How to shorten jeans, take in for sway back and more
This is another short video on a repair I called Darn crotch jeans sample. I did for a client whose jeans are rubbing in the thigh area. There are his favorite and he didn't want to through them away. I often talk about the many ways that clothes can be repaired. In this case I did not have a lot of options, given the extend of the fraying in the thigh. But I did discuss [...]
This is how I repair stud torn from jeans. First of all there will be a hole from where the stud was torn from the denim fabric. I have seen some repairs, where a needle and thread are used to pull the fabric together, but the problem with this is that the replacement stud or button will pull away on the first use. The jeans I repaired had lost two studs. There is a hole where the [...]
Extending the back of jeans From this To this The jeans on the left had been altered for my sway back. However the back rise was too short, so I kept trying to pull them higher at the back. So to work out how much I needed to add to the back I took my most comfortable jeans and measured the back rise - top of the band to crotch. [...]
How to repair jeans I do not understand why someone would buy jeans with holes in them. Now I am really showing my age. But having said that, here is an easy way to mend holes when the client wants to keep the frayed. This clients jeans had one big hole in the knee area, a smaller hole above that and two holes on the left leg. When doing clothing alterations, always save off cuts. [...]
3 Ways to Stretch Jeans too tight Would you like to get a few more inches out of the waist band on your jeans? I had a client who needed between 3.75 - 5 cm (1 1/2 in - 2 inches) in the band only. There are many varieties of bands on jeans and trousers. First is the method of closure. Most jeans have either a clipped stud or stud and button hole. Others have [...]