a longer piece cut the slits 2 inches wider apart than the piece of elastic you are using.

Put on your jeans and pin the center back seam so that your center topstitching falls to one side.