Tutorial: Taking in the waist on a pair of jeans

January 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver 6 Comments

***Editor’s note*** The link posted in this article is no longer active. You can find a similar tutorial at eHow: How to Take in the Waist on a Pair of Blue Jeans

I was a happy girl today when I found a tutorial by The Secret Pocket that shows how to pinch in the waistband of a pair of jeans. I’ve been “blessed” with an ample rear-end paired with a small waist, which generally means my jeans gape at the back of the waistband. If you’ve received this same “blessing” from the universe, then go check out this tutorial.

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www.tarasboutique.etsy.com says
June 17, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Sorry to inform you, but I clicked both links and they lead to a dead website. There is no such place.
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- anneweaver says
  June 17, 2009 at 6:17 pm
  How odd! I suppose that the blog has been removed sometime in the last few months. I’ve found a similar tutorial and have updated my article on Craft Gossip with the new link. Thank you for bringing the broken link to my attention!
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K says
February 21, 2011 at 8:42 pm
The original how-to instructions for this were much better than the current one. I don’t want pocket pucker with the darts as recommended. The original way was much easier and worked like a charm ! Can you repost it with the pictures?
Thanks
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Sara says
January 27, 2012 at 2:21 pm
I also have the same problem you have with jeans. Could you please post a how-to with pictures?
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- anneweaver says
  January 28, 2012 at 7:03 am
  Sara, As soon as I find a tutorial with photos, I’ll be happy to share it here. –Anne
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smidge girl says
September 25, 2012 at 12:43 am
As of today, you can still read the article using the Way Back Machine. Here’s the link: http://web.archive.org/web/20090205174513/http://mysecretpocket.com/2007/11/taking-in-jeans-at-center-back-waist-3.html
Unfortunately, it reads like Greek to me, lol, but hopefully, it helps someone else! Happy sewing!
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