Add cute or dramatic paperbag waistband’s to your garments with these easy steps!
Go cutesy, or all out drama with a paperbag waistband!
You can also use this handy tutorial if you discover the elastic you have is smaller in width than required for your waistband!
These look especially great with elastic waistbands like on our Pai Shorts sewing pattern, Tio Trousers, but could also be used on the Mānuka Skirt sewing pattern!
Paperbag waistband tutorial:
1.
At the pattern piece cutting stage, add the desired finished paperbag height x 2 to the top of the waist band.
EXAMPLE:
Mini: Add 20mm (3/4″) for a 10mm (3/8″) paperbag
Medium: Add 50mm (2″) for a 25mm (1″) paperbag
Large: Add 100mm (4″) for a 50mm (2″) paperbag
In the example photo with the blue Pai Shorts I have sewn in a “Mini” 10mm paperbag effect.
2.
Cut out pattern and sew as usual.
3.
After attaching the waistband to your garment (trousers, shorts, skirts etc), but before inserting the elastic: Top stitch around the top of the waistband with your desired paperbag height.
Press the top edge.
This creates a casing for the elastic to be threaded in to.
Continue to sew your garment as per the given tutorial.
Congratulations! Your Paperbag waistband is complete, and looking great!
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Love and happy sewing,
Sophie x