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Posted on: 5/19/17 6:28 PM ET
Hi, I have a very favorite pair of RTW pants in a lovely aqua color. They are a bit wider all over than I would like, giving a boxy look when worn.Is there any way to narrow the legs (from below the crotch to the hem)?
Thanks for any help you can give .
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Thanks for any help you can give .
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usis
Posted on: 5/19/17 7:54 PM ET
In reply to s.gopalan
Sure. Find the knee level and mark it perpendicular to the grainline. The easy way to do that is to fold the leg in half, bringing the hem up to the crotch level, matching the grainlines down the CF and CB of the leg of each half.
Draw or press in the grainline, which is down the center of each leg, front and back, like you were going to do 1950s creases. You are now ready to proceed:
Here are the rules:
1. Above the knee line, you can change the inseam or outseam shape (or both!) as you like, as long as the grainline remains centered on your leg and the inseam and outseam stay in position. In other words, you can take the same amount out of the front and back inseam or the front and back outseam, but what you take out of the front and back inseam doesn't need to match what you take out of the front and back outseam.
2. Below the knee line, you must take the same amount out of the front and back inseam and front and back outseam. For instance, if you want to take 2" out of the hem circumference, you'd take 1/2" out of the front inseam/hem "corner", the back inseam/hem, the front outseam/hem "corner" and the back outseam/hem "corner".
By doing it this way, the grainlines remain straight on your leg and the leg won't want to twist as you walk.
Draw or press in the grainline, which is down the center of each leg, front and back, like you were going to do 1950s creases. You are now ready to proceed:
Here are the rules:
1. Above the knee line, you can change the inseam or outseam shape (or both!) as you like, as long as the grainline remains centered on your leg and the inseam and outseam stay in position. In other words, you can take the same amount out of the front and back inseam or the front and back outseam, but what you take out of the front and back inseam doesn't need to match what you take out of the front and back outseam.
2. Below the knee line, you must take the same amount out of the front and back inseam and front and back outseam. For instance, if you want to take 2" out of the hem circumference, you'd take 1/2" out of the front inseam/hem "corner", the back inseam/hem, the front outseam/hem "corner" and the back outseam/hem "corner".
By doing it this way, the grainlines remain straight on your leg and the leg won't want to twist as you walk.
Posted on: 5/19/17 8:43 PM ET
In reply to kayl
Thanks a lot, Kayl, for your quick reply-your instructions make complete sense.You sure have the answers to a lot of very different questions,and are a very valuable member among our 'experts'!
I will give this a try.
Thanks,again.
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I will give this a try.
Thanks,again.
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usis
Posted on: 5/19/17 9:04 PM ET
In reply to s.gopalan
BTW, at knee level, I like to take an extra 1/8-1/4" (1/2-1" total) out of the knee circumference, same amount inseam and outseam. Seems to stop the "camel with the baggy knees" effect.
Posted on: 5/20/17 4:08 PM ET
In reply to kayl
Thanks, Kayl.
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usis
Posted on: 5/20/17 4:27 PM ET
Wow...I learned so much reading this!
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karen
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