AKICILJ/DW: Sewing question

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So, looking for ideas.

I've got pants that don't fit in the waist (as per usual) because I am very hippy and butt-y and something that fits my butt does not fit my waist, and gaps in back. Belts DO NOT HELP as there is enough junk in my trunk that the waistband does not come up high enough in back for a belt to be of any assistance whatsoever:



Yes, the belt ends up touching my bare flesh in back, and eventually the back belt loop rips off. I'm going to skip the rant here about how manufacturers expect women to have curves on the side but not in the back.


So. I just got a pair of denim capris that I love. They're pretty good in the back, but not perfect, and the belt solution does not work, as above. (Neither does this, which works on the belt principle, anyway.)

Suggestions? Difficulty level: needs to be hand-sewn as my sewing machine is currently down for the count, so sewing elastic in the back, while probably the best solution, would require me to figure out how to do that by hand.




(I have 3 pairs of Lane Bryant jeans in a make they no longer produce that fit me PERFECTLY. You will pry them out of my cold, dead hands. One is already developing holes, sigh. I also have a couple of pairs of drawstring jeans that are a size too small in reserve in case I lose weight and can't fit into the LB ones.)

Comments

[ginny_t]

Not actually helpful: Craftsy has a course called jean-ius for replicating a pair of jeans that fit perfectly, but I really wouldn't recommend that without a sewing machine. However, if you get a working machine again, that could solve your problem.

[movingfinger]

Hand-stitching a couple of darts on either side of the single belt loop centered in the back might help take in enough fabric so as not to need the belt. The pants will also look better without the loose fabric bunching. Would that work?

OOh. Or. Use safety pins to figure out the optimum adjustment and take it to a person who does alterations (dry cleaners often have someone)!