42+ How To Sew Elastic Waistband With Casing
Background. One is more time consuming than the other. The waistband with the casing is an elastic waistband, which is super easy to finish the skirt with.
How To Sew An Elastic Waistband Skirt Shirt Or Pants from sewingiscool.com
In this tutorial, we'll walk you through how to sew wide waistband elastic (or plush waistband elastic) in the inside of a garment waist instead of a casing. The third step is to insert the elastic inside the casing. Therefore, the best way to determine how much elastic to use for a waistband is to wrap the uncut elastic around your waist (or the person you're making the garment for) and stretch it until it is comfortable.
There's no issue of fitting;
Cut your elastic to fit. Sew end of the elastic. You can sew it to the garment directly or create a casing for the elastic and then insert the elastic through the casing. For your width elastic you want the tunnel casing to be a bit wider than your elastic width so that your elastic fits easily, but not too tight or too loose.
