Half Elastic Waistband Sewing Hack: Make A Skirt Smaller At The Waist!

[@DeaconBeanCooter]

Weight loss has its complications...... Now I need to learn to take in A LOT of my clothes. Thank you for this episode

[@jennieosborne3530]

It's better then having to add material to the clothes because you are overweight. Now that I'm overweight it's more difficult to find clothes to fit me.

[@SewAnastasia]

Thank you for watching. Definitely check out some of my other tailoring videos too.

[@SewAnastasia]

@@jennieosborne3530 Have you considered making your clothes from scratch?

[@kcherryka]

Baby beginner seamstress here wanting to say Thank You for such a great, concise tutorial!! Totally subbing!! ❤🎉

[@SewAnastasia]

@@kcherryka Welcome 🤗 Thank you for watching & subbing 🎀

[@littlelady7843]

Love this! I like the waist with a little stretch but keep the front flat. That way it looks good and comfortable at the same time! This tip is especially good for summer pants, skirts where the fabric is thin and being comfortable is really important! Thank you!

[@SewAnastasia]

Totally! Thank you for watching today.

[@Mrs.RaspberrysReality]

Wow! You are a great teacher. This is exactly what I needed. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and explaining it so well. Thankful for your gift today! ❤

[@SewAnastasia]

@@Mrs.RaspberrysReality Thank you for watching :)

[@meredythdavis6158]

Thanks for sharing your talents. You are such a great teacher!! I have 7 of these exact same Pendleton wool skirts that I picked up from an estate sale, but they are all too large. I snagged them thinking that I would take them apart and use the wool to re-do them. This hack will save me loads of time! Some of the lining is a bit worn - I may just cut it out and leave those ones unlined. It's still a wonderful bargain! Can't wait to try them on again and get that elastic going!

[@SewAnastasia]

@@meredythdavis6158 What a great find! Happy tailoring 🧵

[@helenv2906]

Good info and cute kitty! Love to see your cat in these video...that's real love..Thank you fir the video❤️❤️

[@SewAnastasia]

Welcome 🤗 I love my cat. 🐈 I’m happy you like seeing her in the videos 💖

[@shellylemons]

Perfect timing! I have lost weight and have a few items that need taken in just a little. Thank you!!

[@SewAnastasia]

You are going to love this technique!

[@FridayFrida]

Such a good hack! Thank you!

[@reinestarkovich7482]

I absolutely LOVE this tutorial! Thanks Anastasia!❤

[@SewAnastasia]

Welcome 🤗 Thank you for watching.

[@anjabrouns]

You are amazing!! Thanks❣️

[@SewAnastasia]

@@anjabrouns thanks for watching 💖

[@TheresaFrangou]

Really great tip thanks 😊

[@SewAnastasia]

Thank you for watching 💖

[@lighthseskr]

Great hack. Thank you.🎉

[@SewAnastasia]

Welcome 🤗

[@colleendouglas4405]

Great tutorial Anastasia. Do you have a video on how to make the armholes smaller on a sleeveless top. I have a number of tops where the armholes are just too large but I’m not sure where to start in making them smaller.

[@SewAnastasia]

You will probably need to take up the shoulders depending on which way they are too big. Thus also means blending the neckline.

[@colleendouglas4405]

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction 😊

[@Escape10mom]

Great info!

[@SewAnastasia]

Welcome 🤗

[@artillerybuff2000]

Thanks! BTW, your hair looks awesome 👌

[@SewAnastasia]

Thank you 😊

[@daxxydog5777]

Great tip! I don’t ever have to take in the waist, unfortunately 😂. I need to Franken-waist a pair of capris to add an inch or two though. They were downright painful to wear the other day.

[@SewAnastasia]

That sounds annoying! lol 😆 Maybe you can just add a strip of fabric down the leg like a tux stripe in a fabric that matches?!

[@victoriahannah1633]

Great tutorial. I’m always stumped on how to take in too large of a waist. Not no more!

[@ShroomiesShrooms]

Would this work if the skirt has a zipper on the side?

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Very good 😊

[@SewAnastasia]

Thank you for watching

[@shellylemons]

I have also lost some weight in my hips so a few of pieces don’t fit right on me. How do I take in a little on the hips?

[@Zayaxa]

A quick fix to narrow the hips on a pair trousers or shorts is to turn them inside out, put them on, pinch out the fabric down the side seams where there's extra fabric and pin the excess fabric. Draw a line with chalk where there pins are sitting, and then sew along that line. Sometimes this adjustment can make the garment sit weird in other places so double check before sewing.

[@SewAnastasia]

Like she said below. Just take in the seam. You will need to open up your waistband & hems if you are sewing to them or you will get weird bulky spots.

[@SewAnastasia]

@@Zayaxa Thanks for watching today!

[@Nicoya]

That's a great quick technique. Personally I prefer the look of the finer, more controlled gathering that you get when the elastic is topstitched in place (and as a bonus it keeps the elastic from slipping around inside the waistband). But that's just a preference thing, both looks have their place.

[@SewAnastasia]

Thanks for watching today. Yes elastic looks nice when it’s sewn down for sure. Gives it a nice faux shirring look. Sometimes with this thicker fabric I find it keeps the elastic stretched out & it won’t bounce back. Thats why I went with no extra stitches on this one.

[@Nicoya]

@@SewAnastasia Yeah for thicker fabric it's a lot more tough. Sometimes a really big zig-zag can work but for really thick stuff even that's not enough.

[@windlessoriginals1150]

Hi Iris!

[@SewAnastasia]

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