Uses for elastic in clothes alterations

Bodkin to thread elastic

Bodkin to thread elastic I used to have all different sized safety pins in my sewing drawer for threading elastic, and then I found the bodkin to thread elastic. This particular bodkin has a clamp at the end.  Plus at the very end there are small teeth which grip the elastic.  How many times have you got half way around threading and the elastic has popped off? To use, slide the silver circle [...]

2016-12-27T12:39:21+10:00 By |Categories: Elastic uses, Sewing Notions, Skirts, Trousers|Tags: |Comments Off on Bodkin to thread elastic

Lost weight?

When your gym pants start to fall off, you know you are doing good.  But altering gym pants can be time consuming, particularly if you continue to loose weight and throw out the old to be replaced by smaller sized gym pants.  So what to do in the short term.  I recently started loosing weight, and I thought why not just sew some elastic onto the back of the band.  I cut some elastic 15 [...]

2016-12-27T12:39:33+10:00 By |Categories: Clothes too big - Take In, Elastic uses|Tags: |Comments Off on Lost weight?