Post by snoozy on Sept 7, 2015 16:27:02 GMT
OK, so I found a pair of trousers at Goodwill, but their a size 18, and I'm a 16 and aiming for 14. I've decided that I am tired o the whole tight pants business and I want to go with high-rise (which is actually our real waistline anyway) and loose legs. These are brand new with tags and at $6 & a useful colour, I couldn't resist. Normally, my policy is if ain't already perfect, don't buy it, because 99% of the time, I never actually get around to altering or fixing the item.
Anyway. I want to reduce the rise. Just a tad long for me. There's plenty of extra room in the legs to work with. In fact, the legs pook out a bit at the hips, so I wanted to reshape that a bit anyway. I'm thinking that if I open up the crotch seam at the inner thigh and take in the legs there about an inch or inch and a half each, that then resew the crotch seam, the crotch seam total length will be reduced. Do you think the fall of the material will be affected? The straightgrain of the fabric goes right down the center crease line of each leg. Do you think this is the way to reduce the rise?
Anyway. I want to reduce the rise. Just a tad long for me. There's plenty of extra room in the legs to work with. In fact, the legs pook out a bit at the hips, so I wanted to reshape that a bit anyway. I'm thinking that if I open up the crotch seam at the inner thigh and take in the legs there about an inch or inch and a half each, that then resew the crotch seam, the crotch seam total length will be reduced. Do you think the fall of the material will be affected? The straightgrain of the fabric goes right down the center crease line of each leg. Do you think this is the way to reduce the rise?
