Make pants bigger

You can make your pants bigger around the waist using either stretching or sewing techniques. The easiest way to widen the waistband of your pants is to stretch the fabric to make it looser. You can also make more permanent alterations with scissors and a sewing machine.

Jeans that fit well are difficult to find. At least for me. I wanted to show how to make jeans bigger or smaller depending what you need. In these crazy Cov…

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Hello Readers. How are you doing? To be completely honest, I have doing a lot of snacking and eating. I have eaten more potato chips in the past 2 weeks than anyone should eat in a year. And the cookies.... I love cookies. My jeans were getting a little uncomfortable in the waist because of all the snacks. I decided to make my jeans bigger. It's easier than you might think. This picture is from Thanksgiving but it illustrates the problem I was having with the jeans. It also gives you an idea…

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We all have them. Those jeans that we USED TO be able to wear. Those jeans we WISH we could still wear. I admit I am guilty of keeping a bunch of jeans I wore in college. Ten years and two kids later, and there is very little chance that I will ever be able to wear them again, even if they were, by some odd chance, to come back in style again. Since I have serious problems getting rid of perfectly good clothes, there is a simple solution: make the jeans fit by adding a side panel that…

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.

Everyone has that one special pair of jeans that they love, that hugs their curves perfectly and makes them feel chic and confident. Everyone also knows that heartbreaking feeling when your favorite pair of pants no longer fits, whether due to wear, weight gain, or other circumstances. If the thought of shopping for jeans fills you with dread, don't despair because AllFreeSewing has your back! Learn How to Let Out Pants with this step-by-step guide. We've created an easy-breezy tutorial to…

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.

Don't get rid of your favorite pants, just because they are too small. Make them more comfortable by letting out the side seams or adding fun side gussets.