https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-take-in-the-waist-on-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:36:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-take-in-the-waist-on-jeans#post-339643 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:26 +0000 julijuli 339643@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I almost always have to make this adjustment on jeans. I'm not a sew-er so I always take it in for alterations but it's never very pricey so I think it's a pretty easy adjustment. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-take-in-the-waist-on-jeans#post-339594 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:30:20 +0000 Velma 339594@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cloud9, an 8" difference between waist and hip measurements isn't very much at all. Was that a typo? </p> <p>10" is the supposedly typical difference for women (like 36-26-26!). Before I had a kid, I had a 12" difference, which caused fit problems at the waist, but now it is more like 9"--problem solved, I guess . . . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-take-in-the-waist-on-jeans#post-339589 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:24:52 +0000 Julie 339589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Check with your book store, or online, for a book by Barbara Corrigan; "How to Make Pants and Jeans That Really Fit". It explains all the fitting issues with jeans and how to work with them. My mom gave me the book when I turned 14, and it's been my jeans bible, ever since.</p> <p>Cheers<br /> Julie </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-take-in-the-waist-on-jeans#post-339584 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:17:23 +0000 HeleenH 339584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it would be best to have a professional take the waist band off, alter the back at both the sides and the back seams and put the waist band back on. If that is too costly I would make the yokes, one or two on each side. I find this works with thin material, much less with jeans because the waist band tends to be very thick. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/how-do-you-take-in-the-waist-on-jeans#post-339578 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:07:09 +0000 cloud9 339578@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I almost always have problems with jeans, as there is about 8 inches of difference between my waist &amp; hips. My waist is also high waist. Typically, when the hips fit perfectly, there is 3-4 inches of gap at waist. A belt can help with 1-2 inches, more than that I feel too much bunching. What I do is stitch a little triangle on each side. I tried youtube, the only one I found is stitching straight from the back, that wouldn't work well with jeans with yokes and I don't want to mess with the double seams either. What do you do? </p>