If the waistband is too tight, you widen it. This also works without a sewing needle. We’ll tell you how to do it.
A favorite jeans can suddenly be too narrow for various reasons – weight fluctuations, pregnancy or a wrong wash. Before you sort out your pants or bring to the tailoring, there are simple methods to widen the waistband without sewing. How well this works depends on the material. Jeans can usually be stretched much more easily than solid synthetic material or coated substances.
A proven trick is water: moisten the waistband lightly, put on your pants and carefully move in it for a few minutes. Due to the moisture, the material becomes more stretchy and adapts better to your figure.
Alternatively, you can tighten the waistband in a moist state via a chair back or a large board and let it dry.
Another approach is the combination of moisture and warmth. Family moisten the waistband with warm water and put on your pants. Then use a steam iron to carefully heat the waistband while you stretch it gently. The warmth helps to loosen the fibers, making the federal government more flexible.
If the pants have a button closure, a comfortable extension can be made quickly with a hair tie. Half of the hair tie through the buttonhole and form a loop into which you hook the button. This brings a scope of one to two centimeters – ideal as a short -term solution.
There are so -called Bundlethat are specially made to widen trousers mechanically. These small devices specifically and evenly tense the waistband – particularly practical with solid denim fabrics.
When it comes to a permanent solution or when the fabric threatens to tear when stretching, professional help is advisable. Even pants with special bundle constructions cannot always be adapted without sewing. A good change tailoring can expand the federal government inconspicuously and precisely.
