Flare
So, I have a couple of cozy house sweaters that have that stupid, irritating band at the bottom. The band like you see on the bottom of sweatshirts. The one that causes the sweater to pull in just at the point where my body goes out. This is not ideal.⠀
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So today, today I fixed it.
I stared at the band at the side of the sweater, and saw that there was a seam there. So I grabbed my seam ripper (they are so handy, you should have one) and sliced it right on open (as always, amazon links are affiliate links).
It took literally 30 seconds. The edges of the fabric are finished, so it’s not going to come apart. If I get to feeling very industrious, I may take some thread and throw a few stitches in right above the top of the slit, just to reinforce it a bit, but I don’t think it will be necessary.
And now the sweater does not pull in right at the spot where I flare out, and all is right with the world (well no, it’s not, but all is right with my pjs, and that’s a start).
Brilliant! Thx for the tip!
Too bad a seam ripper can’t make all right with the world. At least it made all right with the PJs, though. That’s a good start!
What is up with those ribbed bands? Are they comfortable on anyone whose clothes otherwise fit properly? I feel the same way about overzealous elastic bands in sweatpants- but I don’t there’s a quick fix for that- I just end pulling them down to give my tummy room to be a tummy.
Thanks for sharing your solution.