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GARMENT CONSTRUCTION TIP
Keep a Svelte Waistband
To reduce bulk in a waistband, try creating a mitered "facing" on the inside instead of sewing square ends. First, add 4-1/2 inches to your waist measurement (1/2 inch for ease, 1 inch for left side extension, and 3 inches to accommodate miters). Cut a band 3 inches wide by the length established above and interface it with a lightweight fusible.
Step 1: Press each short end diagonally to the same long side to form a right triangle.
Step 2: Cut off the triangles 1/4 inch away from each fold. Serge-finish the shorter of the two long sides.
Step 3: With right sides together and 1/4-inch allowance extended, fold each diagonal end in half, perpendicular to the cut edge, so that cut edges align. Sew. Press the seam open.
Step 4: Turn the band right side out and press. Sew the band to the garment in your favorite manner.
-- Frances Cowen
Adapted from Tips department, Threads magazine, August/September 2002 (#102), p. 12; Drawing: Linda Boston.
© 2002 The Taunton Press, Inc.
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