/altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/ A Style Blog For Grown-up Girls Who Make Their Own Clothes: We are Velvet Swans Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:43:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 /altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/#comment-1395 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 20:43:44 +0000 /?p=1910#comment-1395 That’s a good idea. That might work for my smaller alterations. 6 inches was just too much.

]]> /altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/#comment-1394 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 17:19:19 +0000 /?p=1910#comment-1394 I’ve always had that problem even back in my ‘skinny’ days!…… that’s a West Indian heritage for you! Anyway I used to dart but recently I have been using elastic, however I pass it through the waistband casing. By cutting two slits on the inside (wider apart for a bigger alteration) thread your elastic through , pin to fit, zig-zag across each slit using a thread to match your jeans. et voila!……..oh and a belt will hide the stitching.

]]> /altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/#comment-1312 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 13:00:16 +0000 /?p=1910#comment-1312 Thanks. I still love my coat. I’m not sure i can be bothered to make jeans, but I understand the quest.

]]> /altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/#comment-1309 Sun, 05 Jun 2016 10:16:56 +0000 /?p=1910#comment-1309 I have the opposite problem – I’m more of an apple than a pear. I don’t really go in at the waist, but have small hips in comparison and skinny legs. I currently on a quest to make the perfect trouser pattern, and then I might even go ahead to make jeans. Eeek!
By the way, I’ve spent two hours on Sunday morning, searching the internet to find who had made the fabulous velvet coat that I’d seen on a blog weeks ago. Success! I’ve saved you to my blog list now – more time-efficient.

]]> /altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/#comment-1308 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 22:05:30 +0000 /?p=1910#comment-1308 I had not thought of adding a dart before That looks like a good fix.
Have you seen the haute curvy skinny pant pattern from wardrobe by me? I made some at craft camp out of curiosity. I needed to tweak the fit at the waist but they fit like a glove & feel like pyjamas. The side zipper is a great thing to reduce bulk at the tummy too. I love mine!

]]> /altered-jeans-adding-3-darts-to-the-back-waist/#comment-1306 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 12:54:43 +0000 /?p=1910#comment-1306 I never think to add darts. I usually just add elastic to the inside of the back waistband and take in the side seams. I had one pair that I just took an inch from the entire inside the leg seam. The rise was way too low in those so it worked awesome. My next project is too perfect a jean sloper so I don’t have to mess with RTW anymore.

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