Elastic waistband pants

For many people, elastic waistband is a synonym of comfort. Most commonly seen on skirts, pants and dresses, a garment with elasticized waist is easy to pull on, will stay in place all day and live with your body. Elastic waistbands also allow for small variations in fit and work great for most body types....

Learn how to take in the waist of jeans with elastic for a simple fix. This alteration is great for getting the waistband of jeans to fit!

Adding a Soft Waistband to Jeans is easy with this tutorial. Simply remove waistband from jeans and replace it with sweats waistband instead. Easy way to upsize your favorite pair of denim pants. #jeans #waistband #upsize

Learn how to replace the elastic in the waistband of clothing without removing the old stretched out elastic.

Monkey is skinny. I’ve mentioned this before. I also showed you how to make belts for your skinny baby. But what do you do when their pan...

Here is the tutorial based on a Kwik Sew pattern 3115. First start by measuring your pant waistband and subtract around 2-4" depending on your comfort level for the elastic. Sew the elastic into a circle Quarter and mark the elastic and your waistband Then zigzag the elasic onto the facing side of the waistband. Press and steam, this helps to shrink the elastic a bit more. Here is the elastic stitched down, used a zigzag stitch. Here is a picture of the facing on the inside Now a picture…

Elastic bands on pants and sleeves can be uncomfortable, especially if they are strangling your body. Here's a remedy for a tight elastic band with a DIY sewing tutorial.

The more you sew elastic waistbands, the easier the task becomes. Learning how to sew an elastic waistband isn’t complicated, but it does need to be done a certain way if you want it to come out just right.

I came up with this simple hack, out of laziness while I was sewing these. I didn’t want to do buttonholes for the drawstring. I love waist ties and drawstrings…