How to arrange the trousers on the sides?

Very rarely, one of us remains in one size all his life. For many, the weight goes by the sinusoid - it increases, then decreases. And so from time to time it turns out that our favorite clothes are no longer in size. If a thing is too big, then it does not matter, but if it suddenly turns out that your favorite trousers have become cramped? Throw a pity and you can not wear it anymore. Our advice: in any case, do not throw away your trousers, but just redo them. Today we will tell you how to arrange the trousers on the sides and increase them in size. We will offer you a few ideas that will help you increase your trousers with your own hands and give them a new interesting life.

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If the pants are small, what should I do?

The choice of how to change trousers depends on how small they are. If you need to increase the size a little bit, then use our ideas, depending on the specific case.

Option 1

Increase the size of the trousers due to allowances on the seams. If, of course, the material allows:

1. Reinvent the belt, estimate the stock of darts and allowances for seams.
2. Carefully remove the side seams and taps on both sides.
3. Then - again sew the seams, reducing the allowances to the desired size.
4. Sew the belt into place.

Option 2

If the allowance for seams is not sufficient, then use a braid of suitable color and width as inserts. Sew it on the front and back halves overlap( it's about the side seams).

Option 3

To increase the volume of the product, use a pair of strips of suitable fabric. Make them inserts into the side seams.

Important! You can use the material from other, old trousers. The main thing is that the tissue should be related in color, or, conversely, contrast. It all depends on your taste, preferences and imagination.

Option 4

If the jeans are slightly smaller, you can arrange the trousers on the sides in such a simple way:

1. Dampen trousers with water and put them wet on the body.
2. Walk around in wet pants until they are dry.
3. If necessary, repeat the procedure two or three times.

Important! After such stretching to wear jeans will become more comfortable. This method is applicable for leather trousers, and for pants of dense material.

Tips & Warnings:

• If the pants are classic, then use black, gray, brown braid. Pantalum braid is used when sewing men's trousers( from the inside, from the bottom of the trousers).
• If the pants are summer, then focus on the color of the product and its cut. You can use a monophonic, color, with ornament and contrasting braid. It's a matter of taste. That the repaired thing looked harmoniously, trim available pockets with the same braid.
• Pants made of very light, airy fabric, for example, from chiffon, can be increased with the help of lace inserts.

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How to make trousers for size larger?

Solve pants, increasing them by 1-2 sizes, not difficult, you can do this by side seams( some arrange and the back seam).We grow fat mainly in the abdomen and waist. And if the bottom of the trousers( their volume) is quite satisfactory to you, then use the method of triangular inserts in the side seams. They will only be at the top of the trousers, and the lower part will remain unchanged.

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Increase trousers over the entire length of the

If you are not comfortable with the volume of trousers along the entire length, you will have to cut out rectangular inserts along the length of the product. How to arrange trousers in the waist and hips - we will now tell.

For work you will need:

• Scissors.
• Blade.
• Sewing machine. Needle and thread.
• Material for inserts.

Step-by-step instruction:

• Waist belt.
• Scrape the side seams completely to the very bottom.
• Open the rectangular inserts from the prepared material.

Important! The width of the insert is calculated by the required increase. For example, if you want to add to the volume of 6 cm, then the width of each insert should be 3 cm plus 1-2 cm on the seam allowances. The length of each insert is equal to the height of the trousers. Measure the value with a ruler along the ripped side seams. And do not forget to add to the allowances from above and below.

• Insert the fabric strips in each side seam.
• Sew the side seams together with the inserts.
• Process the bottom of the pants.
• Sew a belt.
• Remake the clasp. For example, instead of a button at the very edge, fix the hook.

Important! You can sew a button to increase a little volume. And if the belt does not suit you, then you can add a small inset on each side.

Useful advices:

• If you need to place trousers on the sides, you will have to change the whole pattern and change all the details. In this case it is easier to buy new pants or to postpone the thing until you lose weight, and the figure will take the same shape.
• If, after an alteration in the waist, the trousers are slightly larger, then thread the belt into the belt and tighten it more tightly.
• Add a small device to the belt in the form of a small strap. If at the waist you lose weight, then with a belt you can reduce the volume of trousers. It is easy to manufacture - you only need a small extra piece of material, a buckle and a few rivets.

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Men's pants became small in the belt - what to do?

You can increase trousers in the belt with triangular inserts. Usually, in addition to the belt, it is also necessary to extend the trousers on the hips to increase the volume of the trousers. Therefore, proceed as follows:

• Scrape the side seam approximately to the bottom of the pocket.
• Cut the belt along the side seam of the trousers.
• Measure the required belt width. Determine how much you need to increase the existing belt, divide this figure in half.
• Cut from the fabric two triangles with a base equal to half the size of the required insert, and a height equal to the length of the ripped seam.

Important! Do not forget to add 1 cm on each side to the allowances.

• Gently sew the inserts-triangles. On the top make a decorative line.
• Now you need to increase the belt. To do this, cut the inserts into rectangles. The width of the rectangle is equal to the size of the belt increase and another 1 cm to the allowance. The height of the insert is equal to the height of the belt, multiplied by two( to double it) and plus the allowance for the seams.
• Unfold the belt of the trousers from the cut line on both sides by about 2 cm. So that it is convenient to sew the inserts with the belt.
• From the wrong side, sew the inserts with the belt.
• Stitch the seam with a marking, smooth from both sides.
• Remove the belt to the front.
• Wrap the allowances on the belt on the underside.
• Tune the belt to the trousers with decorative stitching.

Important! Bought pants are usually large in length, so you can cut them down and sew them underneath, and then use the trimming for the inserts.

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How to stretch tight jeans?

Jeans - versatile clothes. Wear trousers from denim all - from small to large. And of course, no one is in a hurry to part with them. But often jeans decrease in size after the first wash. In some cases, trousers decrease in length, and in some cases - in width.

What could be the problem?

Use the above methods for jeans is quite difficult. And for what reasons:

• Jeans - pretty thick fabric. With this material can not handle every machine.
• Having dissolved the external decorative seam, it is necessary to re-lay it. This work requires a special denim thread.
• The thickness at the place of delay is quite large. Therefore, when working, it is necessary to decrease the thread tension and increase the pitch. Use only needle number 90.

As you can see, it is difficult to embroider and sew jeans at home, and it is better to entrust this work to specialists from the studio.

If you decide to stretch your jeans out of cotton or denim yourself, then use proven methods and handy tools. We offer some simple ways of stretching trousers from denim. Choose the most suitable option for you and proceed to "resuscitation".

Method number 1.Stretching

This method is very easy to conduct at home:

1. Dampen cloth on both sides using a water spray.
2. Stand with your two feet on a damp cloth in the pocket area( if you need to stretch the waist and hips).
3. Hold the feet in place, lift the opposite part of the trousers.
4. Take the fabric with both hands and stretch it in the direction in which you need to increase your jeans.
5. Repeat the procedure of stretching the leg 10 times( the button must be unbuttoned).
6. Repeat the same manipulations with the second leg.

Important! Take a note and a couple of additional tips:

• If you want to increase the length of the leg, then stand on the dry part of the material in an area slightly above the knee.
• The stretching method can be carried out in pairs. Pre-wet the product and with the help of another person stretch the pants in different directions on the seam. Follow the stretching procedure neatly, without jerking, so as not to tear the product. Do not pull the jeans behind the straps and loops, as they are able to tear.

Method number 2.Soaking

This is a simple but effective way to increase trousers in volume.

Proceed as follows:

1. Wear jeans, completely fasten them to all buttons and zippers.
2. Fill the tub with warm water, completely immerse in it.
3. After 15 minutes, the cloth will be impregnated with water and will begin to stretch.
4. When in the water, pull the jeans well in the area of ​​the hips, waistband and inner seam. Stretch the material in the problem area for 10 minutes.
5. Exit the bath and, without removing the trousers, allow the material to dry a little.
6. Do some stretching exercises in wet jeans.
7. After the clothes have dried, put on your jeans and do some more stretching exercises.
8. Do this procedure several times until the jeans finally reach the desired size.

Method number 3.Expander

Buying a "belt stretcher" can solve the problem with a small product size. Use the tool as follows:

1. Jeans button all zippers and buttons. Soak clothes in water.
2. Place the expander in the middle of the product( in the waist area).
3. Fix and extend in length.

Important! The expander is efficiently used for elastic materials - denim and stretch.

Method # 4.Iron

The usual ironing process with the option "Steaming" will help to increase the product in the waist and hips. Wet hot air and steam will warm up the fabric and allow it to stretch:

• In order to achieve maximum efficiency, put on your pants warm and a little bit of them around the house.
• If you want to stretch the leg in length, put gauze on the wet trouser and pull the jeans. Simultaneously, stretch the fabric with your hands, immediately carry it with an iron.

Important! This method allows you to stretch clothes in length by 3-4 cm.

Stretching jeans and increasing trousers to several sizes is not so difficult - you need only patience, accuracy and desire. Use our tips and tricks to change your favorite pants to your size, and be irresistible!