Made some matchstick skinny pants
I've been needing some new pants for work, and I wear flats so I don't wear wide leg or flared pants; just skinnny or cropped ones. With my budget, I was hoping to find something at Goodwill, but of course there aren't many options of a more contemporary khaki or pants style. So I turned some flares into skinnies!
Like these from J.Crew:
I've done this before with jeans. Same technique, except it's easier with pants that don't have the double row of top-stitching! Here's the before (imagine them on--they were actually flared, though they may not look it here; I guess when you factor in the width of thighs compared to calves, they're filled out above the knee!)...
I tapered them very slightly from the knee down. Now they're more matchstick/straight--not quite skinny, but definitely not flared!
And here's the "after"! Much more 2012, less 2006! ;)
Have you ever done this to your pants? If not, I highly recommend it for a quick and cheap wardrobe refresher!
You do an awesome job with your pant re-habs. They end up fitting SO well.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am pretty slow and methodical when I pin...
Deletejust curious, did you take in from the inside or outside seam or both?
ReplyDeleteGreat question; I should have said that in the post... I took in from both the inseam and the outside seam.
DeleteI would've never thought to take regular jeans/pants and convert them to skinny jeans. Skinny jeans are so expensive! Do you know how responsive the fabric would be to fabric dyes?
ReplyDeleteYou can definitely dye 100% cottons, and with a dye for poly or other fibers, sure, you could dye them. I've made flares into skinnies and straight pants several times! I may do a tutorial sometime, but... it's definitely a good trick!
DeleteThis seems so easy. They turned out fantastically!
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Thanks!!! It is easy!
DeleteI subscribe to/look at lots of sewing blogs. Most are one-visit wonders, lots get the Unsubscribe axe. Not yours! You're my sewing sensei! Thanks for all your posts and inspiration, Meg. : )
ReplyDeleteSorry, I know your name is Suzannah...I just need more coffee. ; )
ReplyDeleteHaha, no worries! Glad you like my blog so much!! =)
DeleteYes yes! Tutorial!
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me to take in a pair of flares that I accidentally bought this winter (they were $7, and half price on top of that). Since I almost never wear heels (especially with casual jeans) I never wear the pants! My only pair of skinny jeans are grey, and two favourite pairs of boots (knee and ankle high) are also grey... so I really want a pair of narrow-legged blue jeans to wear with them.
I was just going to wing it, but a photo tutorial would be super helpful!
Hmmm, yes... I will think about putting something more thorough together, but for now you can check out this super old post... http://www.adventuresindressmaking.com/2010/05/i-made-myself-some-skinny-jeans.html
DeleteGo for it!
Gosh have I ever done this to my trousers? All the time :-) ! I don't think I owwn a pair of trousers or jeans that haven't been altered or tweaked in some way, love re-modelling them x
ReplyDeleteVery cool! It's a great skill to have, yep.
DeleteI definitely have a pair of jeans that I inherited from a friend of mine who's much shorter - I tightened them up in the waist and legs, and cut them off to be capris. Cigarette pants for the win!
ReplyDeletePerfect!! Better when they're custom, anyway!
DeleteI know I'm a little late to the party but you inspired me. I had a cute pair of robin's egg blue pants that had great pockets but were too wide legged. I turned them inside out and used another pair of pants as a template just like you suggested. It took a couple of goes with the sewing machine and a seam ripper to get them right but now they are perfect! I wore them to work and my friends here complimented me on how much better they look.
ReplyDeleteNow, I've got a pair of black corduroys that need the same treatment.
Thanks so much for posting this.
Wow, that sounds awesome! Love colored pants. So glad it worked out for you! =)
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