Resizing Jeans

 Hello Refashion Co-op. I think jeans are the hardest item of clothing to fit. At least it seems that way to me. I wanted to show how I resized jeans that are too tight or too loose. 

These baggy jeans were full of possibilities but they needed to fit better. I like to try them on inside out and mark where the new side seams should be. They helps me get a custom fit. Every body is different, we all need a specific shape.

You can see here how I removed the excess fabric from the sides of these jeans. I went back a few times to get the fit just right. 

I also hemmed them using the same kind of thick gold thread jeans usually have. 

Now for the tight jeans. I always liked these jeans but they were just painfully tight. 

I needed to add to theses jeans to make them bigger. I chose this grosgrain ribbon. It was wide and already to go. 

I cut the jeans open on the sides. 

I stitched the ribbon in quite easily. I have done this kind of refashion before. I like to embellish jeans and this is a fun way.

The ribbon added extra room in each leg and in the hips and waist. The wider the ribbon the bigger the jeans will get. 

Thanks for reading along, for more pictures and details go to I Can Work With That.