How to tighten trousers to the bottom at home 🥝 how to reduce trousers by several sizes

Not every woman is capable of deciding to alter her own clothes, because this process requires the presence of certain skills, experience, skills, albeit at an initial level. Basically, we encounter similar problems when buying trousers, when we can not choose the perfect option for the length. They have to be hemmed so that they look more neat, stylish, beautiful. Another problem arises no less often, due to the fact that the pants in the belt are too wide, so they have to be sutured. By the way, more often such troubles arise in women who are actively engaged in their own figure, because even on an ideal figure things often look saggy. Sewing custom-made clothes is a rather expensive pleasure, so it would be more logical to learn how to sew (narrow) pants on the sides at home. There are many ways to reduce trousers in width, in length, moreover, they are all different and need a special approach.

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The most popular pants reduction options

How to alter pants yourself? What difficulties may arise? Is it worth it to get down to business yourself? Only at first glance, it seems that it is easy to sack the bought pants in the belt or on the sides, since there are a lot of nuances that need to be given due attention. But with a small margin of strength, patience, and skills in working with sewing accessories, you can turn your plan into reality.

In particular, they relate to the following:

1. Trousers can be sutured no more than two sizes, otherwise the trousers will simply skew or the model itself will deteriorate.
2. If you really see that you have to take the product in thoroughly, then cutting is inevitable here. We'll have to tear it apart at the seams, impose completely new patterns, make a pattern specially for them. Therefore, evaluate your strength soberly, otherwise - the clothes will be completely spoiled.
3. In the event of a decrease in the legs, you will have to work completely with all the seams - side, back and inside. If you need to remove a little fabric only from the hips, then you can suture them along the outer seam.
4. Do not rush to grab the needle, thread, scissors, because you must first turn the product inside out and put it on yourself. With pins, mark the places where the pants do not fit well, sweep them by hand, try again on the front side. If you like what you saw, then only then you can take on a sewing machine.
5. When the model is quite a bit large, it is likely that small victims will manage to do it - only the side seam will be sutured. First, they try on trousers, stab the outer seam, move slightly or squat to understand exactly where they are pulling.
6. In any case, the fitting first takes place, only then all surpluses are removed.

Below are all possible options for reducing trousers, which differ from each other only in the place where stitching or hemming will take place.

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How to reduce the pants on the sides and in the belt?

There are three methods that are used to reduce the pants in the belt and waist, you need to choose one of them:

• Sew them in the area of ​​the side folds.
• Reduce by tucking.
• Elimination of excess tissue by reducing the middle seam.

Method 1

Now let's look at an example of how to step-by-step correctly sew women's pants in a belt for a couple of sizes, using the method of processing the middle seam:

1. First, loosen the loops, then the belt and cut it in half from behind.
2. Then follows the spacer of the finishing stitch on the middle seam, after which the seam itself is sutured.
3. Then, everything superfluous is removed on the belt, it is sewn, the belt loops and the decorative stitch on the belt are restored.

Everything is ready, panties will sit on you like a glove!

Method 2

The following example will concern the reduction of the product on the sides. There is nothing complicated in this, if you strictly follow the instructions:

1. It is necessary to put on the pants on the wrong side, stand in front of the mirror, measure out all the excess on the buttocks, hips, trousers.
2. Make temporary lines on only one leg, try on the product again, then compare the legs.
3. If all the sketches are done correctly, then the pants are removed again, unnecessary lines are opened, everything is sewn along the intended lines. To save the model, you will have to equally suture all the seams - external and internal.
4. Then, again, trying on. If everything is fine, then you can iron the trousers, cut off the allowances, and overcast the edges.

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How to sew flared pants on your own?

In many cases, the pants sit on top just perfectly, but they look slightly ridiculous at the bottom of the legs. Therefore, it will also be appropriate to learn how to narrow the trousers to the bottom at home. How to turn classic flared pants into tight ones?

Important! You can follow this scheme not only in the case of the flared model, but also in the usual straight line.

The process looks like this:

1. Everything, as always, begins with a fitting. The product is worn inside out, the excess is stabbed with tailor pins. We do all this on one leg. It is on it that you should measure the same distance from the side of the side seams.
2. We take off our pants, draw a piece of soap with a straight line or a tapering line down, starting from the very first pinned point in height.
3. Both legs are combined, the lines of new lines are moved to the second leg.
4. We sew everything manually, we try again. If the line of the new line completely suits you, then the excess fabric can be easily cut off, retreating one centimeter from the seam.
5. The legs are pulled open, ironed, the edges are processed with an overlock.

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How to hem pants from the bottom?

This will help you a real lifesaver - adhesive broaching tape:

1. First, the bend line is determined, excess tissue is cut off, the line after bending is fixed with an iron.
2. Then a tape is laid directly in this line and ironed from the wrong side.
3. Once the tape is fixed, you can begin to make a line in a circle around the bottom of the leg. If this is not done, then during washing it may come off.

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Rules for reducing trousers by several sizes

Are you wondering how to alter trousers a size smaller or even two? In principle, this process does not cause any particular difficulties, although it requires compliance with the basic rules. It doesn’t matter which pants you choose:

1. Remember that not all styles of pants are subject to alteration.
2. Cutting is best done at home with the usual remnant.
3. Basting should be done only with white threads, since it does not fade.
4. If there is no overlock, you can use a zigzag seam or a special nozzle on a sewing machine.
5. Sewing pants is recommended starting from the top.
6. If there are decorative seams on the fabric, even the inner stitches must be sewn with a stitch of the same length as the decorative stitch.
7. Be sure to iron the product after completing all work.

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The recommendations and rules discussed above also relate to how to properly sew men's trousers, because the main thing is to correctly make all measurements, basting, to sew each seam in a high-quality manner, and to take responsibility for work. This process does not contain any extra complicated manipulations.You can take on sweatpants and trousers with arrows without much effort. But do not rush much, because until the final line is done, the excess fabric is not cut off, there is always the opportunity to open temporary seams and re-sew everything.