Recycling old clothes and destroying new clothes to look old are 'the' trends nowadays, or so says my daughter who is a new convert to alternate fashion. I am

Instead of getting rid of a pair of jeans that is too small in the waist, make them comfortable again by altering the waistband to fit.

The Clothes Alteration does save you money but it also gives you more clothing options! Knowing how to alter clothes is important for every sewer.

So it's been a while since my last tutorial - here's one from a pair of granny pants I bought for $3.00 at the op-shop. I made this becaus...

You can make your pants bigger around the waist using either stretching or sewing techniques. The easiest way to widen the waistband of your pants is to stretch the fabric to make it looser. You can also make more permanent alterations with scissors and a sewing machine.

This easy tutorial is just a few steps and teaches you how to take in the waist of jeans so there's no gapping at the waist!

Learn the simple techniques to make the top 5 most common pant alterations.

Once again, the wonderful team of Artesane share the second part of the trousers adjustments with us! Thanks so much! ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Now that you can alter the legs of a…