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lower and sew a waistband (3740 Views)
Here my promised How to!
I show it on the Nichola pant pattern. Always when I lower the waistband I make my own for the pant. But for the How to I used the original wasitband and I have suprisingly find out that I have not to modified the waistband.
I show also how to sew the waistband on the pant. But please use my How to and the original instruction togehter. My english is not the best, but I think the pics would be helpful.
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Step 1 of 9
I decide to take 5 cm apart to have a very low sitted pant. Make your signs on the patter how much and where you want to lower it. Cut it away.
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Step 2 of 9
Baste the front waistband pieces on the back waistband piece.
This are the pieces where you put the interfacing on (I do this not here, cause my inner waistband pieces are very sturdy.
Stitch.
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Step 3 of 9
Baste the waistband on the pants and stitch.
When you want to make it with the loops you must baste them now on the waistband.
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Step 4 of 9
Baste the waistband pieces for the inside together. Stitch.
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Step 5 of 9
Baste the waistband for the inside on the waistband you already stitch on the pant.
Baste them on top of each other, right sides are facing.
Stitch.
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Step 6 of 9
Press the seam allowence from the inner waistband inside.
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Step 7 of 9
Fold the inner waistband inside.
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Step 8 of 9
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Step 9 of 9
Baste the inner waistband on the pant.
Baste on the right side, the side you stitch.
Stitch the waistband on the right side, in the same time you stitch the complete waistband together.
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COMMENTS (10)
Really helpfull! Thak you!
thank u... very much usefull for beginner like me.I notice that you like to lower the waistline-- me too... I like my pants or skirt sit on the hip. thanks again^^
Thank you for your very nice how tos... as i have just begun to sew on my own ( there is no one i can ask how to do the things) i learn so much from you... also i would like to add that, i wish you will have great experinece at school and will be very succesfull... :) see you soon....
omg i did't know it was so simple!!!!!! thank you so much!!!! i like some of the pants patterns here but i have never tried one because they are too high thanks!!!
question: how do u know when one pattern needs to get the waistband lower or not? meaning, needs to lower it 5 cm or 10cm..?? thank u^^
In the pattern instructions you can read where the waistband ends.
You must look after:
Cut out the pattern according to your size.
i.e.:
Upper waist band edge 3/5” (1.5 cm) below the waist.
So you can measure yourself where you want to end you waistband.
Hope this helps.
Oh, thank you so much for this howto! :-) This is just what I was looking for now for weeks. It will be really helpful to me when I start my straggle with the waistband of my summer skirt and I'm still a beginner in such projects.
Just one question: as you lower the line where the waistband sits... don't you have to enlarge the waistband itself?
THANK YOU!!!! I'm short waisted and usually end up with pants in my ribs. I'm glad to see that it doesn't change the waist band so now I can shorten the waist on the pants I bought at the thrift store. YAY!!!
Hi Akwa! I always make my own waistband cause i thought I must enlarge it. but this time with this pattern I wanted to use the original waistband. and when I measure it I noticed thats not necessary for the nichola pattern - but maybe it´s necessary for an other pants pattern.