Expanding waist on jeans

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I have a favorite pair of pants that I wore a lot before. My problem was that it no longer fits me, but I didn't want to throw it away. So, I looked for tutorials online on how to upsize jeans in the waist and found this video by Miarti - Sewing Tips. It was

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.

In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to enlarge jeans at the waist. You can use this fix to enlarge the hips as well if you need to. Read the instructions below, or scroll down to the bottom of this page for the video tutorial. Some more recources on jeans alterations: How

You can make your pants bigger around the waist using either stretching or sewing techniques. The easiest way to widen the waistband of your pants is to stretch the fabric to make it looser. You can also make more permanent alterations with scissors and a sewing machine.

Check out these simple clothing alterations you can do yourself when those ready to wear clothes don't fit quite right or if your weight has recently fluctuated.

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.

I’ve been having a bit of trouble doing up my jeans (see here). So, rather than break my newly-made Wardrobe Refashion 4-month pledge, I’ve attempted an upgrade to make them fit with my…

How to alter your jeans waistband, to take in a too big waist and remove the gap. A sewing DIY.