https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists#post-2387696 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:21:14 +0000 RobinF 2387696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jeans can be more difficult to alter than regular pants, as has been said above, all that topstitching and the heavier fabric make it a complicated project. I have the same issue that you do - waist vs. hips. I have taken in side seams but that can interfere with the pockets. I am more likely to do that with pants that are not denim though.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists#post-2387625 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 18:18:32 +0000 LJP 2387625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Actually this is a tricky alteration for anyone other than a professional who has the sewing machines and attachments necessary for a folded and enclosed side seam ( I have them but sewing on heavy denim is no easy feat - especially removing the existing topstitching and undoing the seams .) the commercial machines that perform the enclosed / folded side seam and topstitch it at the same time actually cut away excess fabric as it sews - another factor that makes this tricky . I’d fit jeans to the hips and bum and alter the waist instead ( inserting a v panel in the back of the waistband etc) . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists#post-2387615 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:35:55 +0000 April 2387615@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Angie and Roberta!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists#post-2387607 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:45:02 +0000 Roberta 2387607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If your jeans have a waistband and a yoke at the back, all that top stitching can be a problem if you want to take the jeans in at the back. There's the waistband and a belt loop and it's a headache. For that, I would take it to a professional. My barrel jeans, for example, have a facing instead of a waistband and no belt loops, so they would not be difficult to take in on the back.</p> <p>And exactly what Angie says, don't do all the alteration at one location. Have them taken in a little bit at the hips too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists#post-2387603 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:59:48 +0000 Angie 2387603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>April,</b> when my clients have this alteration done - (the waist fits but the rest is too roomy) - they have the seat fixed just as your mentioned, and the side seams taken in at the hips.&nbsp;</p> <p>Curious to hear what the sewists suggest!&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/question-for-our-sewists#post-2387601 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:31:00 +0000 April 2387601@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have resolved to stop wearing ill-fitting jeans and I have a question.</p> <p>Invariably, the issue I encounter is that if the waist fits, the hip and seat are too big.</p> <p>I seem to remember that this issue is resolved by a nip in the center seam of the seat - is this correct? Is it a tricky/expensive fix? </p>