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Learn how you can make all your kids' pants fit comfortably by adding elastic to a jeans waistband with this buttonhole elastic tutorial.

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Rip out the stitches at the bottom of the inside waistband all around just short of the front. Remove the bottom stitching on belt loops too.

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Mark 2 vertical buttonholes about 1" from the belt loops on the front.

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Sew the buttonholes on the inside waistband only.

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Cut open the buttonholes.

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Sew waistband and belt loops back in place.

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Sew on buttons just past the buttonholes towards the front. Be sure to only go through the inside waistband fabric.

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Thread buttonhole elastic through the waistband with an elastic threader.

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Stitch through the waistband right at center back to anchor the elastic.

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Gather the elastic to fit, then cut off the extra elastic a few inches past the buttonholes.

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Finish it off by anchoring the holes in the elastic around the buttons.

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And that's how to add buttonhole elastic to pants for a better fit. Use this tutorial for all your kids' pants.

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Read the full step by step tutorial that'll help you add elastic to a jeans waistband when you click on the link below.

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How to make an adjustable waistband: buttonhole elastic tutorial

How to make an adjustable waistband: buttonhole elastic tutorial

Learn how you can make all your kids' pants fit comfortably by adding elastic to a jeans waistband with this buttonhole elastic tutorial.

Learn how you can make all your kids' pants fit comfortably by adding elastic to a jeans waistband with this buttonhole elastic tutorial.

Rip out the stitches at the bottom of the inside waistband all around just short of the front. Remove the bottom stitching on belt loops too.

Rip out the stitches at the bottom of the inside waistband all around just short of the front. Remove the bottom stitching on belt loops too.

Mark 2 vertical buttonholes about 1" from the belt loops on the front.

Mark 2 vertical buttonholes about 1" from the belt loops on the front.

Sew the buttonholes on the inside waistband only.

Sew the buttonholes on the inside waistband only.

Cut open the buttonholes.

Cut open the buttonholes.

Sew waistband and belt loops back in place.

Sew waistband and belt loops back in place.

Sew on buttons just past the buttonholes towards the front. Be sure to only go through the inside waistband fabric.

Sew on buttons just past the buttonholes towards the front. Be sure to only go through the inside waistband fabric.

Thread buttonhole elastic through the waistband with an elastic threader.

Thread buttonhole elastic through the waistband with an elastic threader.

Stitch through the waistband right at center back to anchor the elastic.

Stitch through the waistband right at center back to anchor the elastic.

Gather the elastic to fit, then cut off the extra elastic a few inches past the buttonholes.

Gather the elastic to fit, then cut off the extra elastic a few inches past the buttonholes.

Finish it off by anchoring the holes in the elastic around the buttons.

Finish it off by anchoring the holes in the elastic around the buttons.

And that's how to add buttonhole elastic to pants for a better fit. Use this tutorial for all your kids' pants.

Read the full step by step tutorial that'll help you add elastic to a jeans waistband when you click on the link below.

Read the full step by step tutorial that'll help you add elastic to a jeans waistband when you click on the link below.