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Sewing pants tighter?

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Anaatti
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I wonder how to sew pants to make them slim. +k for good answers.
May 22 2011 1:40AM
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J.S.
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you could have your local tailor or dry cleaners do it. it would probably look a lot better if you had someone do it for you.
May 22 2011 1:44AM
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Toasty.
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its prolly gonna be hard to do, you might want to try it out on an old pair first, you have to start up at the waist. you should just bring them to a taylor
May 22 2011 2:33AM
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jason...
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if you can get the help of someone else that is really useful. have them pin the pants when you're wearing them so you can judge where to stitch, take them off, flip them inside out and stitch them up. you can do it by hand or machine, just make sure you stitch it really well because the stitches probably will rip out at some point.
May 22 2011 1:25PM
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Jonny7
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flip them inside out then draw a line to follow starting from the bottom of the pocket to the bottom of the pants. Sew following your line and you can do it twice to make sure it will hold up. Try them on and if you are happy with what you've done, just cut what you don't need anymore and use a zigzag seam finish.

Hope it's clear haha
May 22 2011 3:18PM
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Anaatti
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Thanks for answers! I also wonder are tight pants cold to wear, because in Finland there is sometimes -30 celsius.
May 23 2011 1:09AM
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Balto
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yes they are, not as much room for air which warms up from your body heat. a good pair of base layer pants or sweats helps a ton though
May 23 2011 2:24AM
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