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Fabric for maternity pants adjustment what do I need?
Fruzzle Intermediate Member since 1/26/07 Posts: 382	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/16/09 6:05 PM I am expanding, and my pants are beginning to be a bit tight! I have some older pairs that I've held on to in order to repurpose as maternity pants. My plan is to chop them below the waistband & then add a thick & stretchy waistband. What amount of stretch am I going to want in the new waistband? I need something that I can expand into (I'm just beginning the second trimester now, so I'm not huge yet), but also something that will be tight enough to keep my pants up! I'm looking at a 92/8 cotton lycra blend; is that enough lycra? Also, any tried & true tips, websites or tutorials on doing this would be welcome, too.
chick3y Intermediate TX USA Member since 11/13/05 Posts: 71	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/16/09 8:05 PM Search the boards for this topic: "Converting RTW jeans into Maternity jeans" It should answer your questions! ------ Use what talent you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best. Henry van Dyke
SexiSadi   Advanced SC USA Member since 5/10/05 Posts: 2633	Login to reply to this post In reply to Fruzzle Like this post Date: 5/16/09 8:58 PM I just used the regular old cotton interlock you can get from JoAnns. So far I haven't had a problem with it. Also, you'll usually use some elastic too (it will go inbetween the two layers of interlock). I have used 1 inch and three inch. I think I like the one inch better. -- Edited on 5/16/09 9:00 PM -- ------ http://theramblingsoftcm.blogspot.com/ Numbers for 2013: Yards in stash: 610.75 Yards in: 22.75 Yards out: 6 Numbers for 2012: 594.00 yards in stash 4 yards in 10.25 yards out Numbers for 2011: 601.25 yards in stash (I'm sure this number is off by a few yards) Yards in: 137.50 (Seriously? I'm over 100, and it's only JULY? Ugh!) Yards out: 88.75

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