https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:36:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1877140 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:41:35 +0000 Raindrop 1877140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a sewer - I have a lot of bobby pins around the house. I just bobby pin the back or side of his pants for the day and take it off when I wish them.</p> <p>Also I buy Children's place adjustable waist pants now for when he goes out. :) Why is he such a skinny mini!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1877036 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:11:07 +0000 looch 1877036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, my mom did this to my son's pants. The first attempt she tried just sewing the elastic right over the waistband, my son didn't like the way it felt, so she literally cut the inside waistband open and sewed the elastic over the interior elastic, then closed up the two holes she cut. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876646 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:13:22 +0000 Mamaof2 1876646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: yeah I was thinking about that too but not sure if it would bother DS - he is very sensitive when it comes to clothes (all cotton, no tags, etc) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876642 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:12:12 +0000 Smurfette 1876642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you sew elastic on the inside and a button to tighten them? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876641 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:11:22 +0000 Mamaof2 1876641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cupcake: oh that might work - just need to make sure the rise is long enough to do it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876639 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:10:21 +0000 Cupcake 1876639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>if you have some elastic on hand, you could fold over the waist band and sew a new one. or even if you didn't have elastic, you could use a ribbon or something so that you could use it like a drawstring? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876631 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:07:07 +0000 Mamaof2 1876631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shutterbug: :silly: </p> <p>The elastic is sewn over and over like this picture<br /> so that wont work </p> [attach=4342/14/ncgn7v.600x574.04175251000.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876626 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:03:26 +0000 Shutterbug 1876626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha definitely thought you mean sewers like pipes :silly: </p> <p>Maybe you could thread a drawstring through the waistband? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sewers-i-need-help#post-1876619 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 08:55:46 +0000 Mamaof2 1876619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So today is only a high of 61 so I pulled out the pants for DS and they don't fit -ugh!!!</p> <p>He is 6 but has a no waist at all - the 5's fell right off. 4's are too short!</p> <p>Is there a way for me to make the 5's smaller in the waist? I bought them last year assuming they would fit him this year. can I gather the back somehow? They are all elastic waist pants.</p> <p>If I HAD to I guess I could sew them up the seams to make them skinnier but I would prefer to temporarily fix them instead. </p>