How to make an elastic waistband

This comprehensive step by step guide shares the best kept secret on how to sew an elastic waistband. Click here for all the info!

This simple sewing tutorial by Thuy sewing on YouTube will teach you how to easily and quickly sew a half elastic waistband on pants, skirts, or shorts! You can do this in just a few minutes even if you're a beginner in sewing, isn't that fantastic? Try it out on your future sewing projects and

Today I will walk you how to sew the elastic waistband on the Arden Pants, including inserting the elastic, and topstitching the waistband.

This post will show you How to Sew Elastic Waistband two ways. showing the methods without a casing or with a casing. Photo and video tutorial

When I first blogged about this adorable dress, I mentioned the waist ran wide and suggested a few easy DIY "fixes." Per your requests, here's a step-by-step tutorial for one of my favorite quick tricks to make a garment fit better: by adding a partial elasticized waist. This is a total shortcut method, but it takes 10 minutes, it's comfortable, and it's easy to undo if you gain some weight later!

Learn how to sew an elastic waistband with the 4 best methods. Sewing elastic waistbands for different styles of skirts, shorts and pants.

Here is the tutorial based on a Kwik Sew pattern 3115. First start by measuring your pant waistband and subtract around 2-4" depending on your comfort level for the elastic. Sew the elastic into a circle Quarter and mark the elastic and your waistband Then zigzag the elasic onto the facing side of the waistband. Press and steam, this helps to shrink the elastic a bit more. Here is the elastic stitched down, used a zigzag stitch. Here is a picture of the facing on the inside Now a picture…

The mental gymnastics I have to do to wrap my mind around how this works 🤯🤯 One of the coolest tricks I’ve learned recently! This makes installing elastic into a waistband super easy, because you...