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Common problems with trousers

Common problems with trousers There are only two main reasons that trousers will not fit. 1. The cut of the garment 2. The shape of the body In my book Trousers Fix 4 Common Problems, I cover the main reasons that trousers will not fit. The challenge is working out what is wrong by looking at the trousers on the body. Linda sent this photo in asking me what I thought the issue was. Here [...]

2018-05-03T13:54:07+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Trousers|Comments Off

Ski pants shorten length intro

How to shorten ski pants hem Ski Pants shorten length intro gives an overview of how to alter ski pants which have an outside metal zipper and a section underneath the outer layer which has elastic at the end to fit over the boot. This particular client could not find ski pants to fit her and had to purchase men's ski pants which were way too long. The challenge with shortening ski pants [...]

2018-05-05T16:03:49+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Hems, Trousers|Comments Off

Trousers seam edge taped

Trousers seam edge taped can create more work if the trousers are being taken in. Suit trousers are normally taken in from the center back. There are two options when taking in. The first is to unpick the tape and after the excess fabric has been cut away, reattach the tape. This does take more time, but can also have a problem. The problem is that there may not be enough tape. When taking a [...]

2018-05-07T10:31:42+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Clothes too big - Take In, Trousers|Comments Off

Convert Trousers to skirt

The process is really quite simple. The conversion was a white flecked denim style trouser with zips at the back of the hem, panels joined at the knees and a band with fly zip at the front. The width from the hip down will be determined by the width of the leg. Usually the skirt would be a pencil shape, however panels could be inserted to give flair. In the example I am going for [...]

2018-05-07T12:11:14+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Skirts, Trousers|Comments Off

Baggy trousers – back panel only

Baggy Trousers - bank panel only is usually excess fabric at the back pane. This ban be fixed by moving the back panel across, but before doing that, pin the back panel only on one leg. Start where the excess is least (usually the hip area) and place a pin through the back panel and into the outside seam. Place the second pin a few inches under that taking more fabric from the back panel. [...]

2018-05-07T15:45:55+10:00 By Judith aka genie|Categories: Clothes too big - Take In, Trousers|Comments Off