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| Bias tape on inside back waistband |
A client brought me a skirt last week that was just a bit big for her. She bought it on sale but it didn't come in her size so she bought one size larger. She was concerned that it wasn't fitting her right, it looked too long. The problem was that the waist was 2 1/2 inches too big and when I snugged up the waist it suddenly looked so much better.
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| Can't even see the stitches on the outside! |
The problem was though that with all the seams and topstitching it was nearly impossible to slim down the skirt and waistband. I decided instead to place elastic in the back waistband to cinch it in. With the very narrow waistband though I couldn't just open it up and feed through some elastic.
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| Elastic added to bias tape banding |
I applied a bias tape using a denim colored thread and then used that casing to insert some narrow elastic. Though it looks a bit 'bunchy' here when it is worn it it fairly smooth looking. The client was delighted with her now fitting skirt.
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| Right side go the back of the skirt with the new elastic. |
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