HOW TO: make ski pants skinnier

.Roockley. · 2012-01-09 06:29:47

after being asked by a few people how i made my ski pants skinny-er i decided to make this on paint explaining the process please note that sewing ski pants can affect the waterproofing of them so only do it if you really want skinny pants [img]405490[/img]

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thanks man

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if anyone has any further questions hit me up on this thread or PM me

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after you finish sewing should you cut the excess off or leave it?

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the excess thread?? cut it or just sew through the same hole a few times to strengthen the end of the stitch

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no the extra pant material

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i just left it, it doesn't bother me too much and it would probably damage the waterproofing even more

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and if you want to have bigger pant once, u should keep the extra thread

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Did this to my saga pants 3 years ago, cause I used to do this to jeans.

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post pictures, i want to see the saga pants

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why in gods name would you do this.

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What is the best size pant to do this with to avoid getting like a baggy ass/crotch area?

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i had some XL holden chicks pants, i've tried with a large nike and they seem alright, wouldnt recommend doing it with XXL saga though

best thing to do id say is hand stitch just the knees to see what it looks like and take it from there

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Yeah i tried it today with a pair of like Medium Five pants and i gotta say, they look like fucking shit. The leg tightness was fine, but they were too tight around the boot (just the way the pants were made) and looked stupid

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Threads, might try this with my old pants

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have you got the zip down there which flares the pants out? if not, i've seen a few people cut the bottom of their pants, sew the top of the cut to stop it tearing further and then sew shoelaces through to flare them out manually

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threads for my old snow pants

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that sounds fucking awesome
how many people have you seen wearing skinny snow pants, because where i am, i have seen none of this.

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there's me and 1 other guy skiing at my indoor, the rest all wear baggy

one of my boarding mates has done the shoelaces thing and he's been riding in them for about a year and he says they are holding up well, he only cut the outer shell as the elastic on the inner bit stretched over

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when i used to ride in jeans before i tore the crothc i cut up the outside seam and filled the gap with a bandana, pretty shoddy job but the jeans were dirt cheap and besides, dinosaurs are rad, who wouldn't want them

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sick thanks, threads for when i get home

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just gonna bump this in case anyone is interested

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Would suggest using a serger much better stick and removes extra material.

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I'm going to try this definately when I get some time. I'm so skinny so my pants don't fit very well and they bulge out in weird places, so I assume this will fix that hopefully, and I have been wanting some skinnier snow pants for some time now and haven't had any money for any, so thank you!

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