The Poultry Keeper

NannyP · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks...helped make my mind up. And no, not really what you would call charity shops here...which is annoying.

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2671 Location: South Cumbria

I certainly wouldn't attempt it with no experience !

The Ladies · Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 131 Location: Kent

If you have lost weight sell them on ebay and treat your self to some new ones!! (even if you get them from ebay again)

I remember altering jeans / cords as a teen and it never going right or the pockets getting too small!!

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1269 Location: Correze

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Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2299 Location: North Cornwall

Dont be a cowardy custard, have ago. Its easy Laughing

Honest. Ive done loads of trousers. Remember this is only the first pair, you may have to do loads if you continue to loose weight.

Right, I'll give you the basics and you tell me if you want to give it a try.
You start by unpicking the waist band at the back seam, say about 3inches each side of the seam.

Then starting at the- ummm cant put it anyother way, sorry- crutch end of the back seam, stitch upwards starting on the old seam and moving out untill you are at the top and have taking out as much as you need. Try them on if you must but be careful not to stretch the fabric at the waist. Then split the old seam open and press.
Cut the waist band in half, take out about an inch less than what you have taken from the back seam of the trousers . This is to allow the waist band to be joined again. If you stagger it so that the waist band join doesn't sit over the back seam it lays better when the waist band is back on.
Put the waist band back. Its easy. Try on an old pair of trousers first if you like. I'll help you if you get stuck. If after this you need more off the hips thats easy but usually if you do it this way the hips will look ok.

NannyP · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:47 pm Post subject:

Is somebody saying something? I seem to have lost the will to sew Shocked

They're on Ebay, and going no where.

I am not as well as I would like at the moment, so your instructions look good, but I will need to be completely compos mentos to follow them.

I will give it a go, if they don't sell, once I am recovered to full health Very Happy

Sylvia · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:20 am Post subject:

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well NannyP and you haven't got a complete compos mentos Shocked

, hope you find all the missing bits and are feeling better soon.

CP · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 9:38 am Post subject:

Hope you're feeling better today Kathy. Wink

NannyP · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

Thanks....I think I am fighting something off....hopefully.
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