If during pregnancy a woman does not want to give up wearing trousers, but at the same time they quickly become tight in the belt, a small alteration of her favorite clothes may be the optimal solution to this problem. The new model of trousers will not only become comfortable to wear, but will also serve throughout the entire period of pregnancy.
It is necessary
- - pants;
- - a piece of elastic fabric;
- - threads and a needle;
- - sewing machine.
Instructions
Step 1
Alteration of trousers into a comfortable model for pregnant women is quite simple to perform and is available even to novice needlewomen. You can alter any fabric: dense denim, woolen, and knitwear. The main advantage of such trousers is that they can partly act as a prenatal bandage.
Step 2
The best fit will be provided by trousers made of fabric with the addition of elastic fibers and which fit well on the hips, but which no longer fasten at the waist. The straps for the belt are stripped off the trousers, the rivets are removed and the zipper is carefully evaporated. On the front side of the fabric, using tailor's chalk, mark a semicircular cutout under the belly, taking into account allowances for seams of 1-2 cm. The trousers are cut along the outlined contour, the zipper flap is sewn with imperceptible stitches and tried on. If your trousers have pockets and they begin to bulge slightly after cutting, it is recommended that you sew them up a little for a snug fit.
Step 3
The cut-out section of the trousers must be replaced with a matching elastic fabric insert. For this purpose, any well-stretching fabric can be useful: an old knitted sweater, a turtleneck, a skirt, a tight T-shirt, which contains elastane or lycra. A piece of tissue is tried on in such a way that the insert does not squeeze the abdomen and allows you to leave a small margin for later pregnancy. A similar yoke can be made not only for the front of the trousers, but also for the back, so that the fabric fits both the stomach and lower back. The bottom of the cut elastic insert is carefully processed and applied with a hemmed edge to the cut out part of the trousers.
Step 4
The insert is pinned with tailor's needles to the fabric of the trousers, while tucking their cut edge inward, trying to form the most neat seam. After that, the trousers are swept away and be sure to try on. In the event that the fabric of the trousers is much heavier than the material of the yoke, an additional seam can be made with a rubber thread when sewing the material of the parts on the sewing machine.
Step 5
If you don't have enough elastic material at hand to cut the waistband, you can rip the trousers along the side seam to the thigh line and sew wedges into the incision. Wedges should be in the shape of an isosceles triangle, the height of which corresponds to the length of the cut, and the width allows you to increase the size of the trousers by the required amount. Wedges are cut out of scraps of well-stretching fabric, taking into account seam allowances of 0.8-1 cm and carefully sewn into the side cuts. If you insert eyelets along the edges of the cuts and thread them with laces or decorative ribbons, you can use them to make adjustable wedges on the trousers.
