Jeans are one of the most popular items in any person's wardrobe. Both men and women love them, regardless of their type of activity. What to do if your jeans are out of style or too big? They can be narrowed down, and it is not necessary to resort to the help of an atelier. Everyone can cope with this task right at home.
Tapering denim pants at the bottom
Often, flared jeans make fashionistas and fashionistas rush to boutiques to get a new model. Unfortunately, not everyone has this opportunity. Especially for those people who cannot afford to buy a new pair of jeans, but really want to have an attractive appearance, tips on tapering jeans at the bottom will be useful.
Required Tools
To narrow or sew denim trousers, you will need the following materials and tools:
- sewing machine;
- threads (to match the color of the product and for finishing stitching);
- pins;
- needle;
- overlock or special foot;
- scissors;
- cute or crayon;
- meter;
- iron;
- ironing board.
Instructions for performing the work
- Open the bottom of the trouser legs.
- Use a well-heated iron to iron the seams to avoid creases.
- Turn the pants inside out.
- Put on jeans and measure the places that will be sutured. Mark them with pins.
- Take them off.
- Straighten it on the table, eliminating all bends.
- Use chalk or soap to outline the lines along the pins.
- Baste stitches along the given lines with a needle and thread, using a “needle forward” stitch.
- Re-fit. If there is a need, then adjust the lines.
- Take off your jeans. Apply new lines taking into account the seam allowance of 15 mm.
- Trim off excess parts with scissors.
- Overcast the allowance area.
- Iron the resulting seams.
- Sew the trousers along the given contour lines.
- Align the bottom of the shoe cuts.
- Draw an allowance of 30 - 40 mm along the bottom with chalk or soap.
- Choose the color of the thread for processing the lower part.
- Fold the bottom of the legs along the seam allowance and sew from the front with finishing thread.
- Iron the stitching with a heated iron.
- Eliminate excess threads.
- Turn the trousers inside out and put them on for fitting.
- If the result is positive, iron the entire product again.
Reference! The best way to taper denim trousers is along the inseam. This way the outer decorative stitching of the trouser legs will not be damaged.
How to narrow your jeans at the waist
If you have lost a couple of kilograms and your jeans are “hanging” on you, then you can try altering them yourself. There are several effective and practical ways to sew trousers at the waist yourself without leaving home. Step-by-step instructions for performing the work
The first method is simple and easy to implement.
- Make a couple of darts along the belt line.
- Cut off a few centimeters of the waistband of the trousers.Important! When carrying out this operation, you should be extremely careful so as not to damage the product.
- Sew the made darts.
- Use sharp scissors to trim off excess fabric from the waistband of the trousers.
- Sew the waistband of the product back.
Important! To make the gluteal area look good, it is recommended to carefully approach the creation of darts. Too long seams can tighten this area, and this will spoil the overall appearance of the finished product on you.
The second method is more complex, but at the same time more reliable and of better quality. When using it, you are unlikely to spoil the finished product, and it will definitely fit your figure.
- You need to turn your pants inside out.
- Undo the belt loop, which is located in the very center of the back of the trousers. If there is a branded label that interferes with this operation, we recommend removing it.
- Step back from the middle of the back seam 70 mm in both directions. Open the waistband 100mm on each side of the middle seam of the trousers.
- Open the crotch seam approximately 80 - 90 mm.
- Open the middle seam.
- Remove any remaining thread.
- Iron the seams with a heated iron.
- On the inside of the trousers, mark the places for sewing with pins.
- Mark the stitching areas with chalk or soap at a distance of 20 mm at a slight angle.
- Sew the jeans along the contours of the lines, overcast the edges using an overlocker. If necessary, double stitch the seam.
- Try on the belt to your new waist size, set allowances and cut off excess fabric.
- Fold the jeans in half so that the right sides are on the inside.
- Sew the lines.
- Attach the belt to the main part with pins. Sew them on.
Features of processing the bottom of the product after narrowing the legs
After tapering, it is necessary to work clearly and carefully with the trouser legs.You must try to connect the old and new seams smoothly so that the transition is imperceptible. The entire lower part should be well ironed, all seams smoothed. To do this, you can use a special sleeve block or a hand-made pad.
Important Details
When using an overlocker, it is necessary to process the allowances on the front half of the trousers. The selection of threads must be carried out taking into account the color of the fabric. The stitch width on the machine for processing the lower part should be no more than 0.4 cm. In order to make a denser finishing stitch, you can use a double thread.
How to narrow men's jeans
This operation is no different from the process of narrowing women's jeans. Therefore, following the same step-by-step instructions you will get the desired result. It is only important to try on the future size on the man himself.
How to narrow jeans without a sewing machine
If you don’t have a sewing machine, narrowing your favorite jeans is not a problem. The easiest way to narrow it is to wrap the excess fabric. Algorithm of actions:
- Put on pants and stand near the mirror.
- Pull one pant leg to the desired width.
- While holding the pant leg, roll the excess fabric to the side.
- Fold up the bottom of the trouser leg and secure the folded part of the fabric.
- Perform this operation with the other trouser leg.
Reference! If the length of the trousers allows you to roll up the leg several times, then use this feature. Manipulate the height and width until you get the desired result.
Anyone can have a stylish and fashionable appearance. Change the styles and sizes of your jeans at home and find out how easy and fun it is.
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