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Bingo! You have a great pair of trousers or skirt, but the garment turns out to be too big. Ai, what a shame, because it really is a gem. Now what? ! Our do-it-yourself expert<\/em> Melanie shares how to do the most common minor clothing repairs yourself from now on. This time, she explains how to take in oversized trousers with figure seams.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Minor clothing repairs: figure seams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Repairing your own clothes is not only better for the planet, it also makes you a richer person yourself. You save a beloved item of clothing - because why did it break? It must have come \u00f3because you loved wearing it so much and you literally save yourself money, because that trip to the shop or tailor is no longer necessary. You fix it yourself for another round of wearing pleasure. So put on a nice podcast or playlist (tips for this we also have<\/a>) and get to work on small repair jobs. This time we will work on figure seams. Using this technique, you can, among other things, shrink trousers that are too big. Anyone can do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sin! Far too many broken clothes in the wardrobe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A survey by UK textile organisation WRAP has found that 30% of people have garments hanging in their wardrobes that they no longer wear, simply because they need repair. Bummer! In France, the government is going to help people. Here, you get (up to) 25 euros discount on repairs (and pay an extra tax for a fast fashion purchase) in the hope that it will encourage people to repair clothes more often. In the Netherlands, we have to make do with initiatives such as United Repair Center<\/a>, mended.eu<\/a> (send in your repairs and get it returned fixed) or the local tailor - which we absolutely welcome, but more is always better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: <\/em>wrap.org.uk<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>change.inc<\/em><\/a> & <\/em>volkskrant.nl<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fitting oversized trousers with darts<\/h2>\n
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Getting trousers that are too big smaller can be done with darts. These are triangular pleats that end in a point. You can add darts in different places. For example, you can place them next to both side seams, or in the back seam. Use ladder stitching. <\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Total Time<\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Keyword: <\/span>diy, sewing, mending clothes, ladder stitch, figure seams<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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