Creating A Shirred Waistband For Pants!

I love the look of shirring. I also love how comfy it is!! so I decided to add a shirred waistband to the Feel Pretty Pants and create the comfiest pants!!! Come see how easy it was to create!
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[@KitchenFairy61]

Try using a piece of non skid rug backing to keep your serger from traveling all over your table. I've done this under mine and it makes a big difference. 👍

[@honhi96825]

My favorite pants has a shirred waistband so I’m glad you made this video. I now can make a similar pair with my own fabrics. Thanks!

[@justpippyj]

I love that you made modifications to the pants and then goofed up and then fixed them! ...sometimes I feel like I am the only one that happens too. Great shirring tutorial 😊

[@EllieandMacPatternsLLC]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it helps!

[@Joy-eq6qg]

Really cute pants! Think my granddaughters, ages 28, 16, 9 & 3, would love this look! Thanks for sharing this technique😊

[@nar2nar21]

I liked them high rise🤷🏽‍♀️😍😍😍

[@missfreshair]

Thanks for the tutorial, I'll definitely try shirred on my upcoming pants. Oh I agree they look fab after you decided to make the change. Ciao from Perth, Western Australia 😊

[@elzinawhite3199]

Excellent tutorial

[@rachaeletherington9014]

Love

[@annern2908]

Thank you 🥰

[@negina]

Beautiful def love pockets though also You should show the shirted waistband more .. like an actual close up. I can’t tell if it’s that really loose elastic or hold the waist really nice in place .. thanks ❤

[@EllieandMacPatternsLLC]

Noted! Thanks for the advice.

[@jbartrug574]

They look great and look very comfy. I’ll have to try it. I often have a hard time getting the bobbin threaded right when doing shirring. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have a top load bobbin.

[@kimberlyrice4672]

I so need to make these❤❤❤

[@coralantler]

What kind of elastic do you use? I can’t find any locally but Im confused on what kind to buy

[@handmadebynashay]

Is the dress you're wearing a e&m pattern?

[@nar2nar21]

Yup. True beauty dress and top. She showed how to make it in the video right below this one on the video tap. So cute!

[@georgieyork5790]

The only thing I'm not a fan of is the ruffle at the top if the waistband. Can you eliminate this?

[@JenniferJackson-ll1zr]

What I do with shirred tops when I don't want the extra ruffle (and what I will do with trousers, here researching!) is add flat elastic to the very top, creating a hem wide enough for the elastic so it becomes a channel. It then sits against the skin, nicely ruched but not ruffled. I use 1cm wide but different widths will give different looks. It also helps things feel a bit more secure!

[@bixnash1]

I. Surprised that you didn't double up the waistband fabric and just used a single layer. Bx