Waist band sewing

Back in the seventies when I was working for one of “The London Designers” the lady who ran the sample garments section showed me this method for attaching a waistband with edge stitchi…

It's been a long eventful and vacation-ful summer for me, so I didn't post as frequently as usual and also didn't publish much in the way of sewing tutorials. But I'm really excited because I have a whole bunch of new sewing lessons and tutorials for the Learn to Machine Sew series! And we're going

I have been using this method to sew elastic waistband for many projects. I have seen this in many mass produced garments and must admit it is the quickest and easiest way to sew elastic waistband. It is not only easy but also a great way to keep the elastic from being twisted when you pull it up (my 4 year old son does this all the time with inserted, not sewn in elastic). The only downside of this is you cannot adjust the length of elastic without ripping the whole thing off. This tutorial…

Sewing a pants waistband is easy with our step by step tutorial. Sew a comfy and professional-looking pair of trousers you'll never want to take off!

This is a tutorial to sew a straight waistband for your skirt, with a lapped zipper.

Learn how to sew an elastic waistband with the 4 best methods. Sewing elastic waistbands for different styles of skirts, shorts and pants.

In my last post, we went over how to choose an appropriate elastic for a skirt waistband, as well as tips on calculating the quantity of elastic you’ll need, based on your measurements and th…

Today I will walk you how to sew the elastic waistband on the Arden Pants, including inserting the elastic, and topstitching the waistband.