Tutorial: Add a tuxedo stripe to pants that are too tight

Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shows how you can squeeze a little more life out of a pair of pants that has grown too small. She adds a tuxedo stripe down the side. The stripe is inserted in to the side seam rather than just sewn on top. With the extra fabric in the stripe, you might be able to get another whole season out of a pair of pants.

Click below for the tutorial:

Fix Tight Pants by Adding a Tuxedo Stripe, by Eat. Sleep. Make.

[photo from Eat. Sleep. Make.]

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