Tutorial: Make shorts a size bigger by adding an eyelet panel

Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shows how you can add an eyelet lace inset to the side of a pair of jeans shorts. The inset is a pretty addition, but it has an added benefit – it makes the jeans a size (or two) bigger! This is a great way to get more life out of a pair of shorts that have grown a tad too tight!

Click below for her video tutorial:

Make Shorts (or Pants) a Bigger Size: A DIY One Minute Video, by The Renegade Seamstress

[photo from The Renegade Seamstress]

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